Day 4

[JP]

Today's theme is geography.  Your tasks are outlined below.

Name:

    * One of the world's 10 most prominent peaks;
    * A country in mainland South America;
    * An ocean found on Earth;
    * One of the Canary Islands;
    * A mountain in Egypt; and,
    * One of the Great Lakes.



You have approximately 48 hours from the time of this post to PM me your answers (NB - Day Three is still active).

Good luck.

[TomTwice]

Define prominent

[Deus]

Pretty sure he means highest, the ones that stand out most so to speak.

[TomTwice]

Well I've given my answer and made a case for it so it's all in JPs hands now

[JP]

There are different ways to define a mountains height. Prominence is one such method.

[JP]

Name:

    * One of the world's 10 most prominent peaks;
Correct answers were Vinson Massif (1), Pico de Orizaba/Citaltepetl (2), Mount Logan (2), Pico Cristobal Colon (1) and Mount Everest (3).  Manaslu was incorrect, ranking 80th in terms of prominence.

    * A country in mainland South America;
Correct answers were Bolivia (4), Ecuador (3), Chile (1), Suriname (1) and Peru (1).

    * An ocean found on Earth;
Correct answers were Indian (3), Pacific (3), Arctic (1), Southern (1), Atlantic (1) and World (1).

    * One of the Canary Islands;
Correct answers were La Gomera (3), Fuerteventura (2), Tenerife (2), La Graciosa (1), El Hierro (1) and La Palma (1).

    * A mountain in Egypt; and,
Correct answers were Sinai (3), Jabel Musa (1), Hashim El Tarif (1), Gebel Katerina (1), Gebel Tingar (1), Sin Bashir (1), Gebel Elba (1) and Serbal (1).

    * One of the Great Lakes.
Correct answers were Huron (3), Michigan (2), Erie (2), Ontario (2) and Superior (1).

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