How Good Is Your Geographic? [5]

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Originally Posted by Storm

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 :\

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Europe - Yes (mt Elbrus is on the European side of the Caucasus)
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

I remember recently watching a Nat Geo documentary on Mount Wilhelm in Papua New Guinea which I believe is the tallest in Oceania.

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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.

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Originally Posted by steveaki13

So has anyone got everyone correct yet. I have lost track.

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I don't know but it depends on how you define the borders of Europe and the borders of Russia/Georgia.

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

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Originally Posted by steveaki13

So has anyone got everyone correct yet. I have lost track.

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I don't know but it depends on how you define the borders of Europe and the borders of Russia/Georgia.

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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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 (?)

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Originally Posted by Storm

I think it should be Vinson Massif (?)

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Oops - you are absolutely correct, I think I should learn to spell :)

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Originally Posted by anfield5

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Originally Posted by BleAivano

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Originally Posted by steveaki13

So has anyone got everyone correct yet. I have lost track.

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I don't know but it depends on how you define the borders of Europe and the borders of Russia/Georgia.

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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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.

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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 Blanc

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