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Where In The World? • Puzzle #447 • 2023-10-21 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Gibraltar)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #446 • 2023-10-20 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: French Southern Territories - Kerguelen Islands)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #445 • 2023-10-19 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Portugal)
I was going to be extremely surprised if I got this one wrong.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #434 • 2023-10-08 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Australia)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #433 • 2023-10-07 ✅✅✅❌❌⬇️ ✅✅✅✅❌⬆️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬆️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Rwanda)
My next to last guess was Burundi. Don't tell them.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #430 • 2023-10-04 ✅✅✅❌❌↗️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Liechtenstein)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #429 • 2023-10-03 ✅✅❌❌❌↙️ ✅✅✅❌❌⬅️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬇️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬇️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬇️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬆️
(Answer: Grenada)
CARIBBEAAAAN! This might sound weird, but Grenada looks like a more curvy version of the American state of Indiana.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #428 • 2023-10-02 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Croatia)
I would so love to visit Croatia someday.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #420 • 2023-09-24 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Italy)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #417 • 2023-09-21 ✅✅❌❌❌↗️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬆️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬆️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬆️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬆️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Lithuania)
Almost didn't make it! Lithuania looks broadly similar to Venezuela, which was my first guess.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #416 • 2023-09-20 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Colombia)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #415 • 2023-09-19 ✅❌❌❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↗️ ✅✅✅✅❌↖️ ✅✅✅✅❌↗️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↗️ ❌❌❌❌❌⬅️
(Answer: Kiribati)
The curse of the small island strikes again.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #414 • 2023-09-18 ✅✅✅❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Seychelles)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #413 • 2023-09-17 ✅✅✅✅🤏⬅️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Macau)
My first guess of Hong Kong is only 62 km away. I almost can't get closer than that.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #412 • 2023-09-16 ✅✅✅❌❌↖️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↖️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Ecuador)
When I don't know where to start, I start with Uruguay. Most of the time Uruguay is far away from the real answer, but this time I was surprisingly close--close enough to be able to determine the target country was in South America. A few hops led me to the right answer.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #411 • 2023-09-15 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Afghanistan)
This a country many Americans ought to know about, if they pay any attention to international news. A common misconception in the States is that Afghanistan is in the Middle East; it in fact forms the boundary between entral and South Asia. Many people are shocked to discover that the Wakhan Corridor shares a border with China!
Where In The World? • Puzzle #410 • 2023-09-14 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Chad)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #408 • 2023-09-12 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Kazakhstan)
Kazakhstan has a distictive shape to me, almost like a fish.
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Where In The World? • Puzzle #404 • 2023-09-08
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(Answer: Kenya) I thought this was Libya at first, and in fairness, the shape of the two countries is pretty similar.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #403 • 2023-09-07
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