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Couparangus

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Landsharkz

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You're all pretty well correct.... Moop was first though. WAAS it is. A known reference station used to calculate correction data that is re-broadcast (through a different location) to a series of geostationary satellites that transmit the WAAS correction data.

moop

+moop

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We seem to be on a photo question run here. I see no reason to end it.

 

Name this vessel. (I am going to be picky about the answer.) :)

 

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Binrat

+Binrat

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A quick stab would be the Bluenose II.

 

But I am gonna go with the Blue Dolphin which was a sister of the original Bluenose and sunk in Hamilton Harbour and refloated years later..

 

Binrat

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moop

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Bluenose II it is! A replica of the fastest schooner of its time - Bluenose. The picture shows it docked in Halifax harbour a couple of years ago. Have a boo at the tail of a canadian dime for a picture of the original.

 

Well done, Binrat!

Binrat

+Binrat

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Name the ship and where it is being launched.

 

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A big clue is what is occuring!

 

Bonus points for telling me what is so special about the launching.

 

Binrat

Binrat

+Binrat

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I will give it to greywynd.

 

Yes its the English River.

 

The part I was hoping someone would identify that she was being "side-launched" at the Collingwood Shipyards.

 

"Side-Launching" is not very common and is usually only found on inland waterways like the Great Lakes.

 

If you every get to Collingwood, visit the museum and watch the "side-launch" video, very spectacular.

 

Also, if you get to the Collingwood waterfront where the shipyard was you will find special plaques in the walkway naming each and everyone of the ships launched in Collingwood, well worth the trip.

 

Take it away greywynd....

 

Binrat

greywynd

+greywynd

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Harwood Ontario is located on the southern shore of Rice Lake. Long ago, there was a 'terminal' located there, that would allow passengers to ride north to Peterborough.

 

Can anyone tell me what kind of 'terminal' it was, and for bonus points, what year it would have ceased operating?

Ducky

+Ducky

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Is this it?

 

There was a terminal for the Cobourg-Peterborough Railway which ran across Rice Lake on a causeway. The last train to cross was in 1860

greywynd

+greywynd

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Is this it?

 

There was a terminal for the Cobourg-Peterborough Railway which ran across Rice Lake on a causeway. The last train to cross was in 1860

 

That would be it Ducky. If one looks at the aerial pics on google maps, the outline of parts of the causeway can still be seen. It's marked on maps for boaters because it's still a water hazard.

Ducky

+Ducky

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I guess cruising the internet at 3 in the morning pays off :rolleyes:

 

Ok since I'm a Cub leader, can you tell me where the first scout troop in North America was located and what year.

Landsharkz

+Landsharkz

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I will give it to greywynd.

 

Yes its the English River.

 

The part I was hoping someone would identify that she was being "side-launched" at the Collingwood Shipyards.

"Side-Launching" is not very common and is usually only found on inland waterways like the Great Lakes.

:rolleyes: Mr. LS pointed out to me that it was being side-launched probably on the the Great Lakes, but it was the specific ship that had us scratching our heads!

Ducky

+Ducky

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Ok since I'm a Cub leader, can you tell me where the first scout troop in North America was located and what year.

 

Was it Morden, Manitoba?

 

Sorry danoshimano that's not it

Ducky

+Ducky

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Dont know of the location (i'll guess Vancouver :P ) but I'm pretty sure it was 100 years ago.

 

You've got the year right!

 

Sydney, NS...or Cape Breton, or wherever Sydney is.

 

Cape Breton is the right general area

JDandDD

+JDandDD

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:anibad: What's this, have I stumped everyone! :ph34r:

Nope, not fooled knew this one from being in scouts as a kid and thus going to see the place when we last visited Cape Breton. Its Port Morien in Cape Breton and founded in 1908. Nice plaque and sign about it as I remember.

 

JD

Ducky

+Ducky

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:ph34r: What's this, have I stumped everyone! :anibad:

Nope, not fooled knew this one from being in scouts as a kid and thus going to see the place when we last visited Cape Breton. Its Port Morien in Cape Breton and founded in 1908. Nice plaque and sign about it as I remember.

 

JD

 

Congrats You got it JDandDD

 

Port Morien Scout Troop

JDandDD

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Thanks for the link to Port MOrien page. That is the plaque as I remember it.

 

On to the next question:

 

Where was the first aluminum bridge in the world built?

 

JD

shearzone

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Thanks for the link to Port MOrien page. That is the plaque as I remember it.

 

On to the next question:

 

Where was the first aluminum bridge in the world built?

 

JD

 

next to the first bauxite mine :lol:

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lewis82

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It was built in Jonquière, Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, in Québec (About 60 km of Alma, where I live) !

 

There is a cache near that bridge.

 

Here's a picture of it:

 

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Couparangus

+Couparangus

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Hmmm....some of these recent questions seem to be straying a little off topic. :laughing:

 

To get it back on-track, I'll ask the next question. :laughing:

 

Q: In what century, and in which country, was the magnetic compass first employed in navigation?

moop

+moop

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Hmmm....some of these recent questions seem to be straying a little off topic. :D

 

To keep it within topic I suggest the questions fall into one or more of these loose categories:

 

- Geocaching

- Navigation

- Geomatics/graphy/physics etc

- The Canadian hiking experience

- Cycling, Canoeing, Kayaking or any other means of arriving at a cache.

- Camping

 

Seems to me that sailing on a ship, scouting or crossing a bridge falls into your category list but it's your topic. :D

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JDandDD

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Hmmm....some of these recent questions seem to be straying a little off topic. :D

 

To get it back on-track, I'll ask the next question. :D

Hmm, I think the location of shipbuilding yard and the location of the bridge both qualify as geography. Hmm, Collingwood and Jonqueire are both in the list of Geographical Names of Canada database of National Resources Canada, so that's geography isn't it? And asking where the boat launching and where the bridge are located are questions about geography then aren't they? So, how were these off topic? Besides, seems like people enjoyed the questions from what I read. Wasn't that the real point?

 

Oh well, I guess I'll just get out of this thread so I don't make another mistake. :lol:

 

edited to add: Port Morien is also in the Geographical Names database and the question was also a where question so also geography.

 

JD

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Juicepig

+Juicepig

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Hmmm....some of these recent questions seem to be straying a little off topic. :P

 

To get it back on-track, I'll ask the next question. :(

 

Q: In what century, and in which country, was the magnetic compass first employed in navigation?

 

Perhaps there should be a rule included that prevents the asking of questions already posed :ph34r:

danoshimano

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Hmmm....some of these recent questions seem to be straying a little off topic. :D

 

To get it back on-track, I'll ask the next question. :mad:

 

Q: In what century, and in which country, was the magnetic compass first employed in navigation?

 

Perhaps there should be a rule included that prevents the asking of questions already posed :blink:

 

I know you are just joking there, but just in case anyone else takes it seriously, I think there could never be such a rule, and posters shouldn't really worry about asking a question that has already been asked. Reason is twofold: First, it would be virtually impossible for anyone new to join the thread unless they have a serious excess of time on their hands to read through 45 pages of posts. Second, I've been here from the beginning and am pretty sure I can't remember all the questions that have been asked and I would say anyone who can has a pretty good memory.

Juicepig

+Juicepig

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Hmmm....some of these recent questions seem to be straying a little off topic. :)

 

To get it back on-track, I'll ask the next question. :)

 

Q: In what century, and in which country, was the magnetic compass first employed in navigation?

 

Perhaps there should be a rule included that prevents the asking of questions already posed :o

 

I know you are just joking there, but just in case anyone else takes it seriously, I think there could never be such a rule, and posters shouldn't really worry about asking a question that has already been asked. Reason is twofold: First, it would be virtually impossible for anyone new to join the thread unless they have a serious excess of time on their hands to read through 45 pages of posts. Second, I've been here from the beginning and am pretty sure I can't remember all the questions that have been asked and I would say anyone who can has a pretty good memory.

 

ok, question is worded differently but i believe it is the same question. Should be the same answer!

 

Olmec Hematite was used circa 1000BC in Mexico

 

Although there is no proof that they used it for navigation, one would argue that they needed to navigate short distances for it to be useful at all. :o

Yorkshire

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I do believe Yorkshire has it!

 

 

Thanks Couparangus,

 

Name the Canadian who proposed the system of worldwide time zones that we use today. (that is, 15° per hour x24hr = 360°)

Juicepig

+Juicepig

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Name the Canadian who proposed the system of worldwide time zones that we use today. (that is, 15° per hour x24hr = 360°)

 

Dan Thompson!

 

Sorry JP but No

 

Stan Thompson?

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