Geography Game

Ducky123 · **Reply #2840 on:** June 11, 2013, 10:35:54 AM

Bombay, India
one of the biggest cities in India, its name used to me Bombay but the name was changed to Mumbay a few years ago

The Chronicler · **Reply #2841 on:** June 14, 2013, 08:24:34 PM

(Please read the rules. You're supposed to name a place that starts with the same letter as the last letter in the name of the place in the previous post. I'll just keep going from here.)

Yakutsk - A city in the middle of Siberia, and a major port along the Lena River. It was officially founded in 1632, but never developed into a city until the discovery of gold and diamonds in the surrounding region in the late 19th century. The city's growth was also helped by the forced labor camps that were set up under Stalin.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #2842 on:** June 15, 2013, 04:56:39 PM

Krager¯ is a town in Norway. It's sister city is Visby, Sweden. (Have fun finding a place name beginning with ¯!

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The Chronicler · **Reply #2843 on:** June 25, 2013, 08:00:48 PM

(I had to search through the index of a world atlas, but I managed to find one.

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ÿlfjellet - The highest mountain in Norway's Saltfjellet mountain range, consisting of two peaks, one at a height of 5745ft, and the other at 5417. It's name comes from the words ¯l (haze) and fjell (mountain).

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #2844 on:** June 26, 2013, 05:15:51 PM

Texas - The place where Fiesta Equestria (a brony convention) is taking place. MY fiance works an a MLP video game, and she's gonna be on a panel featured at the convention! I'm so proud of her!

The Chronicler · **Reply #2845 on:** July 12, 2013, 10:00:30 PM

Seychelles - A country that consists of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, just east of Africa. Of all the African countries, it is the smallest in both land area and population. The islands were never inhabited until the arrival of European explorers in the 16th century. It also has one of the coolest flags. Flag of Seychelles

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #2846 on:** July 15, 2013, 03:04:41 PM

Saratoga, a site in New York where several Important Revotutionary War battles took place.

Tails_155 · **Reply #2847 on:** August 03, 2013, 01:09:44 PM

Everything ends in A

Abilene, a city in Kansas.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #2848 on:** August 03, 2013, 11:30:10 PM

Eryx was an ancient mountain that doubled as a city in Hellenistic Sicily. Kinda of a real-life Minas Tirith, it was founded by a brother of Aeneas and fell during the First Punic War.

Tails_155 · **Reply #2849 on:** August 06, 2013, 08:38:03 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuchang -- I had to look one up, but I wanted to move it forward.

Xuchang

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #2850 on:** August 10, 2013, 04:49:38 AM

Guantanamo Bay - A boy of water in Cuba, Guantanamo is usually referred to as an American containment camp stationed in the area. It's appeared in American politics numerous times, with several attempts to get it shut down early as 2005. As of March 2013, 166 detainees remain at Guantanamo.

rhombus · **Reply #2851 on:** August 13, 2013, 10:03:24 PM

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

This city has the distinction of switching nationalities thrice in the previous 120 years. It started as the Russian settlement town of Vladimirovka in 1882, before being transferred to Japanese jurisdiction as a result of the Russo-Japanese War. As a result of Japan's defeat in World War II, it was returned to Soviet control.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #2852 on:** August 23, 2013, 02:10:48 AM

Kristianstad was originally erected as a castle erected as a castle against the threatening Swedes in 1614 when the area known today as "Sweden" belonged to Denmark. It was the last city built before the Danes lost the land to Sweden, and only in modern times has become a commercial city.

rhombus · **Reply #2853 on:** August 25, 2013, 06:15:28 PM

Du Quoin is a city in southern Illinois. It is the home of the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, where the Du Quoin State fair is held annually.

Justin1993 · **Reply #2854 on:** August 25, 2013, 07:25:44 PM

Edit: Whoops. I made a mistake. Misread the rules.

Justin1993 · **Reply #2855 on:** August 25, 2013, 07:26:42 PM

Double post. GAH! Let me try again.
Namsen, a river in central Norway, that is the largest river of Nord-Tr¯ndelag county.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #2856 on:** August 25, 2013, 07:26:52 PM

Quote from: Justin1993,Aug 25 2013 on 06:25 PM

Ytter-Vkna is one of three major islands in the municipality of Vikna in Nord-Tr¯ndelag county, Norway.

You're supposed to start your location with the last letter of the previous location

EDIT: You caught it before I'd even finished posting. Nice recovery!

The Chronicler · **Reply #2857 on:** August 25, 2013, 08:42:37 PM

Nauru - Tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean. At an area of just 8 square miles, it is the world's smallest republic (not counting Monaco and Vatican City), and with a population just under 10,000, it is also the second least populated country in the world (only Vatican City has less). Once had the highest per-capita income in the world, thanks to it's phosphate mines, which have just recently run out.

rhombus · **Reply #2858 on:** August 27, 2013, 07:12:53 PM

Udaipur is a city in the state of Rajasthan in India. It was the final capital of the Mewar kingdom, which later became a princely state under British administration. It was also referenced in the Jungle Book as the birthplace of the fictional panther Bagheera.

Justin1993 · **Reply #2859 on:** August 27, 2013, 08:20:14 PM

Rabat is the capital city, and second largest city, of Morocco. It is located at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg.