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Well, if you can't recognise your own country/province/suburb/house on the map (Iceland is tricky!), blame the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, not me. :-) +-----------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ | *** ** | | |**** ********* | ARCTIC SEA Nordkapp | | *****ICELAND** | //// | | R************ | // //////////++++++ | | ************* | / //////////////+++++++++++ | | ******** | L// ///////////####/++++++++++++++| +-----------------+ // ////..###///####+++++++++++++++| | ////:::::###########+++++++++++++| | ///.:::::::::##########++++ ++++| | ATLANTIC SEA /////::::::::::::########++++++ | | ////::::::::::::::#########+++++++ | | % /////:::::::::::::: ########++++++++++++| | F% % /////::::::::::::: ###########++++++++++| | ///////.::::::::::: #############+++++++++| | //////////::::::::::: ###############+++++++++| | ///////////::::::::: #####FINLAND####+++++++++| | Capital cities: ///NORWAY//::::::::: ###############+(Russia)+| | //////////::::::::::. ##############+++++++++++| | C = Copenhagen ////////O::::::::::::: ##########++++ +++++++| | H = Helsinki /////// ::::SWEDEN:::: #A ###H +++++++++++| | O = Oslo ///// ::::::::::S: +++++++++++++++++| | R = Reykjavik NORTH :::::::::: + ++++++++++++++++++++++| | S = Stockholm SEA % :::::::: .: ++ +++++(Estonia)++++++++| | %%% ::::::: :G ++++++++++++++++++++| | DENMARK --> %%%%% %%% ::: ++ ++++++++++++++++++++| | Islands: %%%% %%%C BALTIC ++++++++++++++++++++++++++| | %%% B% SEA ++++(Latvia)++++++++++++++| | L = Lofoten Isl. ++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++| | B = Bornholm +++++++ ++++++ +++++(Lithuania)+++++++++++++| | F = Faroe Isl. ++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++| | G = Gotland ++++++++++++++++++++++++(Poland)+++++++++++++++++++++++++++| | A = Aland +++++++++++++(Germany)+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++| | ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ User Contributions:Section Contents
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