The Online Geography Game
Reminder: Starting with Contest #71 thru 80, Someone new will be choosing the contest.
The Answer for #69 was the beautiful and majestic Cape Town. Shadowed by the impressive 1000+ meter Table Mountain and it’s siblings Devils Peak and Lion Head, this one of the most geographically stunning metropolitan areas in the World.
Also, Cape Town will be the host City to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Correct Answers Arriving at the Point:
Among the Prettiest places on the Planet, is the Island of Kauai, in the US state of Hawaii. The Princeville is a region along the North Shore adjacent to the NaPali Coast. Featured in many popular movies like the classic South Pacific, and the popular Jurassic Park, as well as many others. The area is also home of the quaint town of Hanalei. Visible in Contest #68 image is the extravagant St Regis Princville Resort which is home to some of the best golf in the world.
Another challenging contest, built in 1982, The Pennybacker Bridge is located in the Heart of Central Texas, and is known also as the “loop 360 bridge”. This image from Google Earth was taken during the winter time, when the lake is drained to kill off the Hydrilla, a non-native water weed.
Those Folks who managed to get accross safely:
This might have been the most difficult contest this site has seen. The answer is the Tiksi Airport in Siberia. Why Skip choose this is beyond me, but nonetheless, that is what the answer is. It was originally designed as a bomber base in the cold war for Soviet bombers to reach North America.
On an unrelated note, I am clearly not able to get contests up in a timely fashion while I’m off running around the world. To keep the contests running more quickly, I’d like to get some to help administer the site. If you would be interested, please send an email to gary(at)everything-everywhere.com. Ideally, I’d like to see a new contest up every 3-4 days, which is much more than what it has been.
This was a pretty easy one. The answer is the worlds largest compass rose in Edwards Air Force Base, California. In addition to being a test flight center, Edwards is also an alternate landing site for the Space Shuttle. If you notice, north on the ground compass doesn’t align with north on Google Earth. That is due to the magnetic declination of the location.
Those who managed to land safely:
