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which appears the print magazine, to Geotimes by June 24 (or postmarked
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Clues:
1. This fissure hosts a spring that empties into a tributary of a river made famous by a composer who was known as a Southerner, but who grew up in New York. 2. The fissure is near a spring group popular with divers. Divers say the feature is more than 100 feet deep and opens into a cave. Three of the other springs are named for the body parts of Mephistopheles. The springs flow from one of the world's most productive karst aquifers. 3. The clothes of the people pictured contradict
the area's actual climate. Name the tributary or the spring group. Scroll down for the answer
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| Answer: Sante Fe River or Ginnie Springs |
May winners:
1. Kyle Champion (Tampa, FL)
2. Violet Grossu (California)
3. Jim Humphrey (Midland, TX)
4. Jacq Marie Jack (Atlanta, GA)
5. Matthew Lewis (Farmers Branch, TX)
6. Annette Lyle (Boise, ID)
7. Jim Mayo (Weaverville, NC)
8. Arthur N. Palmer (Oneonta, NY)
9. Janice Sellers (El Cerrito, CA)
10. Michael Thomas (Jacksonville, FL)
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Clues:
1. Steep cliffs of Jurassic limestone squeeze this river into a narrow channel. The cliffs were once a frontier of the Roman Empire. 2. The oldest Benedictine monastery on this continent, founded in the seventh century, sits directly upstream. It is also the world's oldest monastic brewery, producing beer since the 11th century. 3. The river's color is celebrated in the
famous dance tune.
Name the river and either the nearby town or monastery. Scroll down for the answer
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| Answer: The Donaudurchbruch, or Danube Passage, along the Danube River, between Kelheim, Germany, and the Kloster Weltenburg, Europe’s oldest Benedictine monastery. Image supplied by Joseph F. Arndt of Irvine, Calif. |
April winners:
1. Hillman Bearden (Bedford, TX)
2. Michelle Dry (Memphis, TN)
3. Amanda Duchek (Urbana, IL)
4. Sam Hotchkiss (Chantilly, VA)
5. Frank M. Jacobeen (Locust Grove, VA)
6. Stan Sasser (Fayetteville, AR)
7. Robert W. Scott (Cleveland, OK)
8. Darrell Sofield (Tacoma, WA)
9. Gerd Tietz (Hamburg, Germany)
10. Matthias Zeitlhofler (Middletown, CT)
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