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Where In The World? • Puzzle #346 • 2023-07-12 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
I know Jan Mayen is the name of an island, but I can't help mentally reading it like it's the name of a woman.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #345 • 2023-07-11 ✅✅✅✅🤏↖️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↖️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Myanmar)
I should have known this one right away!
Where In The World? • Puzzle #332 • 2023-06-28 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Egypt)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #331 • 2023-06-27 ✅❌❌❌❌➡️ ✅✅❌❌❌⬆️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬇️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↖️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬆️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬆️
(Answer: Anguilla)
If it's in the Caribbean, it's a safe bet that I won't get it right.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #330 • 2023-06-26 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Saudia Arabia)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #329 • 2023-06-25 ✅✅✅✅❌⬅️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬅️ ✅✅✅✅🤏➡️ ✅✅✅✅🤏➡️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Bulgaria)
Bulgaria's shape is strangely wispy to me, almost like a cloud.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #327 • 2023-06-23 ✅✅✅❌❌↖️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↖️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↘️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↘️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Nicaragua)
Finally, a county I haven't seen on here before! I usually start with Uruguay when I don't recognize a country, but this time guessing somewhere in South America was a pretty important first hint. A few stops in Central America got me to the correct place.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #326 • 2023-06-22 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Croatia)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #325 • 2023-06-21 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Singapore)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #324 • 2023-06-20 ✅✅✅❌❌↖️ ✅✅✅✅❌⬅️ ✅✅✅✅❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬅️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Armenia)
Armenia always trips me up for some reason. I have no idea why!
Where In The World? • Puzzle #323 • 2023-06-19 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Nepal)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #320 • 2023-06-16 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Mozambique)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #319 • 2023-06-15 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Oman)
Frankly I was going to be shocked if this wasn't correct. Oman resembles the bottom half of Somalia to me; its long, straight borders to the west are its most telling features.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #318 • 2023-06-14 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: French Southern Territories - Kerguelen Islands)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #317 • 2023-06-13 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Kazakhstan)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #313 • 2023-06-09 ✅✅✅❌❌⬅️ ✅✅✅✅❌⬆️ ✅✅✅✅❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬅️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Armenia)
I ended up on a bit of a spiral trying to identify this country. My first guess was Laos, then Eritrea. A clockwise arc around eastern Europe got me to Azerbaijan, whose proximity was the final clue.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #304 • 2023-05-31 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Algeria)
I just finished reading several articles about the Algerian Civil War. The timing is a little spooky.
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