Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #8 Here's another
chance to play geographical detective! This Multi-angle Imaging
SpectroRadiometer (MISR) image covers an area measuring
approximately 297 kilometers x 221 kilometers, and was captured
by the instrument's vertical-viewing (nadir) camera on April 12,
2001. A large river flows from the left side of the image, below
center, and traverses the image, angling northeast toward the
upper right. It then makes a hairpin turn and continues to flow
in a generally southward direction near the right-hand side of
the image. Below are eight statements about this river, only
some of which are true. Use any reference materials you like,
and mark each statement true or false: 1. Within the image area,
the river flows across an international boundary into an area
where over 100 species of orchids grow. 2. The river's name in a
particular language means "pacifier" in English. 3. Sedimentary
rocks containing mineral grains that record changes in the
orientation of Earth's