Geo Question of the Day
Dragons Bay
17-09-2004, 15:33
Which nation's border width is wider than the continental United States but the combined landmass is less than Manhattan Island, NY?
Biff Pileon
17-09-2004, 15:37
Which nation's border width is wider than the continental United States but the combined landmass is less than Manhattan Island, NY?
Micronesia maybe?
Dragons Bay
17-09-2004, 15:38
No. Micronesia is not a nation.
Jeruselem
17-09-2004, 15:39
:confused: Tough one! :confused:
Biff Pileon
17-09-2004, 15:40
No. Micronesia is not a nation.
Really?
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fm.html
Dragons Bay
17-09-2004, 15:47
Really?
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fm.html
???????
Forgive my mistake. I always thought Micronesia was just a region name - I think there's Micronesia and Polynesia and Melanesia.
But no. Still not the answer.
Jeruselem
17-09-2004, 15:52
Marshall Islands?
The place where the US turned some nice islands into a radioactive hell.
Biff Pileon
17-09-2004, 15:56
Marshall Islands?
The place where the US turned some nice islands into a radioactive hell.
Really? Some of the best diving in the world is found there....and no radiation. Bikini Atoll is one of the best dive sites in the world.
This is a great question as it makes one think....
Jeruselem
17-09-2004, 16:01
Really? Some of the best diving in the world is found there....and no radiation. Bikini Atoll is one of the best dive sites in the world.
This is a great question as it makes one think....
I guess it's safer than it used to be ...
two archipelagic island chains of 30 atolls and 1,152 islands; Bikini and Enewetak are former US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein, the famous World War II battleground, is now used as a US missile test range
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rm.html
Biff Pileon
17-09-2004, 16:09
I guess it's safer than it used to be ...
Time does that.....Hiroshima and Nagasaki are safe as well.