With a metropolitan population of over 13 million, Dhaka, capital of the Southeast Asian nation of Bangladesh was the Where on Eartha city for June. Its situation in the heart of the Ganges River Delta, where the average elevation is just above sea level, combined with the seasonal monsoon rains leave it vulnerable to extreme flooding.
This month's winning entry, selected randomly, belongs to Mary Shaw from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Mary will soon be the proud owner of a copy of XMap 7 Professional with Earthmate® LT-40 USB GPS receiver and the latest North American topographic dataset.
This time our tour stops at another national capital, seemingly adjacent to a large body of water. To enter this month's drawing for a copy of XMap, simply tell is the name of the city and the country over which it presides. Email your response to contest@delorme.com. Your submission must arrive on or before September 3, 2010.
