Continent, Country, City Clues
for March 30, 2018
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Mystery Class #1

"Have you focused on the federation? Reviewed the republika? Dissected the district? Then it's time to concentrate on the cantons, and inspect for cantons whose border with the republika is interrupted."

Mystery Class #2

"From this height it's hard see our small but crowded departamento, but it's there along one of the banks of this very wide, metallic river (or is it an estuary?)."

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NASA

River
Mystery Class #3

"Thanks to someone from our state, a key invention has been at all of our fingertips for over a hundred years. You're probably using it right now."


Mystery Class #4

"Nosing around for more clues? Our Mystery Class is in one of the regions where the calumma gallus has been reported. Don't take your eyes off this reptile or it might 'disappear'."

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Frank Vassen (CC BY 2.0)

Reptile
Mystery Class #5

"Climbing the walls for clues? That's happened in our state. Downstream from us along one of the world's busiest rivers, a group of colorful climbers scaled the walls and stayed for years!"

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Joe MiGo (CC0 1.0)

Human figures climbing building
Mystery Class #6

"We're in one of the states where this lizard is found. It has a really cool adaptation -- it doesn't lap up water like a dog, instead it collects moisture on its skin and then channels it along tiny grooves towards its mouth. Speaking of a mouth, our state's coastline sits either partially or completely inside the country's great big mouthful."

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Stamp
Mystery Class #7

"Thirsty for clues? Around the world, people enjoy a very prized beverage that is prepared from a plant that must be grown in a specific part of our state. It's so special, that it's sometimes compared to an exclusive, bubbly, grape drink from France."


Mystery Class #8

"Raising a family on a nunatak? Who would do that? In this territory, it's a really popular thing to do. About a quarter million pairs of this species come inland each year to nest here."

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Bird
Mystery Class #9

"We've had some pretty animated neighbors around here, as you can see. This giant stood tall near the bay which has shoreline along our prefecture and two others."

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Nipppper_  (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Robot
Mystery Class #10

"Have any friends with boats? You might need one, if you want to visit all the parts of our municipality."