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Imagine Peace Tower


October 9, 2007 | permalink |


Today's Geo Quiz has a linguistic twist. We're going to tell you in a minute how to say "imagine peace" in Icelandic.

Imagine Peace Tower: photo: Tetsuro HamadaImagine Peace Tower: photo: Tetsuro Hamada

The phrase is printed in 24 languages in all on a new memorial near Reykjavik, Iceland.

It's a light sculpture in honor of John Lennon. Yoko Ono is on hand tonight to dedicate the beam of light to world peace.

“People here in Iceland seem to be pretty tickled by all the attention this is getting. This will live on, it's going to be lit every year between John Lennon's birthday, October 9th today and December 8th, the date of his death. So Icelanders will be witnessing this every year.”

Imagine Peace Tower: photo: Jónas BjörgvinssonImagine Peace Tower: photo: Jónas Björgvinsson

The Imagine Peace Tower is on an tiny volcanic island near Reykjavik. That's the island we're looking for in today's Geo Quiz. It's a haven for bird watchers and it's just a short ferry ride from the mainland.

Imagine Peace Tower: photo: Jónas BjörgvinssonImagine Peace Tower: photo: Jónas Björgvinsson

So can you name the place that's now home to a memorial to John Lennon and peace?





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