[EricH]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

Just a bit more seriously - it looks like the farthest place on earth from a regional is somewhere in or a bit south of Mongolia. When we add the promised regional in China, that distinction should move to a point in the far southern Atlantic. It's still strange to realize that there are only three regionals not in North America (Hawaii, Australia, Israel), and that means none in Europe, Africa, nor South America (nor Antarctica).

Actually, there could reasonably be a regional in South America. The pilot (in Brazil) lasted maybe two years, though.