Sunday, December 11, 2011

Where in The World? - due Friday, December 16th







16 comments:

  1. Chrismas Island.
    longetude:-10.447525 latitude:105.690449
    facts: The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi) northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, 360 km (220 mi) south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and 975 km (606 mi) ENE of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

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  2. sorry messed up longetude: 45.962005latitude:-60.76154

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  3. Hi Sam,
    Look closely at the picture. This WITW is not in Australia.

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  4. The W.I.T.W. takes place at Christmas Island in Nova Scotia. Christmas Island has one post office, one fire station and very little population. Christmas Island got its name because of a native that lived there whose surname was Christmas. He died on Ghost Island, adjacent to the beach. Latitude of Christmas Island is 46.1122 and longitude of Christmas Island is -60.2372.

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  5. harWITW
    Post Canada Christmas Island Nova Scotia
    Longitude- 60.2372
    Latitude- 46.1122





    (P.S. kyle copyed and pasted wikipetidia) I wil post more.

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  6. Remember to put your research in your own words.

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  7. WITW
    Post Canada Christmas Island Nova Scotia
    Christmas Island Has One Post office that is Post Canada, one fire house and low population.

    Christmas Island got its name because of a native that lived there whose family name was Christmas. He died on Ghost Island, nearby the beach.

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  8. This week's WITW is Christmas Island.

    It is located in Christmas Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    45°58′20.32″N and 60°44′54.00″W.

    -The Christmas Island is located in
    Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    -The small community only has a post office, a fire hall, and not very many people.

    -Every August, the Christmas Island fire hall holds a Gaelic Festival called "Feis An Eilein" where you can learn Gaelic Music, Language and more.

    - At "Feis An Eilein" you can also square dance, sit by the bonfire, learn to play the bag pipe, learn to do the step dance, learn to play the fiddle and there is also piano lessons.

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  9. W.I.T.W
    Structure: Christmas Island

    Location: Nova Scotia Canada

    Info

    1. Did you know Christmas Island has only one post office on the whole island.

    2.It is said that Christmas Island got its name because of the fact that it is said that a Natives died on the island with the middle name of Christmas

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  10. W.I.T.W
    Structure: Christmas Island

    Location: Nova Scotia Canada

    Info

    1. Did you know Christmas Island has only one post office on the whole island.

    2.It is said that Christmas Island got its name because of the fact that it is said that a Natives died on the island with the middle name of Christmas

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  11. Christmas Island Post Office
    This weeks WITW is located in Nova Scotia, it is a post office on Christmas Island. Each year, near during the Christmas saeson, this post office receives thousands of cards and gifts. Most people send there gifts to this office purely so that the gift that they send gets a stamp from Christmas island.

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  12. E.L.F. ( electric, lion, flounder) AAA.KKK.AAA lucDecember 15, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    I think it is a post canada on cristmas island. the long and lat are lat=46.1122 and long=60.2372. the island is so small that it only has a post ofice ( post canada ) and a fire station. there are few people on the island so the minamal buildings are adicuit.

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  13. KOVE SPELLED WIKIPEDIA WRONG ;p

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  14. This Where In The World is Christmas Island, Nova Scotia. The longitude is 45.962005 and latitude is 60.76154. Christmas Island is a small island in Nova Scotia that consists of a post office, a firehall, and a small population. Christmas Island is said to have gotten its name from a native with the surname Christmas. He died on Ghost Island. Close to Christmas Island. Every summer the Christmas Island firehall holds the Feis An Eilein. A Gaelic festival featuring Gaelic music, dancing and culture. Gaelic is still spoken by some older residents on the island.

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