Game: Chain of Place Names - Page 14

sterdeus · 11 Mar 2005, 04:12 AM

Uxbridge. A town close to Toronto, Canada. http://www.town.uxbridge.on.ca/

dragon1 · 11 Mar 2005, 04:25 AM

El Salvador - Central America

from Infoplease.com (watch for popups):

"Situated on the Pacific coast of Central America, El Salvador has Guatemala to the west and Honduras to the north and east. It is the smallest of the Central American countries, its area equal to that of Massachusetts [7,840 sq mi. (20,306 sq km)], and the only one without an Atlantic coastline. Most of the country is on a fertile volcanic plateau about 2,000 ft (607 m) high."

Tsunami · 11 Mar 2005, 05:27 AM

Resolute

one of the world's northernmost settlements, on Canada's Devon Island, just below the southern tip of Ellesmere Island, north of Baffin Island.
Resolute is Canada's second northernmost settlement, only Grise Fiord on Ellesmere Island's southern tip is further north. Alert, Eureka and Arctic Bay as well further north, but those are scientific or military posts rather than real towns.

Northernmost town in the world by the way is a title claimed by three towns: Grise Fiord (Canada), Siorapaluk (Greenland) and Ny Alesund (Svalbard, Norway).
According to Lonely Planet it would be Siorapaluk, in winter they have an average of -50 degrees Celsius, and no running water (they melt ice for water).

I know all of this because since I first looked at the globe at the age of 5, I have had a huge fascination for the Arctic. Today, 18 years later, the fascination is still as huge as back then. My big dream in life is to travel throughout the Arctic and settle down in either Tromso, Iceland or Greenland. Though if anyone has a job and place for me in Alaska or north Finland I'd be very happy as well

hadaso · 11 Mar 2005, 06:33 AM

On our flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles a month ago we flew over the arctic. It was daytime most of the time and almost no clouds. Below I could see the ocean covered with ice, and then huge glaciers in northern Greenland (and then we had to go back to our seats and fasten our seatbelts).

Back to our game:

Emmental in Switzerland is where one of the world's best kinds of cheese come from.

Bamb0 · 12 Apr 2021, 04:06 PM

Latham NY

M

Quote:

Originally posted by hadaso
Y
The place with the shortest name on Earth!

(I've been waiting for this y ... more names end with y than with b!)

Very interesting indeed!!!

hadaso · 18 Apr 2021, 06:49 AM

Mars

A borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania

S

Bamb0 · 19 Apr 2021, 01:59 PM

Sarasota FL

A

hadaso · 19 Apr 2021, 06:15 PM

Antarctica

You can only go north from there.

A

Bamb0 · 20 Apr 2021, 01:04 AM

Alabama

A again

hadaso · 20 Apr 2021, 02:33 AM

Africa.

A (again).

Bamb0 · 20 Apr 2021, 10:51 AM

Wow Alot of As

Austin TX

N

hadaso · 20 Apr 2021, 06:56 PM

Neapolis

(I didn't want to repeat Nablus, which I already used in this thread 17 years ago, but actually it's the same name, meaning "new town" in greek. There are several places named Neapolis, and several ather places that used to have this greek name that transformed over the ages, such as Naples in Italy, and there are lots of places around the world named "new town" in different languages, e.g. Carthage in the punic language).

Bamb0 · 21 Apr 2021, 08:13 AM

Thats interesting buddy!!

S - Saratoga NY

A

n5bb · 27 Apr 2021, 11:08 AM

Alburquerque New Mexico (USA)

X

Bamb0 · 27 Apr 2021, 01:49 PM

Easton NY (Alburquerque (E is last letter

))

N

11 Mar 2005, 04:12 AM	#196
sterdeus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 182	Uxbridge. A town close to Toronto, Canada. http://www.town.uxbridge.on.ca/

11 Mar 2005, 04:25 AM	#197
dragon1 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: California Posts: 674	El Salvador - Central America from Infoplease.com (watch for popups): "Situated on the Pacific coast of Central America, El Salvador has Guatemala to the west and Honduras to the north and east. It is the smallest of the Central American countries, its area equal to that of Massachusetts [7,840 sq mi. (20,306 sq km)], and the only one without an Atlantic coastline. Most of the country is on a fertile volcanic plateau about 2,000 ft (607 m) high."

11 Mar 2005, 05:27 AM	#198
Tsunami The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in between the bright lights and the far unlit unknown Posts: 2,336	Resolute one of the world's northernmost settlements, on Canada's Devon Island, just below the southern tip of Ellesmere Island, north of Baffin Island. Resolute is Canada's second northernmost settlement, only Grise Fiord on Ellesmere Island's southern tip is further north. Alert, Eureka and Arctic Bay as well further north, but those are scientific or military posts rather than real towns. Northernmost town in the world by the way is a title claimed by three towns: Grise Fiord (Canada), Siorapaluk (Greenland) and Ny Alesund (Svalbard, Norway). According to Lonely Planet it would be Siorapaluk, in winter they have an average of -50 degrees Celsius, and no running water (they melt ice for water). I know all of this because since I first looked at the globe at the age of 5, I have had a huge fascination for the Arctic. Today, 18 years later, the fascination is still as huge as back then. My big dream in life is to travel throughout the Arctic and settle down in either Tromso, Iceland or Greenland. Though if anyone has a job and place for me in Alaska or north Finland I'd be very happy as well

11 Mar 2005, 06:33 AM	#199
hadaso The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 4,833	On our flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles a month ago we flew over the arctic. It was daytime most of the time and almost no clouds. Below I could see the ocean covered with ice, and then huge glaciers in northern Greenland (and then we had to go back to our seats and fasten our seatbelts). Back to our game: Emmental in Switzerland is where one of the world's best kinds of cheese come from.

18 Apr 2021, 06:49 AM	#201
hadaso The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 4,833	Mars A borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania S

19 Apr 2021, 01:59 PM	#202
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,864	Sarasota FL A

19 Apr 2021, 06:15 PM	#203
hadaso The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 4,833	Antarctica You can only go north from there. A

20 Apr 2021, 01:04 AM	#204
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,864	Alabama A again

20 Apr 2021, 02:33 AM	#205
hadaso The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 4,833	Africa. A (again).

20 Apr 2021, 10:51 AM	#206
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,864	Wow Alot of As Austin TX N

20 Apr 2021, 06:56 PM	#207
hadaso The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 4,833	Neapolis (I didn't want to repeat Nablus, which I already used in this thread 17 years ago, but actually it's the same name, meaning "new town" in greek. There are several places named Neapolis, and several ather places that used to have this greek name that transformed over the ages, such as Naples in Italy, and there are lots of places around the world named "new town" in different languages, e.g. Carthage in the punic language).

21 Apr 2021, 08:13 AM	#208
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,864	Thats interesting buddy!! S - Saratoga NY A

27 Apr 2021, 11:08 AM	#209
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,925	Alburquerque New Mexico (USA) X

27 Apr 2021, 01:49 PM	#210
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,864	Easton NY (Alburquerque (E is last letter )) N