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December 4, 2002 By: Betty Ramsey Passport Destination: Coldest Places In The World Packing Round 1. You will need to pack a heavy coat when visiting any of these places except ANEGADA . 2. From 1961 to 1990, this U.S. city had the coldest January average temperature. BARROW 3. Canada's Yukon Territory was a focus of stories by this American that lived and worked there. JACK LONDON 4. Minneapolis, Minnesota is home to the largest SHOPPING MALL in the U.S. 5. This region of Russia was described by writer Maxim Gorky as a "land of chains and ice." SIBERIA 6. All of these national parks are in Alaska except ACADIA . Picture of herd of reindeer walking past a house Departure Round 1. Ikra, a common appetizer in Siberia is called CAVIAR in English. 2. Norway is involved in a continuing dispute with RUSSIA over maritime limits. 3. The title character in the film "Smilla's Sense of Snow" returns to her native land of GREENLAND . 4. The 16,864-foot peak is Antarctica's highest. VINSON MASSIL 5. The Swiss-American from Bear Lake, Alaska won the 2002 Iditerod Trail Sled Dog Race. MARTIN BUSER Picture of snow covered rocks On Tour Round 1. All of these men are famous for exploring Antarctica except VITUS BERING . 2. You can enjoy all of these sights in Canada's Northwest Territories except BUTCHART GARDENS . 3. Animal lovers can see Russia's famous Siberian tigers in the wild in USSURILAND . 4. Tourists from the U.S. and Canada flock to Freeport, Maine, to do this. SHOP 5. Any of these could be a port-of-call of Alaska's Inside Passage except FAIRBANKS . 6. Natives refer to this cold island dependency of Denmark as "Kalaallit Nunaat." GREENLAND 7. This is one of the many tourist attractions in Copenhagen, Denmark. CARLESBERG BREWERY Picture of lighthouse 8. Lapland, a region mostly in the Artic Circle stretches across all these nations except THE NETHERLANDS . 9. St. George's Church is a landmark of the open-air wooden architecture museum in MALYE KORELY Russia. 10. The residents of this northernmost town in the U.S. are known for their beautiful bone carvings. BARROW, AK 11. This chilly Russian city sits halfway between Moscow and the North Pole. MURMANSK 12. Iceland's "Althing," established in 930 is the oldest functioning LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY in the world. Bonus question 1 Colorful pastel townhouses are a landmark in this capital of Canada's Newfoundland Province. ST. JOHNS Bonus question 2 Where on the map of Canada is Newfoundland found? Section 5 Picture of mountain with greenery and mist Slide Show 1. Reindeer skin tents are the traditional abodes of the SAMI people of Lapland. 2. Canada's Auyuittuq National Park located on BAFFIN Island is located north of the Artic Circle. 3. The oldest of Maine's functioning lighthouses is a Cape Elizabeth landmark. PORTLAND HEAD LIGHT 4. A landmark in Canada's Wilderness Nahanni National Park is the spectacular VIRGINIA Falls. |