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Where will Ike first hit dry land?
Ike's eye was tracked over the caicos islands
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2008/09/eye_of_ike_over_caicos_islands.html
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Clarification: For the purposes of this question, Turks and Caicos are to be considered part of Caribbean
Settlement details:
As reported by a major mainstream news source or by nhc.noaa.gov. Clarification: For the purposes of this question, Turks and Caicos are to be considered part of Caribbean
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Bahamas or Atlantic Coast of Florida |
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Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina |
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US Atlantic Coast north of North Carolina |
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Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, anywhere else in FL |
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Mexico, TX, AL, MS, LA, Gulf Coast of Florida |
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Latin America south of Mexico |
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Other Caribbean island |
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Anywhere else, nowhere or Ike does not form |
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Suspend date: last Sunday 7pm PST Settlement date: Mon 8th Sep 4:46pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 6th Sep 8:15pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Bahamas or Atlantic Coast of Florida: 25%, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina: 15%, US Atlantic Coast north of North Carolina: 10%, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, anywhere else in FL: 5%, Mexico, TX, AL, MS, LA, Gulf Coast of Florida: 5%, Latin America south of Mexico: 5%, Other Caribbean island: 15%, Anywhere else, nowhere or Ike does not form: 20%
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: Anywhere else in Florida refers to the Florida keys ryanj: Turks and Caicos are part of Caribbean ryanj: Turks and Caicos are part of Caribbean as per Turks and Caicos tourism site http://www.turksandcaicostourism.com/ onedave: Recommend settlement as 'Other Caribbean island.' According to the following two sources, Ike hit the Turks and Caicos Islands. I do not see any sources that say that any other land was hit.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/5987808.html
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2008/09/eye_of_ike_over_caicos_islands.html
ryanj: Overviewing settlement ryanj: Ike's eye was tracked over the caicos islands
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2008/09/eye_of_ike_over_caicos_islands.html
Suspend date: last Sunday 7pm PST Settlement date: Mon 8th Sep 4:46pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 6th Sep 8:15pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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I also know he went to West point, which is New York. As a new yorker myself, I do not consider any other places really exist, so why is new york not even given its own line? Normally I would ask for questions like this to be voided, but I am in a good mood today, so i will consider this question as some kind of out of touch joke.
Are other people out of touch, or is just me? This should be the real question. the answer is tooo obvious - other people.
sorry folks....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean
I would suggest Turks and Caicos should be settled as Other Caribbean Island. Flagging for Ryan.
the national hurricane center just lists all these islands as the bahamas --- http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?5day#contents
So, how are we supposed to know? if it is not defined in the question, what "other islands" means? and one term says bahamas, without listing which are the bahamas????? one place shows all these islands as bahamas, the other site (tisha describes) suggests all are part of caribbean, so why are some called caribbean and others not? The question needs to say what source defines which are bahamas, and which are not ---- it doesnt.
actually, i just looked at tisha's article more closely, and the map shows the caribbean sea, and caribbean plate, as not including the turks and caicos --- see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tectonic_plates_Caribbean.png
which shows the map, and of course the other pictures which show the caribbean sea as NOT including the above islands (they show the large islands of cuba, etc. as being the northern most point of the caribbean)...
"Turks and Caicos are part of Caribbean"
Tisha is correct that the islands are in the Caribbean. According to the Island's tourism site they are part of the Caribbean. (http://www.turksandcaicostourism.com/)
Ryan
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/610193/Turks-and-Caicos-Islands
The earlier info, dealing with the plates, and how the caribbean sea is defined (in terms of plates) makes some sense geologically.
From a tourism perspective, it may be better for the bureau you site, for the islands to list them as part of the caribbean rather than the atlantic...(since the former is warm and the latter is cold).
In any case, I am minimizing some of my losses, and the hurricane has not arrived, nor do we know what hits dry land means.. I hope we can find out from some reputable source like the tourism site... :)
thanks for your efforts at clarification...
Sorry, can't resist seeing the humor in this.. Well, I have said too much already...
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