The Online Geography Game
Sitting about 100KM north of the Arctic Circle, Røst nevertheless has a mean winter temperature above freezing. A confluence of the Gulf Stream, the North Atlantic Current, and the Norwegian Current are responsible for this little oasis of (relative) warmth.
Those who found this place, all before the hint, were:
Sorry this is late …
It’s warm here, but it really shouldn’t be.
Approximate coordinates: 039.9771276 N 113.4862223 E
If you have social media, you’ve likely seen a meme with one of these artist markups of this place:
Built as part of the “Belt and Road Initiative”, this 50MW plant produces about 1/2 the power for the Datong region. There are 100 more panda-shaped plants being planned throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands by Panda Green Energy, with one planned in Fiji as well.
Those who found it without the hint:
And after the hint:
The panda looks a lot better in the artist rendering that has been seen quite a lot on social media.
Approximate coordinates: 60.458595°, 22.289610°
The concept of Finnish artist Alvar Gullichsen, Posankka has been in its current location since 2001. It started out in 1999, however, as a floating work of art:
Posankka is a hybrid between a marzipan pig and a rubber duck. While Cullichsen has never said so, many believe it to be a statement against genetic engineering.
At Christmas time, the statue wears a Santa hat:
Those who successfully mixed these two species before the hint were:
And after the hint:
One artist’s commentary on mucking around with DNA.
And at Christmas, it gets a hat!!
Approximate Coordinates: -37.776347, 144.929374
This food truck lot in suburban Melbourne provides a canvas for artist Kitt Bennett’s ambitious work “Go to Bed”. You can see his process in this video
The image in the hint can be found here: -37.711775, 144.992511
Those who found it before the hint were:
and after the hint: