Mungo in Switzerland

26 Jun 2012

Not only has 115600 finally received a name, chosen from suggestions by Cuckoo Sponsors, he has also continued moving south. From France, the newly christened Mungo moved 230km (143 miles) SSE to the southern most tip of Switzerland between 21 and 23 June. He was still at that position, which is close to the village of Bourg Saint Pierre in an alpine pass approximately 20km (12 miles) east of the summit of Mont Blanc, on the morning of 25 June. Mungo has been named after Mungo Park, the Scottish explorer of the African continent.

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