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geographyalltheway.com - Google Earth Treasure Hunt The answer you are looking for should fit in the boxes below:

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• Press Ctrl + L to display a longitude and latitude grid. • You will find the Wikipedia layer (which is part of the Geographic Web layer) useful.

• You will need to solve the clue below to find the answer the fits in the box above!

Clue:

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The fourth letter of the UK Scottish city on 4°15' West line of longitude?

Fly to 15°21’N, 44°12’E – you are taken to the capital city of a country. You need the first letter of that country.

1500 km ESE from Falklands Island – first letter needed.

First letter of the island kingdom with the capital city of Nuku'alofa.

Second letter of the river in this image:

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If you start at Nice (43°42’10”N, 7°16’9”E), France and then travel east along coast what is the first letter of the principality you arrive at after about 12 kilometres.

Find the distance from London’s Waterloo Station to Lords Cricket ground in kilometres. Count that many through the alphabet – you want that letter.

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The first letter of the name of the lake, which as the place of origin of Dragon boat racing, that can be found at 29°18’38” N, 112° 57’ 5” E.

There are five of these letters in the clue phrase you are looking for.

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Fly to 3°09'27.89N 101°42'42.07E. You will find a major landmark. You need the first letter of its name.

The first letter of what came from Luxor and can be found in the centre of Place de la Concorde in Paris (48°51’6”N, 2°19’16”E).

The first letter of the first name of the person who had the landmark at 27°10’27” N, 78°2’32”E built. Tip: use the Wikipedia layer to find the information.

The French DOM Ile de la Réunion is in which ocean? You need the first letter of the name of that ocean.

There is a 101 storey landmark skyscraper in Taipei. What is the first letter of its name?

If you travel due east from the most westerly part of mainland Newfoundland and Labrador which country do you hit? First letter, please.

Find the main line of latitude that passes through Angola, Zambia and Mozambique but not Zimbabwe. You need that letter from the alphabet.

The Aswan Dam can be found at 23°58’14.12”N, 32°52“40.3’ E. You need the first letter of the name of the lake that was created behind it.

The first letter of the second word in the name of this landmark 39°59’30” N, 116°23’26” E

The first letter of the name of the lake found at 42°12’0”N, 81°12’0” W.

What connects Al Iskandariyah and Gibraltar? First letter of the name.

How many countries border Bolivia? You need that letter of the alphabet.

9°N and 9°E puts you in which country? Again you need the first letter.

The first letter of the name of the landmark at 33° 57’ 26.33” S, 18° 24’ 11.19” E

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Aguas Calientes is a town in Peru. What the first letter of the name of the famous tourist attraction that lies 2.5 km SW from the town centre?

First letter of the river that runs through Barnaul?

The last letter of the capital of Bermuda.

The hazardous landmark at 37°45’18.25”N, 14°59’42.9” E has how many letters in the main part of its name? You need that letter of the alphabet.

You need to be precise here. Which letter do you find at 52°17’5.52”N 4°45’54.73”E?

How many kilometres is it from the Sydney Opera House to Fort Denison? You need that letter of the alphabet.

What is the first letter of the name of the island upon which the Statue of Liberty stands?

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