Mystery Class Solution
Tony Ward (tward@visionol.net)
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 19:03:46 -0400
Journey North Mystery Class Solution to the puzzle:
By Mr Tony Ward's Grade 11 Natural Disasters Course GPH 3A1
Ajax High School
105 Bayly Avenue East
Ajax, ON
Canada
L1S 1P2
905 683 1610
"Where in the World are the Mystery Sites located?"
Site 1: Buenos Aires
Argentina
58d 27m West
34d 36m South
Site 2:* Ruse
Bulgaria
25d 58m East
43d 51m North
Site 3: Scott Base
New Zealand Territory (unrecognized by US), Antarctica
166d 46m East
77d 51m South
Site 4: Saint John
NB, Canada
66d 04m West
45d 17m North
Site 5: Wellington
New Zealand
174d 46m East
41d 18m South
Site 6: Ramstein AFB
Germany
7d 33m East
49d 27m North
Site 7: Hong Kong (Victoria)
China
114d 10m East
22d 17m North
Site 8: Harare
Zimbabwe
31d 03m East
17d 50m South
Site 9: Singapore
Singapore
103d 51m East
1d 18m North
Site 10: Utsjoki
Finland
27d 01m East
69d 55m North
*Note: Site 2 seems to be a problem. The Longitude clue (Equinox data,
March 20) and data from March 2 to April 20th suit Ruse, as does the
"near River Danube" clue. However the data for Feb 9, 16, 23 and for Mar 23
fit the town of Berkovitsa in Western Bulgaria much better. We wonder if
there was a mix-up here?
It was a wonderful challenge. The class worked as 5 teams competitively
before combining their answers in a "final" class version. Extensive use
was made of a very wide range of research techniques. Ten fine needles in
the world's biggest haystack!
For GPH 3A1 Ajax High School ....
Tony (VE3NO) NYAA StarFest On-Line
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