. On May 29, 1953, this beekeeper and his friend Namgyal Wangdi reached a spot that no one had been to before. He later led the first mechanised expedition to the South Pole and then in 1985 reached the North Pole along with Neil Armstrong. Namgyal adopted this date as his birthday to celebrate the achievement. Who was this beekeeper from New Zealand and how better do we know Namgyal whose mentor we met in last week’s quiz?
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
. If you were at Point Nemo you would be the furthest from the closest land. The nearest person would be 2,688 km away. If you go to Google Earth and zoom in to 48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W, you’ll find it thoughtfully marked. If you pass Point Nemo at the right time of day, you’ll be closer to the astronauts in the International Space Station, 400 km up in space, than any other human on earth. Where in the world is Point Nemo?
The Pacific Ocean
. The Dragon’s Triangle is a region south of Tokyo, which is considered to have paranormal properties. According to researchers many ships were lost without a trace in this area due to sudden loss in electronics and major disruptions in the compass. It has been often called as the Asian twin of a more well-known area found in the Atlantic Ocean. What is this supposedly paranormal place?
The Bermuda Triangle
