Journey North Challenge Questions: Challenge Question #4

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Mystery Class 1999 entry; Ajax HS

Here is our entry for the Mystery Class Contest 1999. The class this =
year is a combined Grade 12 Advanced, doing the Travel & Tourism course, =
and Grade 11 Advanced, doing the Natural Disasters curriculum. They have =
worked together on this project in 4 mixed, competitive groups, and thus =
we are competing at the Grade 12 level. Comments and highly selected =
URL=92s are at the end=85.

Our school is Ajax High School in the Durham District Board of =
Education. Ajax is located about 25 miles East of Toronto in Ontario at =
43d53m N and 79d0m W.

Location: Between "The Cross" and Killygordon and East of Ballybofey, =
Donegal, Eire

MC#1: Saipan. This was a tough one as the sunrise/sunset data indicated =
Guam, but Guam is not part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, =
which does have 14 islands. The equinox data indicated a longitude for =
Saipan, rather than Guam, but this took us a while to realize. One is at =
144d 45m E and the other is exactly 1 degree further East. Confusing eh? =
This site http://www2c.airnet.ne.jp/m-ito/saipan/north.html shows the =
Banadero, or the last command post, in northern Saipan.

MC#2: Vestmannaeyjar (Heimaey). Finding this location was fun, although =
the sunrise/sunset data appears to be for Reyjkavik, capital of Iceland. =
Usually at least one of the sites reflects the news and Keiko, the star =
of Free Willy was certainly news. Keiko=92s home may be seen mapped at =
http://www.eyjar.is/eyjar/kort.html=20

MC#3: Cape Town. A number of web sites record the blast at Cape Town=92s =
Planet Hollywood. This resolved uncertainty brought on by sunrise/sunset =
data that indicated a location north of the city itself. One of the news =
accounts can be read at =
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,3506,00.html.

MC#4: Istanbul. After a week or two of sunrise/sunset data indicating a =
location in Southern Turkey, things settled down to point to the same =
city location as indicated by the cultural clues. After all only one =
city links Asia and Europe, and (in the words of the song), it is =
Istanbul, not Constantinople=85. A map can be viewed at =
http://cicoda.hypermart.net/istmap.htm.

MC#5: McMurdo. This is a fascinating location of course, and while Mr. =
Ward knew McMurdo was a favourite of the JN crew, and that the trusty =
cook might be stirring the broth once more, none of the rest of us did. =
The photo clue showed a cross, which might have been the one on =
Telegraph Hill, but it didn=92t look quite right. It turned out to be =
Vince=92s Cross, Hut Point (for Capt Scott) and it can be seen at =
http://penguincentral.com/pics/gallery/VinceCross_sm.jpg

MC#6: BSB. Brunei was quickly established as the probable location, and =
knowing that it was the capital of the country in the last clue allowed =
us to zero in on Bandar Seri Begawan --- one of our favourite place =
names. This site has a fine guide to activities in the town: =
http://cityguide.lycos.com/asia/malaysia/BRNBandarSeriBegawan.html.

MC#7: San Diego: This was not too hard to ZOOm in on. Here is a link to =
the San Diego Zoo site, which can lead you to the giraffes=85

MC#8: Sao Paulo. Knowing that this was the capital of its state lead =
easily to Sao Paulo Brazil, and this site, =
http://www.saopaulofc.com.br/, seems appropriate for this soccer-happy =
city.

MC#9: Near The Cross. Finding this location was made extremely difficult =
by the use of Sunrise/sunset data for Dublin by the tricky clue setters =
until the final week 10 clues. Geoclock located the intersection of the =
terminator near the 7d 5m W line of longitude. A very careful search of =
a 1:500,000 map of Ireland that Mr. Ward (who like many people on the =
planet has a bit of Irish in him) just happened to have handy uncovered =
a little place labelled "The Cross" just south of the Finn River, west =
of Strabane. A very determined Net hunt yielded this site: =
http://www.iol.ie/~dromore/peace/funday.htm which we expect shows people =
from The Cross and Killygordon known to members of our mystery class!

MC#10: Waimea. The Grand Canyon of the Pacific was the Waimea Canyon --- =
and Mr. Ward had been there but wasn=92t allowed to contaminate our =
group efforts by telling us until the end, when we pooled our "Best =
Guesses" into a class entry. We managed to find a map of the track of =
Huricane Iniki, at http://www.eqe.com/publications/iniki/ini2b150.gif =
and ambiguity was removed when a list of schools in Hawaii let us =
uncover Waimea Canyon school in the little town of Waimea at =
http://hpi.www.com/hisch/zip17.html. The sunrise/sunset data for this =
site appeared to be for Honolulu throughout the contest, which made it =
nice and difficult.

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Mystery Class 1999 entry; Ajax HS

Here is our entry for the Mystery Class Contest 1999. The class this = year is=20 a combined Grade 12 Advanced, doing the Travel & Tourism course, and = Grade=20 11 Advanced, doing the Natural Disasters curriculum. They have worked = together=20 on this project in 4 mixed, competitive groups, and thus we are = competing at the=20 Grade 12 level. Comments and highly selected URL=92s are at the = end=85.

Our school is Ajax High School in the Durham District Board of = Education.=20 Ajax is located about 25 miles East of Toronto in Ontario at 43d53m N = and 79d0m=20 W.

Our entry: (Locations generally refer to the Town centre)

MC#1

Location: Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas

Latitude: 15d 12m North

Longitude: 145d 45m East

MC#2

Location: Vestmannaeyjar, Heimaey, Iceland

Latitude: 63d 26m North

Longitude: 20d 15m West

MC#3

Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Latitude: 33d 55m South

Longitude: 18d 26m East

MC#4

Istanbul, Turkey

Latitude: 41d 00m North

Longitude: 28d 57m East

MC#5

Location: McMurdo, Antarctica

Latitude: 77d 51m South

Longitude: 166d 40m East

MC#6

Location: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Latitude: 4d 56m North

Longitude: 114d 56m East

MC#7

Location: San Diego, California, USA

Latitude: 32d 42m North

Longitude: 117d 08m West

MC#8

Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Latitude: 23d 31m South

Longitude: 46d 37m West

MC#9

Location: Between "The Cross" and Killygordon and East of Ballybofey, = Donegal, Eire

Latitude: 54d 47m North

Longitude: 7d 42m West

MC#10

Location: Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii

Latitude: 21d 57m North

Longitude: 159d 40m West

Comments:

MC#1: Saipan. This was a tough one as the sunrise/sunset data = indicated Guam,=20 but Guam is not part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, which = does have 14 islands. The equinox data indicated a longitude for = Saipan,=20 rather than Guam, but this took us a while to realize. One is at 144d = 45m E and=20 the other is exactly 1 degree further East. Confusing eh? This site = http://www2c.airnet.ne.jp/m-ito/saipan/north.html shows the Banadero, or the last command post, in = northern=20 Saipan.

MC#2: Vestmannaeyjar (Heimaey). Finding this location was fun, = although the=20 sunrise/sunset data appears to be for Reyjkavik, capital of Iceland. = Usually at=20 least one of the sites reflects the news and Keiko, the star of Free = Willy was=20 certainly news. Keiko=92s home may be seen mapped at http://www.eyjar.is/eyjar/kort.html=20

MC#3: Cape Town. A number of web sites record the blast at Cape = Town=92s Planet=20 Hollywood. This resolved uncertainty brought on by sunrise/sunset data = that=20 indicated a location north of the city itself. One of the news accounts = can be=20 read at http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,3506,00.html.

MC#4: Istanbul. After a week or two of sunrise/sunset data indicating = a=20 location in Southern Turkey, things settled down to point to the same = city=20 location as indicated by the cultural clues. After all only one city = links Asia=20 and Europe, and (in the words of the song), it is Istanbul, not = Constantinople=85.=20 A map can be viewed at http://cicoda.hypermart.net/istmap.htm.

MC#5: McMurdo. This is a fascinating location of course, and while = Mr. Ward=20 knew McMurdo was a favourite of the JN crew, and that the trusty cook = might be=20 stirring the broth once more, none of the rest of us did. The photo clue = showed=20 a cross, which might have been the one on Telegraph Hill, but it = didn=92t look=20 quite right. It turned out to be Vince=92s Cross, Hut Point (for Capt = Scott) and=20 it can be seen at http://penguincentral.com/pics/gallery/VinceCross_sm.jpg<= /A>

MC#6: BSB. Brunei was quickly established as the probable location, = and=20 knowing that it was the capital of the country in the last clue allowed = us to=20 zero in on Bandar Seri Begawan --- one of our favourite place names. = This site=20 has a fine guide to activities in the town: http://cityguide.lycos.com/asia/malaysia/BRNBandarSeriBegawan.ht= ml.

MC#7: San Diego: This was not too hard to ZOOm in on. Here is a link = to the=20 San Diego Zoo site, which can lead you to the giraffes=85

http://www.sandiegozoo.com/special/zoo-featured/index.html?sitel= oc=3D2

MC#8: Sao Paulo. Knowing that this was the capital of its state lead = easily=20 to Sao Paulo Brazil, and this site, http://www.saopaulofc.com.br/, seems=20 appropriate for this soccer-happy city.

MC#9: Near The Cross. Finding this location was made extremely = difficult by=20 the use of Sunrise/sunset data for Dublin by the tricky = clue=20 setters until the final week 10 clues. Geoclock located the intersection = of the=20 terminator near the 7d 5m W line of longitude. A very careful search of = a=20 1:500,000 map of Ireland that Mr. Ward (who like many people on the = planet has a=20 bit of Irish in him) just happened to have handy uncovered a little = place=20 labelled "The Cross" just south of the Finn River, west of Strabane. A = very=20 determined Net hunt yielded this site: http://www.iol.ie/~dromore/peace/funday.htm which we expect shows people from The Cross and Killygordon = known to=20 members of our mystery class!

MC#10: Waimea. The Grand Canyon of the Pacific was the Waimea Canyon = --- and=20 Mr. Ward had been there but wasn=92t allowed to contaminate our group = efforts by=20 telling us until the end, when we pooled our "Best Guesses" into a class = entry.=20 We managed to find a map of the track of Huricane Iniki, at http://www.eqe.com/publications/iniki/ini2b150.gif and ambiguity was removed when a list of schools = in Hawaii=20 let us uncover Waimea Canyon school in the little town of Waimea at = http://hpi.www.com/hisch/zip17.html.=20 The sunrise/sunset data for this site appeared to be for Honolulu = throughout the=20 contest, which made it nice and difficult.