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Clues:
1. These awesome peaks, which top off at just under 3,400 meters, are the eroded remains of an Early Cretaceous granite (quartz monzonite) batholith that intruded Middle Proterozoic slate, phyllit and schist. 2. Despite the name of the park where these peaks are located, there is nothing imaginary about the fear even world-class climbers have felt in their ascents here. 3. The gateway city
to this locality hosted the Winter Olympics a few years ago.
Name the formation and its location. Scroll down for the answer
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| Answer:
Howser Spires, Bugaboo Provincial Park, Purcell Mountains, British Columbia, Canada |
November winners:
1. Bill Albright (Reno, NV)
2. Paul Friberg (New Paltz, NY)
3. Dean Hancock (Denver, CO)
4. Rick Moscati
5. Sandra Stapp (Oceanside, CA)
6. Chris Breemer (Portland, OR)
7. Tom Hilbert (Rockford, IL)
8. Darla Heil (Bishop, CA)
9. Anthony Qamar (Seattle, WA)
10. Robert McBride (Lititz, PA)
Runners Up
Chuck Cofer (Houston, TX)
Ronald Crawford (Port Angeles, WA)
John I. Garver (Schenectady, NY)
Doug Geller (Portland, OR)
David Rees Gillette (Golden, CO)
Tom Kalakay (Bozeman, MT)
Mauri S. Pelto (Dudley, MA)
Robert Stolzenbach (Lakeside, MT)
David E. Thompson (Clinton, MS)
Dave Van Dillen
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Clues:
1. The local Spanish name given to this vertical tuff cone, which abruptly rises almost 500 feet from the ocean, means "lion at rest." Explorer james Colnett gave the spot its more widely used English name. 2. The rock is located on an island that is composed of two coalesced volcanoes. On the southwestern side lies a symmetrical shield volcano buried by a weather-beaten pyroclastic cover. The second volcano sits on the northeastern side, and its lava flows are only a few centuries old. 3. The island
chain in which this structure is found is best known for its biological
significance. TheUnited Nations declared the chain a Natural Patrimony
of Humanity in 1979 and a Reserve of the Biosphere in 1985.
Name the island. Scroll down for the answer
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| Answer:
Kicker Rock or Leon Dormido is the tuff cone. The island is San Cristobal in the Galapagos. |
October winners:
1. Theresa Schlosser (East Meadow, NY)
2. Dennis Geist (Moscow, ID)
3. Fred A. Guthrie (Crossville, TN)
4. Jack Berkley (Fredonia, NY)
5. Rene De Hon (Monroe, LA)
6. Daniel Laó Dávila (Miami, FL)
7. George Daily (Dallas, TX)
8. Eagle C. Tovar, Jr. (Enumclaw, WA)
9. J. Brad Stephenson (Oak Ridge, TN)
10. Vicen Carrió (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Runners Up
Anne Argast (Fort Wayne, IN)
Wally R. Hansen (Lakewood, CO)
Ken Long (New Wilmington, PA)
Jamie Martin-McNaughton (Providence, RI)
Alexander McBirney (Eugene, OR)
Rob McDowell (Atlanta, GA)
Brian Moniz (N. Hollywood, CA)
Bill Romey (East Orleans, MA)
Bart A. Weis (Denver, CO)
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