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June 8, 2005 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Islands Packing Round 1. Greenland, the world's largest single island, belongs to DENMARK . 2. Japan's largest island is HONSHU . 3 Which Caribbean island are you on if you're at Dunn's River Falls? JAMAICA 4. This U.S. resort island is off the coast of South Carolina. HILTON HEAD 5. All of these are among French Polynesia's Society Islands except FATU HIVA . 6. The U.K. Isle of Man as the original breading place of MANX CAT . Picture: large white square building with stairs and a pagoda-like roof Departure Round 1. Gourmets know that Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, is famous for SPICES plantations. 2. Patong Beach, on this Thai island, was hit hard by the December 2004 tsunami. PHUKET 3. Ben Stiller is the voice of Alex the LION in the new animated movie "Madagascar." 4 This island country's Jade Mountain is one of Asia's highest peaks outside the Himalayas . TAIWAN 5. The Hawaiki Nui CANOE Race is the biggest sporting event in French Polynesia. Picture: island with white and pastel houses On Tour 1. Tazmania, Australia's only island state was originally called VAN DIEMAN'S Land. 2 The three U.S. Virgin Islands are St. Thomas, St. Croix and ST. JOHN . 3. Beautiful Prince Edward Island is described in this classic children's book. ANNE OF GREEN GABLES 4. The small island republic of Mauritius is located in this body of water. INDIAN OCEAN 5. The KUNA Indians are natives of the San Blas archipelago off the coast of Panama. 6. Marlon Brando purchased this Windward Island after making Mutiny on the Bounty. TETIAROA 7. This Australian Great Barrier Reef island is famous for its blue lagoon. LIZARD ISLAND Picture: gray rock staircase with palms 8. This product is the mainstay in the island kingdom of Bahrain. OIL 9. This author made Alice Town, on the Bahamian island of Bimini, famous. ERNEST HEMINGWAY 10. Which language are you most likely to hear spoken in Gotland, the largest Baltic island. SWEDISH 11. This island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is formed of glacial moraine. NANTUCKET 12. No visit to Bora Bora would be complete without a/an PIROGUE LAGOON RIDE . Bonus Question One The 16th-Century EL MORRO Fortress welcomes ships coming into Puerto Rico's San Juan harbor. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Puerto Rico is San Juan found? Area 2 Picture: large rocks off an island Slide Show 1. The large white CHANG KAI-SHEK Memorial is a landmark in Taipei, Taiwan. 2. The small town of Oia is a jewel on this Greek Island. SANTORINI 3. The 66-step QUEEN'S Staircase is a Nassau landmark. 4. The landmark rocks known as "Farglioni" are found on this Italian island. CAPRI Clues for next destination: Roadmap Provinces Steam Citadel |