Message Forum: Re: Easy Quiz

Re: Easy Quiz - Easy, you say?

Posted By: Howard, on host 67.33.173.20
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 13:52:20
In Reply To: Re: Easy Quiz - Easy, you say? posted by wintermute on Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 03:31:14:

> > I don't think that is so easy. I missed all of them. Besides, I don't think the Canary Islands are in the Pacific. I'm going to check my NGS atlas, but I think they are in the Atlantic near Africa, or maybe New Zealand. Maybe they were thinking of the Sandwich Islands which really are in the Pacific. I know I think about them a lot.
> > Howard
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> Uh, yeah. You're right. Canary Islands = Atlantic island chain owned by Spain. A popular holiday location, though I've never been there myself.
>
> winter"Pretty much everyone I know has, though"mute

In a previous life, I was a Cabin Boy on the Columbus expedition, and I clearly remember the boss's sailing direction which read, "South to Canary Islands, turn right."
Howard

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Message:	> > > I don't think that is so easy. I missed all of them. Besides, I don't think the Canary Islands are in the Pacific. I'm going to check my NGS atlas, but I think they are in the Atlantic near Africa, or maybe New Zealand. Maybe they were thinking of the Sandwich Islands which really are in the Pacific. I know I think about them a lot. > > > Howard > > > > Uh, yeah. You're right. Canary Islands = Atlantic island chain owned by Spain. A popular holiday location, though I've never been there myself. > > > > winter"Pretty much everyone I know has, though"mute > > In a previous life, I was a Cabin Boy on the Columbus expedition, and I clearly remember the boss's sailing direction which read, "South to Canary Islands, turn right." > Howard
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