Place guessing

Nick22 · **Reply #420 on:** December 06, 2006, 09:56:30 AM

Yep. Your turn Malte...

Malte279 · **Reply #421 on:** December 06, 2006, 11:16:39 AM

The town in the lake with three dams leading to the shore. Lake, damns, and town are gone now, but a new one was built on it.

Nick22 · **Reply #422 on:** December 06, 2006, 11:23:20 AM

tenocatlon(Sp)? Mexico City was built over it..

Malte279 · **Reply #423 on:** December 06, 2006, 11:26:39 AM

Figure out the correct spelling (the legacy of the Aztec empire deserves that much respect) and the floor will be yours.

Nick22 · **Reply #424 on:** December 06, 2006, 12:06:13 PM

Tenochtitlan..

Malte279 · **Reply #425 on:** December 06, 2006, 12:44:39 PM

And Montezuma (aka Moctezuma) clears the stage for you.
Your turn Nick.

Nick22 · **Reply #426 on:** December 06, 2006, 12:50:31 PM

He was actually Montezuma II, there was an earlier ruler names Montezema in the early 14th century.
This divided island is among the most remote places on earth.

Malte279 · **Reply #427 on:** December 06, 2006, 02:19:43 PM

You're right about the Montezuma being actually Montezuma II. However, as so little is known about the 1st one that I would assume whenever Montezuma without any number is named the 2nd is meant. Same as anybody will understand "Napoleon" as Napoleon Bonaparte rather than Napoleon III. for example.

New Zealand? Actually two islands divided by a narrow channel?
Or is it a political division you are talking about?

Nick22 · **Reply #428 on:** December 06, 2006, 02:22:37 PM

Its a political division. As for montezuma I, Engineering An Empire: the Aztecs on the History Channel had some nice info on him. he expanded the Aztec empire to the Pacfic coast.

Malte279 · **Reply #429 on:** December 06, 2006, 02:29:54 PM

I wish we had a history channel over here. Well there is still the university library with its good offer of documentaries on DvD.

As for divided Islands Cyprus, Ireland, and Haiti / Dominican Republic spring to my mind. Looking at the closeness to other countries and major metropolitans I wouldn't consider any of them to be among the most remote places on earth. Is one of those the island you were thinking of?

Nick22 · **Reply #430 on:** December 06, 2006, 02:33:21 PM

Nope...keep guessing..

Malte279 · **Reply #431 on:** December 06, 2006, 02:39:42 PM

New Guinea or Borneo? Both of these too are not too far from other densly settled areas, so I'm unsure if they are among the most remote places.
Is the island you are looking for a very tiny island?

Nick22 · **Reply #432 on:** December 06, 2006, 02:43:28 PM

no, it is fairly large....athough not as big as Borneo or New Guinea.

Malte279 · **Reply #433 on:** December 06, 2006, 02:49:35 PM

Taking Guantanamo into account Cuba might be considered divided, but I don't reckon any spot in the Carribean to be among the most remote of the earth.

Spitzbergen? For all I know the island belongs to Norway, but because of some treaty Russia may excavate rescources there too. It sure is a very remote place, so this one may be a good guess at last.

Nick22 · **Reply #434 on:** December 06, 2006, 02:52:20 PM

Gitmo is techincally part of Cuba...and Spitzbergen is remote, but not the one I'm looking for.

Malte279 · **Reply #435 on:** December 06, 2006, 04:23:53 PM

I must admit I'm running out of possibilities. Sri Lanka? There is an ongoing Civil War, but no division in the sense of any existing border. It is not exactly remote either. Hints would be appreciated.

Nick22 · **Reply #436 on:** December 06, 2006, 04:43:46 PM

This island is in the southern Hemisphere...

Malte279 · **Reply #437 on:** December 06, 2006, 05:03:13 PM

Timor?

Nick22 · **Reply #438 on:** December 06, 2006, 05:06:52 PM

No that's not it...go further south...

Malte279 · **Reply #439 on:** December 06, 2006, 05:24:08 PM

You are not talking of the Fiji which where a coup d'etat took place today, do you?
Actually you may as Fiji has been administratively divided in four parts before.