How Good Is Your Geographic? [5]

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Originally Posted by bhaktib

I am liking this... go on guys (n gals if any) ;)

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Hi. Welcome aboard. What are you liking?

To quote Billy’s missus, "Have another quickie":

What’s the significance of Mount Thor (sometimes known as “Thor’s Peak")?
Bonus kudos for guessing its location.

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Originally Posted by schmenke

To quote Billy’s missus, "Have another quickie":

What’s the significance of Mount Thor (sometimes known as “Thor’s Peak")?
Bonus kudos for guessing its location.

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I had the general geography right, but had no idea of the significance. I already Googled and took myself out of the running. :)

A guess - is it the highest mountain on an island? as to location I seem to remember it being on one of Canada's islands

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Originally Posted by anfield5

A guess - is it the highest mountain on an island? as to location I seem to remember it being on one of Canada's islands

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It's not the highest mountain on an island (I don't think, anyways. I would have thought that claim would belong to either Indonesia or the Phillipines).
You are correct, it is in Canada, though. But what makes it unique in the world?

still think along the height lines - longest (tallest) face?

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Originally Posted by anfield5

still think along the height lines - longest (tallest) face?

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Yeah, close enough anfield. Mount Thor, located on Canada's Baffin Island, claims the world's greatest vertical drop at over 4,100ft.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Thor

Have a go! :)

thanks schmenke.

Not sure if this has been asked already, so appologies if it has.

There are only 2 doubly-landlocked countries in the world i.e. a country surrounded by landlocked countries.
What are they?

has been asked before...