Comments on: GoogleEarthing #124

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:00:35 +0000

Landlocked only if you don’t count the Caspian Sea.

Kenwyn — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:41:43 +0000

Correct. I got that as a “snowball” question in a quiz once. Won myself £10!

Adriaan — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:59:13 +0000

Nice one Kenwyn.

On your bonus question: the other country is Liechtenstein, they are landlocked countries surrounded by only landlocked countries.

Kenwyn — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:10:24 +0000

Haha. Don’t worry, I probably will.

Bonus question: Uzbekistan shares a feature with just ONE other country in the world. Which country, and what is the feature?

Alan — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:26:29 +0000

Well done, Kenwyn. It was much smaller than I expected.

BTW, why wouldn’t you spend your holiday time on this game?

Kenwyn — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:43:01 +0000

14′36′58 N 4′10′01 W

15km north of Mopti, Mali.

Wouldn’t have found it without your info Alan, thanks. I’d still be searching the Stans…

Kenwyn — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:18:40 +0000

Wow, Mali is a great shout, but no luck yet. There’s one bit by Timbuktu that is sooo close and some other good areas further west.

Some time off work coming up (although I probably ought not spend my holiday doing this)!!

Kenwyn — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:33:16 +0000

Glad you said that. I’ve been all over Uzbekistan for the last day or so, and can’t pin it down. Maybe I missed it?

Northern hemisphere, not SE Asia and landlocked (if we’re interpreting the clue correctly). That narrows it down to about 20 countries.

Alan — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:51:06 +0000

I’ve found enticing spots in Uzbekistan and Mali, but the colours are never close.