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Post by Galadriel on Dec 13, 2006 20:33:29 GMT
Is it the Nile? What would be missing would be sand, desert, cause everything close to the Nile is green and good soil.
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Dec 14, 2006 9:17:10 GMT
No, it's not the Nile. There is no sea. Although, that could be an artifact of what portion of the delta is shown in the pic--there could be a sea a bit further south. That said, it is probably an inland delta. I don't know any inland deltas so I looked them up, and found two. Is that unfair? Your on the right track, Cleglaw, and no, it's not unfair to look something up once you figured out what to look for. Apart from the fun, this can be educational (if trivial) - and I would know of only one inland delta, so I'd be happy to learn of the other.
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Post by cleglaw on Dec 14, 2006 11:53:31 GMT
Niger Inland Delta Okavango Delta
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Dec 14, 2006 15:26:30 GMT
The Niger Inner Delta drains into the further proceeding Niger River which ultimately reaches the sea, as expected. The Okavango however is the one river (as far as I know) whose waters never reach the sea - Okavango it is on the picture. The Okavango Delta borders the Kalahari, a rather deserted ( ) area. This is a well kown city - the usual landmark being too easy to identify (It is on the picture, though hardly discernible). However its also known for its beaches, which you see here (the two big ones in the south) - what are they called?
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Post by ss on Dec 15, 2006 2:03:12 GMT
Wakiki
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Post by cleglaw on Dec 15, 2006 3:57:38 GMT
I've been there--no racetrack. We need a beach with a racetrack, lagoon, and a famous landmark.
Sydney has a lagoon and a racetrack and a famous landmark.
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Dec 15, 2006 11:50:23 GMT
Waikiki - No Sydney - neither The landmark is a LANDmark, not a building - and the beaches (both, individually) have been sung of... (we elders may have an advantage there )
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Post by cleglaw on Dec 15, 2006 13:57:17 GMT
Ipanema
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Dec 15, 2006 14:38:21 GMT
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Post by cleglaw on Dec 15, 2006 21:28:14 GMT
and the girl from there.
I can't cope with a cabana.
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Post by ss on Dec 15, 2006 23:18:03 GMT
Then it's SugarLoaf mountain with the Statue of Christ..
I never did see the "girl from Ipanema" ..... ;D
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Dec 15, 2006 23:46:51 GMT
Ipanema and Copacabana beaches, near what I would call sugar cone mountain (that'd be the translation from German) in Rio de Janeiro. Now, what is this?
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Post by cleglaw on Dec 16, 2006 3:18:53 GMT
Great Wall of China?
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Post by Ubereil on Dec 16, 2006 9:25:17 GMT
Yeah, sounds right... But if it isn't my guess is the nile river (you know, the great river that starts in Egypt and then floats through about half of Africa).
Übereil
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Dec 16, 2006 14:31:35 GMT
The great wall isn't even close - the Nile is wrong also, but it's closer.
You see the full length of it, btw.
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Post by ss on Dec 16, 2006 14:47:42 GMT
Suez Canal?
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Post by Galadriel on Dec 16, 2006 18:25:33 GMT
I would say Panama, but I have no clue at all ;D
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Dec 16, 2006 18:38:56 GMT
This strait of water connects Port Said on the Mediterranean in the north with - yes, indeed - Suez on the Red Sea in the south. This is a residence. An old and noble family resides there - very, very old and very noble. Where is it?
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Post by Galadriel on Dec 16, 2006 18:43:40 GMT
This is a residence. An old and noble family resides there - very, very old and very noble. Where is it? I didn't know you had a picture of my home Glance ;D
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Post by Terrordar on Dec 16, 2006 18:51:04 GMT
Well, I'm going to assume, as they are nobles, its somewhere where plenty of inbreeding is allowed legally... hmm... England?
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