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United Kingdom

The London Underground opened in 1863 with gas-lit wooden carriages pulled by steam engines. Its first line ran about six kilometres, from Paddington to Farringdon.

Where its story happens

London, at 51.51°N, 0.13°W. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.

Five things to know about the United Kingdom

In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the easy countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.

  1. Where it is. It's the United Kingdom, the islands off the northwest coast of Europe. See the United Kingdom on a map.
  2. Its clock tower, nicknamed Big Ben, stands beside the River Thames.
  3. It is the home of Stonehenge, Shakespeare and the Beatles.
  4. The world's first underground railway opened in its capital in 1863.
  5. Nowhere in this country is more than about 115 km from the sea.

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