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Topic Options #113056 - 10/02/03 11:31 PM Just trivia sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui Yesterday, I visited the National Aquarium of NZ, and read a sign saying that NZ's coastline was nearly the same as that of the US. Given the huge size disparity, and the fact the US includes the Hawaiian islands, this seemed unlikely. But it's not too far from the truth. NZ (land area 268,680 km2) has a coastline of 15,134 km. The US (land area 9,158,960 km2) has a coastline of 19,924 km. I guess all this really stuck in my mind because I love the Maaori name for the National Aquarium - it translates as "The House of Tangaroa" - Tangaroa is the god of the sea. _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Top #113057 - 10/02/03 11:51 PM Re: Just trivia Bingley Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/09/00 Posts: 3065 Loc: Jakarta House of the Sea-god. Sounds good, max. Are the traditional maaori gods still worshipped? Bingley _________________________ Bingley Top #113058 - 10/03/03 12:02 AM Re: Just trivia sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui I wouldn't say "worshipped", but their cultural signifcance is recognised and respected. Some politically extreme Maaori have been known to make a show of worshipping the old gods, if there's a TV camera in the vicinity. By and large though, like the rest of the world, NZ is a strictly Mammonotheistic culture. _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Top #113059 - 10/03/03 12:22 AM Re: Just trivia Bingley Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/09/00 Posts: 3065 Loc: Jakarta http://www.scotlandonsunday.com/international.cfm?id=1049692003 Bingley _________________________ Bingley Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8423 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209726 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members teepee, smoothcriminal86, janbra, junebug, Stephen A 8423 Registered Users Who's Online 1 registered (zmjezhd), 38 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 83 jenny jenny 67 wofahulicodoc 50 endymion6 42 BranShea 35 Rhubarb Commando 29 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 Jackie 16 zmjezhd 16 Faldage 14 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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