Volume #37 Issue #5 | Page 47

20 More Answers To Ease Your Thinking .

For 1 Point Each :
A1 . It ’ s an angle , bearing or course in relation to North . ( 1 point .) A2 . Iridium . Its atomic number is 77 , It was first thought the Iridium satellite service would need 77 satellites , hence the name Iridium . It didn ’ t need that many , maybe it should have been called Dysprosium . ( 1 point .) A3 . The Bellarine Peninsular . East of Geelong . ( 1 point .) A4 . 1:50,000 . ( 1 point .) A5 . 1024 bytes . Referred to as a kilobyte . ( 1 point .) A6 . The meeting of two or more bodies of water . Such as , the confluence of the Darling and the Murray Rivers . ( 1 point .) A7 . Pillars . The A pillars at the front ( left and right ) followed by the B pillars behind it , then the C pillars and then the D pillars at the rear of the vehicle . ( 1 point .) A8 . 80,000 km . ( 1 point .) A9 . Medium under dry conditions . ( 1 point .)
For 2 Points Each :
A10 . Zone 55H or UTM 55H . Each zone is a band of six degrees of longitude . Each latitude band is 8 degrees high ranging from the letters C to X . There is no zone I or O to confuse with 1 or 0 . Bands A & B and Y & Z cover the east and west Arctic and Antarctic regions . ( 2 points .) A11 . Alpine National Park . ( 2 points .) A12 . Jasper . Marble Bar was originally named after what was thought to be a deposit of Marble which turned out to be Jasper . ( 2 points .) A13 . Less than 250mm ( 10 inches ). ( 2 points .) A14 . 300,000,000 m / s , 300,000 km / s , 186,000 miles / s . A15 . Channels 5 and 35 . It is an offence to transmit on these channels for anything other than emergencies . Remember to transmit in duplex mode not simplex mode on the radio . Otherwise the signal will not retransmit from the repeater station . ( 2 points .)
For 3 Points Each :
A16 . Heard Island . It is the third highest peak in any state or territory at 2,745m , Mt Kosciuszko 2,228m . Mt McClintock 3,490m , Mt Menzies 3,355m in the Australian Antarctic Territory . ( 3 points .) A17 . February , 2016 . ( 3 points .) A18 . Flags . ( 3 points .)
For 5 Points :
A19 . Department of Environment , Land , Water and Planning . ( 1 point for each correctly identified initial .)
For 7 Points :
A20 . 7 . Argentina ; Australia ; Chile ; France ; New Zealand ; Norway ; & UK . USA / South Africa have no claims . 1 Point for each correctly identified State .
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