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  • CHALLENGE QUESTION #5

    The Bellingers (polarber@northnet.org)
    Thu, 01 May 1997 19:38:50 -0400

    FROM MRS. SIEGEL'S 2ND GRADE CLASS, SHERMAN SCHOOL, OGDENSBURG, NY

    Because of the age of the students, they were only asked to approximate
    longitude and latitude. Small groups worked on 6 classes and all the
    students on the 4 "hard" classes.

    Class #1
    city: anadyr country Russia longitude: around 180E, latitude, around
    70N

    Class #2 (from Mike, Adam and Doug)
    city: Barrow, country: USA longitude around 172W latitude around 70N

    Class #3 (from Ben, Zack, and Zachery)
    city: Christchurch country: New Zealand; longitude around 172 E;
    latitude around 42-45 S

    Class #4 (from Troy, Drew and Kyle)
    city: Fortaleza, country: Brazil, longitude, 38-39W, latitude 0-10S

    Class #5
    city Bengkulu, country: Indonesia, longitude 102-103E, latitude 0-5S

    Class #6 (from Morgan, Kari and Megan)
    city: mcMurdo Base, country Antartica, longitude 166-167E, latitude 80S

    class #7 (from Brandy, Jennifer and Sarah)
    city: Portland; country USA; longitude 122-123 W; latitude 46N

    class #8
    city: Middleburg; country South Africa; longitude 27-28 E, latitude
    35-30S

    class #9
    city: Zalaegerszeg country: Hungary; longitude 16-17E; latitude 45-50N

    class #10 (from Jake, Jacob and Josh)
    city Luderitz; country: Namibia; longitude 14-15E; latitude 25