Where in the world am I?

Rabbitto · Post by **Rabbitto** » 02 September 06 7:43 pm

A nice peaceful town?

What is the name of this place and what history changing event occurred somewhere within this yellow circle?

smerrall · Post by **smerrall** » 02 September 06 7:57 pm

Hiroshima, Japan. The "Little Boy" did a very naughty thing.

Map Monkey · Post by **Map Monkey** » 02 September 06 8:21 pm

Tricky

Just when you thought this thread was long enough to forget previous postings, rabitto zooms out on one of Biggle Bear's postings

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Rabbitto · Post by **Rabbitto** » 02 September 06 9:31 pm

Darn. Bound to happen sooner or later.

Rabbitto · Post by **Rabbitto** » 02 September 06 9:36 pm

Trying to be a little more orignal this time around

A whole country can be seen on this picture.
 1. Name the country
 2. What does the country's name mean locally (I thought this to be amusing)
 3. Name the countries to the immediate, north, south, east and west of this country

Rabbitto · Post by **Rabbitto** » 05 September 06 9:11 am

Not European, Asian or American

The Ginger Loon · Post by **The Ginger Loon** » 05 September 06 10:50 am

A. Lesotho
B. The name Lesotho roughly translates into "the land of the people who speak Sotho."
C. South Africa

The Ginger Loon · Post by **The Ginger Loon** » 05 September 06 11:59 am

<img src="http://gallery.geocaching.com.au/albums ... dth=65%>

A. Name the Sovereign State pictured 
B. The Heads of State who rule here. 
C. The composer of the National Anthem. 
D. The names of the countries which border the aforementioned Sovereign State

smerrall · Post by **smerrall** » 05 September 06 12:30 pm

a) Hutt River Province,
b) Prince Leonard & Princess Shirley
c) John English
d) Australia (WA)

The Ginger Loon · Post by **The Ginger Loon** » 05 September 06 12:35 pm

Very good...

(c) is actually Jon English (no 'h'), but let's not split hairs...

Rabbitto · Post by **Rabbitto** » 05 September 06 5:05 pm

smerrall wrote:Princess Shirley

Rabbitto · Post by **Rabbitto** » 12 September 06 10:15 pm

Name this feature and the body of water at the north and south of the picture.

Horus · Post by **Horus** » 12 September 06 11:34 pm

Rabbitto wrote: Name this feature and the body of water at the north and south of the picture.

Suez Canal, with the Mediterranean Sea to the North and the Red Sea to the south.

Rabbitto · Post by **Rabbitto** » 07 October 06 11:15 pm

Just when you thought it was safe....

Name this city that has a tenuous link to 'poetry'

Papa Bear_Left · Post by **Papa Bear_Left** » 08 October 06 12:50 am

Rabbitto wrote: Just when you thought it was safe....

Name this city that has a tenuous link to 'poetry'

Sure and if it isn't the mighty Shannon River where the freshwater meets the ocean at Limerick. (the Sionainn in Luimneach, for those who hate the Anglicised versions!)

An interesting city, although I only spent one day there.