WHERE IN THE WORLD IS MRS HOWARD?

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS MRS HOWARD?

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Clue 1:	I bought an airplane ticket and I packed my passport.
Clue 2:	My flight here took 9 hours travelling at about 1000km per hour.
Clue 3:	When I arrived here, today was yesterday.
Clue 4:	I'm glad I packed my summer clothes, even though it's winter in Australia.
Clue 5:	The country I'm in has 50 stars on its flag, and this state is represented by one of those stars. Which country and state am I in?
Clue 6:	I am on the most populated island where the capital city is located. What island am I on and which city am I in?

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Clue 1:	A passport is not needed to travel within Australia, so I did not travel within NSW or interstate. A passport is needed to travel overseas, so I must be in another country.
Clue 2:	If a jet flies at 1000km per hour for 9 hours, the distance it flies is equal to the speed multiplied by the time 1000km/hr X 9hrs = 9000km If you use a scaled map of the World and a compass (geometric), you can set the compass radius to 9000km and draw a circle centred on Sydney to locate possible destinations at all compass (direction) points
Clue 3:	If today where I am is yesterday in Sydney where I started from, then I must have crossed the International Date Line, and I must have travelled East.
Clue 4:	If it's summer here, and winter in Australia, then I must be in the Northern Hemisphere, north of the Equator, whilst it is winter in the Southern Hemishere, south of the Equator.
Clue 5:	Which country am I in? The country with the 'stars and stripes' on its flag is the United States of America. Which state am I in? If this state is about 9000km north east of Sydney, then I'm in Hawaii.
Clue 6:	What island am I on? The most populated island of Hawaii is Oahu. Which city am I in? The capital of Hawaii is Honolulu.

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Anne Howard
3/4H Brookvale PS
Updated 13/11/98