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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
 Posted - 08/31/2009 : 19:12:23
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The population of this port city, about 300,000, is shrinking rapidly. But the city remains special for a geographic reason.
1. What's the name of the city?
2. What fact about it is geographically special?
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2009 : 23:53:20 [Permalink]
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Hint # 1: A unique fleet of nuclear-powered surface ships is based at this city.
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tw101356
Skeptic Friend
USA
333 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 04:04:47 [Permalink]
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1. Murmansk, Russia.
2. Ice free in the winter. Northernmost ice-free port.
Home port to Russia's fleet of nuclear ice-breakers. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 05:56:27 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by tw101356
1. Murmansk, Russia.
2. Ice free in the winter. Northernmost ice-free port.
Home port to Russia's fleet of nuclear ice-breakers.
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True and true, for two points. (Though what I was thinking of was that Murmansk is by far the most populous city north of the Arctic Circle.) Congrats, tw101356!
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