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   Message 31,349 of 32,813   
   Dan Tilque to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCICR14 Game 6, Rounds 5-6 answer   
   11 Apr 23 01:40:33   
   
   From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 4/10/23 19:15, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >> 4. Besides Canada, how many other countries """extend""" -- or   
   >>     """have""" territories that extend -- into the Arctic as defined   
   >>     by the Arctic Circle?   
   >   
   > 7.  (Still true.)  3 for Joshua.   
   >   
   >   I was surprised that Erland   
   > explicitly listed the countries to justify his answer of 6, but   
   > missed Iceland, so I checked.  It turns out that the main island   
   > of Iceland is entirely south of the Arctic Circle, but Iceland   
   > still makes the list because of a small island named Grímsey.   
      
   I came up with the same list Erland did, although I didn't post it. I   
   knew that Iceland just missed the Arctic Circle, but was unaware of this   
   other island.   
      
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