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Time for something more stimulating than slagging each other over who wrote whose constitution , and whos gunlaws are crap... This is a quiz for non-kiwis only . Guess the name of the mountain and the direction of the photo to win . No prizes tho , just the satisfaction of not being part of the gunlaw argument ... I guess we should really work out an actual prize system for these little brain-teasers , like back issues of hunting mags or something . Any thoughts ? ________________________ Old enough to know better | ||
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Evil Sauron's Mount Doom. Souh-East of Hobbiton. Behind your house. | |||
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So is muzza a Hobbit, a Dwarf or an Orc? | |||
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No Hobbits here guys , although if there was - up there would no doubt be were you might find them . The flat-landers are struggling here I see . I'd have thought geography wouldnt be too tough , despite the fact that the one disturbing geographical feature of Australia is that any of it is above sealevel... May have to post another clue before the day is out . ________________________ Old enough to know better | |||
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Clue number two - ________________________ Old enough to know better | |||
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Muzza, Thats nearly as big as Mt Coolum on the Sunshine Coast!! | |||
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Hint number three- Altitude is 2518 metres above sea level ( 8261 ft asl) And Australia doesnt have anything that comes close to a proper mountain... ________________________ Old enough to know better | |||
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Mount Egmont / Mount Taranaki but really is a volcano. 39Æ’ 18' N. 174Æ’ 04' E Year First Climbed 1839 by Ernst Dieffenbach & James Heberley Last erupted approx 1755 nearest centre Stratford, North Island on which way it's facing by the shadows east or s/east pic taken facing west or n/west | |||
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You win the prize... drumroll please! This is our local hill , a dormant volcano due to show some activity anytime soon . Erupts on a 250-ish year cycle , last time was in the 1700's so...... And you got the direction of view right too . ( Actually I would have accepted the word "upwards " from a resident of Australia as well .) The first couple of pics are taken in the bed of the Kapuni River , the later two from the Visitors Centre lower down . Well done mate . ________________________ Old enough to know better | |||
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See I was right, I think. It is the same mountain behind Muzza's farm, and was used in the LOTR's movies. You have shown photos of it before. Muzza, Am I correct or not? | |||
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Sorta right NitroX - the mountain is the local one , but it was a backdrop to the movie The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise , not the LOTR series .Most of the mountain scenes for LOTR were filmed in the South Island. And like I mentioned before - I would have accepted "up" as the camera direction on these pics , but only from an aussie ... Musta thrown in too many clues , thought this might have taken longer , but I guess 416SW found an Atlas..... ________________________ Old enough to know better | |||
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I got confused with Kiwis posing as samuari, orcs and kiwis. They all look the same to me. (But oops, wrong movie) | |||
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OK Muzza just because we have the flatest continent on the planet and you live on a hilly island no need to get smart infact it was the hieght and google that gave the answer | |||
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