Last Cumulative Quiz: Geography (I hope)

[Az]

That's easy man : Brazil

Next Question:

Why was Greenland given such a name?

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[Lefty Scaevola]

Because Eric the Red was a con-man trying to attract colonist with false praise of the land.

Q: name the USA state with a noncontiguous (separted by the territory, land or territorial waters, of other states or nations) MAINLAND part.

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[Magnus]

Right and Iceland was so nice, they called it that to keep people away!

 

[Andu Indorin]

Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola:
Q: name the USA state with a noncontiguous (separted by the territory, land or territorial waters, of other states or nations) MAINLAND part.

Michigan is the principal one. (And if you really closely at the Lake of the Woods, so is Minnesota.)

Where in the world is the Fenriskjeften Peaks?

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[Lefty Scaevola]

incorrect on both of those Michigan & Minnisota, their mainland portions are connected by their territorial waters.

 

[Andu Indorin]

Ah, that's what you mean by territorial waters. ...

 

[Håkan Eriksson]

Do you mean Alaska?

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[Lefty Scaevola]

no, its mainland parts are all connected by its terriroty, land or waters.

 

[Lefty Scaevola]

Its Kentucky, Its southwestern tip, in a bend of the Mississippi River, is cut off by the territory of Missouri and Tennessee. If you look at Kentucky's border with each you will how this came about.
edit: SE corrected to SW

New Q: name the southernmost territory of Norge. (Stations on Antarctica are excluding, by treaty they are extra-territorial)

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[Az]

Bouvet island (that was easy)

BTW Antarctica territories are only considered extrateritorial by the US. The US point of view is that there is no territorial claim under the Antarctic Circle. But as far as other countries are concerned these territories are part of their overseas possesions.

NEW QUESTION: What does the expression "Where america's day beggins" refer too?

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[Circee]

I suppose it's New York?

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[Az]

nope...

 

[Andu Indorin]

How about Guam in the Marianas?

 

[Az]

You got it man!

Next is for you.

Not as hard as the one you posted in the history quiz

PS Do you have ICQ?

 

[Andu Indorin]

Okay, Mt. McKinley (Alaska) is the highest peak in North American; Mt. Logan (Canada) is the second highest; What is the third highest mountain in North American.

(Bonus points for name 4th-7th highest.)

What is ICQ???

 

[Az]

3-North Peak (Alaska)

And for the bonus points:

4-Ciltlatepelt(mexico)
5-St. Elie
6-Popocatepelt
7-Foracker

Next: which is the highest mountain in Europe?

PS You don't know ICQ???????????

Get on the Civ fanatics chatroom and I'll explain to you.

To enter just go
here and register.

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[Andu Indorin]

Elburus in the Caucusus.

And actually, North Peak of McKinley is not considered a "distinct" mountain, and thus does not appear on "official" lists of the highest.

So, excluding North Peak, what is the third highest mountain in North America? (I have to ask this question because its the highest I've climbed.)

 

[Blitz]

Mt Blanc

Blitz

 

[Andu Indorin]

AZ:

That's funny, didn't see your 4 thru 7.

Citlatlepec (Orizaba) is 3rd; ...
and Ixticcihuatl (also in Mexico) is 7th.

(I find the geographic distribution of these first seven distinctly interesting. ...

And I haven't downloaded the Microsoft Virtual Machine so I cannot chat at present.
(I'm still trying to undue the damage done from my lost Microsoft update!!! Damn you Bill Gates!!!)

 

[Az]

So it would be orizaba peak Ciltlatepelt(mexico)

But why? McKinley is 6194 mt high and North peak is 5904.

PS Do as I told u