Wednesday 1st November 2023
Difficulty: Medium
Remote places (Quiz #348)
Svalbard kirke, Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Photo by Håkon Grimstad (Unsplash)
1. In which ocean is "Point Nemo", the place on the planet that is farthest from land?
2. Which Hebridean Island has an airport whose runway is on the beach, and so can only accept flights at low tide?
3. Longyearbyen is the world's northernmost settlement with a population greater than 1,000 and the largest inhabited area of Svalbard, Norway. Which of these is NOT an actual local law, made necessary by the town's remoteness?
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