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Yeah that is correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
Reykjavik/Wellington might seem as the logical answer but it is so far north that it benefits
from the earth's "narrowness" so far north,
Here is a comparison with all the answers:
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=MAD-WLG%2C ... 80&SU=mach
Name the highest mountain on each of the 7 continents (i.e. Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceanea)
Asia (and world) Mount Everest.
Africa Mount Kimilanjaro
Europe; Mont Blanc
North America Mount McKinley?
Oceania, Antarctica and S.America no idea.
Asia - yes
Africa - yes
Europe - no (Blanc is the tallest in Western Europe)
North America - yes
Finally something I know well enough...apart from Australia/Oceania
Europe - Mt Elbrus in caucasus
S America - Aconcagua
Antarctica - Mt Vinson (?)
Oceania - knew this but cannot remember :\
Is Caucasus in Europe? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
I think so because it is definitely not in Asia....it is actually the border between Eu/Asia
Mt Blanc is the highest in W Europe if you exclude Russia from Europe.
No idea on this question.
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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
Imo it is not but it depends on who you ask and where and how you define the borders of EuropeQuote:
Originally Posted by Storm
so in my opinion it's not 100% indisputable that Ebrus his the highest peak in Europe and
therefore both Mount Ebrus and Mont Blanc should be acknowledged as correct answers.
I remember recently watching a Nat Geo documentary on Mount Wilhelm in Papua New Guinea which I believe is the tallest in Oceania.
Europe - Yes (mt Elbrus is on the European side of the Caucasus)Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
Sth America - Yes Aconcagua is the tallest of the Andes mountains
Antarctica - Nearly Vinson Massive is the highest mountain.
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Originally Posted by schmenke
Right country, wrong mountain the one I am after is 300m taller than Wilhelm
So has anyone got everyone correct yet. I have lost track.
I don't know but it depends on how you define the borders of Europe and the borders of Russia/Georgia.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
The definition of Europe's border have changed and have been moved more south then it
previously have been. I'll stick with my opinion that Kaukasus is just as "much" European
as Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
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Originally Posted by BleAivano
Firstly - still looking for the Oceania mountain that is 300m taller than Mt Wilhelm, but is also in PNG.
we have Europe - Elbrus (but Blanc has also been mentioned)
North America - McKinley
South America - Aconcagua
Asia - Everest
Africa Kilimanjaro
Antarctica - Vinson Massive.
Secondly - I used the continental shelf boundary to seperate Europe and Asia, meaning Elbrus is on the European side of the divide. If others have used a different (and there are a few) way to define Europe and Asia. Mt Blanc is ok, it is the tallest mountain away from the disputed area.
I think it should be Vinson Massif (?)
Oops - you are absolutely correct, I think I should learn to spell :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
If there isn't an answer on Oceania by today, I will throw the floor open to whichever of you got the most right, which would be BleAivano with 3 plus My BlancQuote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
My 2010 Times Concise Atlas of the World gives Mt Elbrus as the highest in Europe
Oceania is Punkac Jaya on Papua New Guinea.
The floor is yours BleAivano
Oh Me again?Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
Does anyone have a link to the old threads (i have searched for them but not found them)?
I don't want to ask the same questions again.
Why not? Those who knew the answers in the past should know the answers today. Otherwise we'll have the proof they googled.
Yeah perhaps you are right. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
Stockholm is the Swedish capital but which province is it located in?
Where is Mia when you need her?
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Originally Posted by BleAivano
Södermanland says the guy who still has Södersnacket i the head.
But I concede the right to ask the next question. Last time I won and posed an easy question all the Americans complained....both of them.
Not 100% correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
I boubt anyone will answer this Q. Suggest you post the answer Ble, and move on, unless we want this thread to lapse into another void :mark:
I have cheated and Googled it. Just wanted to find out.
Yeah it was perhaps a bit too difficult.Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
The correct answer is that Stockholm is a divided city situated in both Uppland and Södermanland provinces.
Yeah yeah I know, there is part of Uppland oxo, hell I even lived at Hagvägen 59, Upplands Väsby, trained with UVMK at Vikbanan, worked at Sollentuna Svets o Smide, but everybody I knew was from Södra sidan av Stockholm and they all agreed that anywhere past second stop North of Centralen was not really Sweden anymore..Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
So Södermanland and Uppland..(om du vill vara nitisk!)
So someone ask a new question. Mr Accident was closest but he ceded his turn and Donkey is nowhere to be found...
Ok.
10 Random countries.
Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, Germany, Vietnam, Japan, DR Congo, Egypt and Mexico.
Put them 1 to 10 in order of biggest population size to smallest.
1.
2.
3.
4.
etc....
No googling try to see if you can get them in the correct order. No need to estimate populations. Just want the order.
01. Russia
02. Japan
03. Congo
04. Egypt
05. Thailand
06. Mexico
07. Philipines
08. Vietnam
09. Germany
10. Pakistan
Nope. Hate to say this but not one is in the correct place. :o
It might be a bit tricky actually. I will give It a few days and see if anyone gets near.
I think Ble has Japan too high and Mexico too low, and Pakistan should probably be at the top
my semi educated guess is
1 Pakistan
2. Russia
3. Mexico
4. Japan
5. Philippines
6. Vietnam
7. Egypt
8. Germany
9. Thailand
10. Dem Rep Congo
Great effort Anfield5. You are quite close. You have two pairs around the wrong way round. Otherwise they are all generally in the correct order.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
Swap Mexico and Japan, I think their populations are quite close and maybe Egypt and Germany
so
Pakistan
Russia
Japan
Mexico
Philippines
Vietnam
Germany
Egypt
Thailand
DRC
Closer. Top 6 are correct.
so based on the previous answer, I should re-swap Egypt and Germany.
7. Egypt
8. Germany
9. DRC
10. Thailand.
I would guess though that the population of the Congo is only an estimate as I can't see a census being accurately carried out in the interior regions of the country.
We have a winner. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by anfield5