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Mystery Class Update: April 4, 1997
Last week each Mystery Class provided a single clue about sunrise on the Equinox in order to help you estimate the longitude of their location. Now all you need to know is the latitude of each place and you're there!We've collected some additional clues from the Mystery Class sites this week. You'll find them below along with the weekly sunrise/sunset data. Clues like these will be provided thorughout the month of April, so that you can try to guess each Mystery Class location by the May 1st guessing date. Good luck to you all!!
Also, we saw an article in the April 1st newspaper that we thought you would enjoy. The headlines read, "Latitude Shoes: New Invention Sweeps Across Earth".
- Link to April 1st Newspaper Article
Journey North Mystery Class
Sunrise/Sunset Data
Data For: Monday, March 31, 1997
| Mystery Class | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| # 1 | 06:21 | 19:56 |
| # 2 | 05:29 | 19:36 |
| # 3 | 06:44 | 18:22 |
| # 4 | 05:36 | 17:40 |
| # 5 | 07:02 | 19:25 |
| # 6 | 07:57 | 17:55 |
| # 7 | 05:52 | 18:38 |
| # 8 | 06:17 | 18:07 |
| # 9 | 06:33 | 19:23 |
| # 10 | 07:10 | 19:02 |
Finally, here the CLUES you have been waiting for from your Mystery Friends:
Mystery Class #
- "Our region borders the most nutrient rich ocean in the world."
- "Spruce trees start growing about 280 miles from us."
- "Our country has three main islands."
- "Our 1995 population was estimated to be 159,690,000."
- "More than 1,500 species of fish, prawns, shelfish, algae and kelp live in the four seas that border our eastern coast."
- "Our continent is bounded by 3 oceans and 5 seas."
- "We are on the west coast of our country."
- "People here have only seen snow twice in the last 35 years."
- "In 1920 we lost 2/3rd part of our country's territory."
- "We never get snow but have lots of sand storms."
The Next Mystery Class Update Will Be Posted On April 11, 1997