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Clues: 1. These outcrops are the well-weathered remains of a metamorphosed volcanic rock about 150 to 200 million years old and a granitic rock about 90 million years old. The rock formations lie at the base of one sculptured mountain chain and in the shadow of another; the valley is visibly scarred by a strong earthquake that rocked the area in the 1870s. 2. This area has been the backdrop for many famous Western movies as well as television commercials. One of the roads in the area is even known as “Movie Road.” 3. Prospectors sympathetic to the losing side of a civil war named the area after an important warship that wreaked havoc on supply ships from the victorious side. Miners who sympathized with the winning side of the war then named several nearby features after the ship that sank the warship.
Name this location. Scroll down for the answer |
| Answer: Check back next month for the answer to and winners of the October Where on Earth? in Geotimes. |
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Clues: 1. This national park, created in 1993, is one of the most visited sites in the host country. Popular activities include hiking and horseback riding in the summer and dogsled racing in the winter, when temperatures can reach well below zero. 2. The park is best known for its stark glacially carved granite rock formations, craggy pine-covered mountains, and expansive grasslands filled with rhododendron and edelweiss in the summertime. 3. The park abuts a mountain range and protected area that is almost
completely uninhabited by humans, but is home to several endangered species,
including moose, bears and weasels. The protected area is believed to
be the birthplace of a legendary nomadic warrior from the 13th century.
Name the park. Scroll down for the answer |
| Answer: Gorkhi-Terelj National Park in Mongolia is about 80 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital city, and is a popular tourist destination. The park lies on the edge of the Khentii Mountains, where Genghis Khan allegedly was born. Photo is by Wayne Ostlie. |
September
2005 Winners
Hossein Ahvari (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Ashley Archer (Russellville, Ark.)
Dan Barth (Glenmont, N.Y.)
Les Beard (Oak Ridge, Tenn.)
Richard Blank (Spokane, Wash.)
Silvana Denza (The Woodlands, Texas)
Lisa Fisher (Golden, Colo.)
Edward Grew (Orono, Maine)
Kyle Niehaus (Glenmont, N.Y.)
Deborah Peoples (Delaware, Ohio)
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