November 2020 Digital Treasure Hunt Clue 3 4211

 Correct! 4 more clues to go...

After each clue you can read up about some facts and stories of the area you have just visited. Or just skip straight to the next clue below this:

 

Clue 2 Facts & Stories

(You can also find these at the end)

 

facts on zanibar and stone town and freddie

 

Below: Oktoberfest in its beginnings.
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Clue 3

 

 animals and stone town facts  - https://www.african-adventures.co.uk/10-things-that-you-didnt-know-about-zanzibar/

1.

  • Exit the photo with the open door (click on the arrow in the top left corner).
  • Zoom out to a high position above city.
  • Scan south east until you find the area of land shown below. The location by the question mark has a name. What is this?

XXXX checker - jozani forest.

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2.

  • On the photo below is the same area but with 3 animals found in Zanzibar:
  1. Red colobus monkey - an endangered species, and its population is still decreasing.
  2. Zanzibar leopard - It is unclear whether there are any Zanzibar leopards left on the island, and experts have previously stated that they are extinct, but potential sightings in recent years have renewed hope that the population is surviving. The photo shown is a still from a hidden camera in 2018.
  3. Zanzibar servaline genet. These cat-like animals were first discovered in the 1990s, and first photographed in 2003. The servaline genet was known to locals for some time prior to its discovery by zoologists, and these animals have only recently been classified by scientists.
  • Which is the only one of these three animals specifically found at this location? Tip - you may use the internet to help you.

xxxx checker - red colobus monkey

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3.

Did you know Zanzibar is not just one island?
It is a common misconception that Zanzibar is just one island. In fact, it is an archipelago of islands located in the Indian Ocean. There are several smaller islands and two larger ones; these are Unguja (colloquially known as Zanzibar), and Pemba Island. Further south is Mafia Island, which is part of Tanzania’s Mafia Archipelago. The total population of Zanzibar is around 1.3 million people.
  • From the question mark move in the direction of the correct answer to the previous step.
  • Keep going in this direction and stop at the first different island you reach. Tip - this island may be small or it may be large.
  • What is the name of this island? 

xxxx checker - Mnemba island. 

 

4.

  • With your screen positioned above this island click into street view mode.
  • This will bring up a series of blue lines and circles in and around the island.
  • Click on the blue circle shown in the picture below:
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  • This will bring you into a aerial photo looking down over the island. If you are not in this photo exit and repeat the previous steps until you are.
  • On the border of Tanzania there are 3 very large lakes. Follow the instructions below to identify 1 of these lakes.
  • Below are 3 different spots from this photo. Imagine a line between this to form a triangle. Tip - zoom in on any suspect locations to check them.

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  • Spot the point of this triangle with the smallest angle and the direction it is pointing.
  • Exit this photo, zoom out and identify which if of the 3 lakes on the border of the country this triangle is pointing at.
  • Tip - try not to use the compass as it can be unreliable, best to take a good look at the small island, its position to the larger island and use these as references for the correct direction.

 

What is the name of this lake?

 

XXXX - lake victoria - use this as password for next page.

 

  • Exit the photo and position your screen above Munich.
  • Find the north west suburb town beginning with D.

 

2.

  • Zoom into this town and find the landmark which fits this criteria:
  • Its area is a large grey rectangle.
  • In the middle are several smaller rectangles arranged in 2 lines next to each other.
  • It has a church located in its north west corner.
  • There is a chapel south west of the church just outside the perimeter.
  • To check you are in the correct location, what country is this chapel of?
 

 

3.

For this step follow the instructions to find the 3 numbers A, B C:

A.

How many rectangles like this are there within the landmarks area? These are the bases to the old buildings to house the camps inmates.

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B.

The camp has 2 crematoriums one small built in 1940 and one larger built in 1942 - 1943. Both crematory buildings are outside of the camp's perimeter fence and can be reached through a gate on the left side of the camp near the church.

Find the larger one, how many crematorium ovens are there in here? Tip - click into street view mode, study the buildings features and click the blue circles where you'd think the ovens would be located.

 

 

Dachau and the holocaust
Although there was a gas chamber here, it was never used for mass extermination. Instead, condemned prisoners were executed (usually by hanging) in front of the ovens. Over the 12 years of the camp there were 206,206 prisoners and deaths of 31,951.

 

C. 

  • Position your screen so it is directly above this landmark at a height of approximately 1000m / 1km.
  • Identify where the gate house is.
  • Click into street view mode and click on the only blue circle located on the gate house.
  • This will bring you into a photo in which is a women with a black backpack and white trousers (if you can't see this exit the photo, zoom in and out of the area and repeat the previous steps until you are in the right photo).
  • Nazi concentration camps were infamous for having slogan 'Arbeit Macht Frei' above the door meaning 'Work sets you free', look around this photo and locate this. Several of the letters are obscured by the gate housing but how many are completely hidden? Tip - look carefully you are only looking for the letters which you cannot see at all. If you can see any part of the letter this counts as being obscured.
 

 

Use A, B & C to work out the sums below for X Y & Z.

 

    X = The numbers B, D & C together read as one number (e.g. 134).

    D = (A ÷ B - C)

     

     

    Y = A ÷ B + C

     

     

    Z = B

     

    These answers will be used after the next step.

     

    4.

    Using the answers to X Y Z and the 3 colours from the password to access this page complete the bullet points below and follow the instructions:

     

    • Leave this town following the road which has a (first colour) marker with the number (X) eastwards.
    • Follow the road with a (second colour) marker and the number (Y) north.
    • Follow it through a town beginning with the letter I and keep going.
    • Finally follow the road with a (third colour) marker and the number (Z) north west into the centre of another town.
    • Stop where it reaches a T-junction with a ring road.
    • To the south of this junction there is a lake, look for the field which is on the eastern side of this lake:

     

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    What is the name of this field?

     

     

    6.

    • This field was used for mass Nazi rallies during the 1930s, study the area and locate where Adolf Hitler stood to give his speeches.
    • Click into street view mode.
    • Select any of the blue circles where Hitler stood.
    • This will bring you into a photo looking out over the rally area.
    • Below are 4 pictures of Nazi rallies 2 from this location and 2 from a location nearby. Explore the Google Earth photo to identify features which can be seen in the pictures below and select which 2 are of this location.
    • Tip - the building behind the podium in Google Earth use to have large column structures on either side but they have been demolished.
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      Add the correct numbers together and multiply this by 53.

      Use the answer as the password to access the next clue.

       
       

       

       

      Stuck? Try re-reading the question carefully picking up the key points.

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