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The Biggest Ferris wheel


April 17, 2008 | permalink |


The world's biggest Ferris wheel...spins around today's Geo Quiz.

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We're looking for an Asian city at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It hosted a opening ceremony this week for its giant observation wheel...with fanfare and fireworks.

The wheel rises up 42 stories. If you're perched at the top, you're up 540 feet in the air. The wheel's general manager boasts about the birds-eye view:

“On a clear day you can see Indonesia, you can see Malaysia, the Straits of Malacca, the busiest shipping lanes in the world, we've got one of the busiest ports in the world, you've got a formula one track being constructed around you, so there's whole lot of things going on maybe I'm bias but I think ours is the best.”

So name this South East Asian city that's got a new wheel...

We'll circle back with the answer in a few minutes.





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