1990
Over the Waves
April 1990


“Over the Waves,” Friend, Apr. 1990, 42

Over the Waves

People traveling the most direct route between the pairs of cities listed must cross a large body of water. Can you select the correct one?

1. Beirut, Lebanon, to Limassol, Cyprus

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a. Gulf of Mexico

2. Tampa, Florida, to Havana, Cuba

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b. Tasman Sea

3. Caracas, Venezuela, to Kingston, Jamaica

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c. Arabian Sea

4. Managua, Nicaragua, to Lima, Peru

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d. North Sea

5. Sydney, Australia, to New Plymouth, New Zealand

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e. South Pacific Ocean

6. Port Hedland, Australia, to Jogjakarta, Java

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f. South China Sea

7. Edinburgh, Scotland, to Oslo, Norway

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g. Bering Sea

8. Saigon, Vietnam, to Hong Kong, China

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h. Sargasso Sea

9. Bombay, India, to Aden, Saudi Arabia

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i. Indian Ocean

10. Lisbon, Portugal, to Keflavík, Iceland

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j. Coral Sea

11. Rockhampton, Australia, to
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

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k. North Pacific Ocean

12. San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Norfolk, Virginia

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l. Red Sea

13. San Francisco, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii

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m. Mediterranean Sea

14. Nome, Alaska, to Petropavlovsk, USSR

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n. North Atlantic Ocean

15. Port Sudan, Sudan, to Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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o. Caribbean Sea

Answers:

  • (1) m, (2) a, (3) o, (4) e, (5) b, (6) i, (7) d, (8) f, (9) c, (10) n, (11) j, (12) h, (13) k, (14) g, (15) l.