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1. You are at the northernmost town in the island of Guam in Oceania. The wind is whipping by your face, and you pick up the tempting aromas of coffee, cocoa, pineapples, oranges and tangerines. You look around and see townspeople transporting their wares on carts pulled by harnessed carabau (a local relative of the water buffalo). Where in the world are you?
2. You head west and find yourself at the Penghu Islands, an archipelago made up of more than 90 small islands. With basalt columns forming a dominant part of the landscape and coastlines formed of basalt magma, in which body of water is this disputed area, claimed by both China and Taiwan, located?
3. Heading south, you find yourself in one of the windiest cities in Australia. It's early in the morning, and a howling easterly wind is racing down the Darling scarp, and the Fremantle Doctor is due in the late afternoon. In which Western Australian capital city, which is going to have a scorcher today, are you?
4. After heading southwest, you're at a desolate mountain, near the seaside. The nearest source of fresh water is over 1,200 km (over 800 miles) away. Katabatic winds make you shiver as if you'll never get warm again. Where on earth are you?
5. After heading north, you find yourself in a deserted, dry and arid town. The wind whips your hair around and sends sand into your eyes. You feel as if you have been transported back in time to the old west of Canada or the United States, but you know that's not possible. The signs on the abandoned ghost town streets mention diamond mines, and the wind shows no signs of letting up. Where in the world are you?
6. You're not sure how you got here, but you find yourself talking to a man in a kilt, who's raving about the ice cream factory down the road. The wind is so strong that you have a hard time hearing your host, to say nothing of the trouble you're having with his accent. You wonder why anyone would put an ice cream factory here, in this cold and windy locale, and your host exclaims that it's the technology of the future, wind turbines to power the plant in this, the windiest spot in all of Europe. Where on earth are you?
7. After a quick hop across the pond, you've arrived in one of the quintessential Wild West frontier towns of the 19th century. The wind is howling and you struggle to hold on to your cowboy hat as you walk around this city nicknamed the "Queen of the Cow Towns". Located in the Great Plains above the Ogallala Aquifer, one of the largest underground water systems in the world, in which windy city, better known for the exploits of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, are you?
8. After heading due south, you're in a Chilean community bordering the Strait of Magellan. This city was once named after the Portuguese explorer. During the local winter (July and August) winds can reach velocities up to 130 km/h. When the sun shines, you risk being overexposed to UV radiation, because this place was the first to suffer the consequences of the hole in the ozone layer. Where on earth are you?
9. Coming from the west, you're now in a city sometimes designated as the southernmost city in the world. The wind, which is substantial, blows mainly from the southwest. Where in the world are you?
10. After continuing eastward on your trek, you are now in a city named after the victor of the Battle of Waterloo and located in the southern part of the north island of New Zealand. In which city, the southern-most capital in the world and also one of the world's most remote, are you?
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