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Old 03-26-2008, 12:59 PM
 
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My answer to the question of longest river in Canada would be the McKenzie River.

One town surrounded by Canada is Pt. Roberts, Washington. I'm not sure of this, but the island town of Johnswood, Michigan, seems like a candidate for the other town.

"Freshwater" sharks are found in the Amazon River. They have the ability to excrete salt from their bodies and adapt to freshwater.
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Old 03-26-2008, 01:20 PM
 
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John, you're right on the river that was a guess on my part...then I looked up the answer!!
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Old 03-26-2008, 01:59 PM
 
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My answer to the question of longest river in Canada would be the McKenzie River.

One town surrounded by Canada is Pt. Roberts, Washington. I'm not sure of this, but the island town of Johnswood, Michigan, seems like a candidate for the other town.

"Freshwater" sharks are found in the Amazon River. They have the ability to excrete salt from their bodies and adapt to freshwater.
Point Roberts is one of the two correct answers. Excellent knowledge!
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Old 03-26-2008, 07:55 PM
 
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Default Geography

Trudeyrose & fellow geography buffs,

Thanks to some good geography questions asked, I learned something today. I've always wondered why there was an appendage or jog north of Lake of the Woods on Minnesota's border with Canada. Apparently, there was a surveying error made in the 1800s. In order to include a portion of the Red Lake Indian Reservation, it became necessary to make a jog called the Northwest Angle above the 49th parallel. I guess you could say it is similar to the geographical oddity of Pt. Roberts, Washington.

To me, one of the strangest things in geography and nature are the freshwater seals found hundreds of miles from the ocean in Lake Baikal, Siberia. Scientists don't have an explanation for it.
John
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Old 03-27-2008, 06:56 AM
 
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Where was the treaty that ended the 30 Years War signed?
(Mixing Geography & History )
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Old 03-27-2008, 10:48 AM
 
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bull sharks are found at Lake Nicaragua, as well as in the Zambezee river (Africa)
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Old 03-27-2008, 11:56 AM
 
Location: Whiteville Tennessee
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In the northwest corner of Tennessee is a lake called Reelfoot. does anyone know why this lake holds a special place in history?
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Old 03-27-2008, 08:36 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Name the countries that have more than one capital and name those capitals.
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Old 03-27-2008, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Vermont / NEK
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The Netherlands come to mind. Amsterdam and The Hague. If there are others, I surely don't know them. Maybe Bolivia or some place like that.

What part of Canada is located further south than the northernmost part of California?
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Old 03-27-2008, 10:39 PM
 
Location: Dayton OH
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The Yukon?????
Bleep.
The MacKensie (sp?). It flows from central Manitoba to the Arctic Ocean.
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