Roundhouses and Turntables of the World - A Geo Quiz
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
All photos are screen prints from Google Maps. All of these locations have a basic geographic fact in common. Obscure hints: No.1 - Buffalo Springfield, No. 2 - Packed like ___, No. 3 - French fleet goes blooey, No. 4 - The Casbah, No. 5 - Library
I believe that the common geographic thread of the five locations is that they are all in or around the Mediterranean Sea, although I cannot identify all five:
That would put #1 in Sicily, I think (Mount Etna), and #3 would likely be Oran, in Algeria (a portion of the French Fleet was destroyed in the harbor of nearby Mers-el-Kebir in July 1940 by a British task force)
I believe that the common geographic thread of the five locations is that they are all in or around the Mediterranean Sea, although I cannot identify all five:
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2. Sardinia
3. Toulon, France
4. Algiers, Algeria
5. Alexandria, Egypt
Yes, you are correct about the proximity to the Mediterranean, but No. 3 is also in Africa, and for No.1, think active volcano. Thanks for playing.
ReplyDeleteThat would put #1 in Sicily, I think (Mount Etna), and #3 would likely be Oran, in Algeria (a portion of the French Fleet was destroyed in the harbor of nearby Mers-el-Kebir in July 1940 by a British task force)
DeleteYes, No.1 is Messina, and No. 3 is Oran. Thanks again for your answers.
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