Where are we? (GoogleEarth Quiz)

Roetsj · 2011-10-05 17:26:32

It's not in the Middle East but they do speak Arabic (and Berber language)

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ivanovnegro · 2011-10-05 17:32:09

^ So it could be in the Maghreb region?

rhowaldt · 2011-10-05 17:32:19

Berber language must be Morocco then..? if it is i still don't know the location though smile

Roetsj · 2011-10-05 17:34:45

Morocco it is, so you're pretty close right now smile

ivanovnegro · 2011-10-05 17:35:17

Maybe Rabat, no better Marrakesh?

Roetsj · 2011-10-05 17:36:10

which one?

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ivanovnegro · 2011-10-05 17:38:15

Marrakesh I would say, there must be something you said with the UNESCO, I hope at least. smile

Roetsj · 2011-10-05 17:40:51

Marrakesh it is. At night the place (UNESCO) fills up with story-tellers, dancers and magicians.

“ The spectacle of ... is repeated daily and each day it is different. Everything changes – voices, sounds, gestures, the public which sees, listens, smells, tastes, touches. The oral tradition is framed by one much vaster – that we can call intangible. The Square, as a physical space, shelters a rich oral and intangible tradition.”

—Juan Goytisolo, in a speech delivered at the opening meeting for the First Proclamation, 15 May 2001

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ivanovnegro · 2011-10-05 17:44:23

It is Place Jemaa El Fna and not a swimming pool.

ivanovnegro · 2011-10-05 17:45:48

Ok, got to go now, will put later one.

Roetsj · 2011-10-05 17:46:05

It is Jemaa El Fna and it is not a swimming pool! big_smile

Your turn

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machinebacon · 2011-10-05 18:15:29

^This was a tough one! Until Mr Ivanov comes back, something "modern" big_smile

GuruX · 2011-10-05 18:23:58

^^
That's Brasilia in Brazil. Designed by a crazy Brazilian architect. Actually inspired by a swedish suburb. That eagle shape. I'll check it out and post more info.

edit: Found it now. One of the sources of inspiration for Brasilia is Vällingby outside of swedish capital Stockholm.

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machinebacon · 2011-10-05 18:27:19

Right, that's it. It was a guy with a German name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Niemeyer - and (edited) the crazy architect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucio_Costa

Well done, GuruX - your turn big_smile

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GuruX · 2011-10-05 18:43:57

Alright!
This one is from Google Earth. If you're familiar with hoe Google Earth usually displays stuff, you the picture will give you a clue.

aiBo · 2011-10-05 18:56:39

Uluru! smile

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dubois · 2011-10-05 18:59:36

^ I think so, I just can't call it by the white man's name though...

GuruX · 2011-10-05 19:18:42

@aiBo correct! And the white mans name is Ayers Rock.
Your turn!

schorem · 2011-10-05 19:19:34

^I notice my geography is not as good as I would like it to be yikes

aiBo · 2011-10-05 19:27:06

Let's see if we can solve another one before ivanovnegro is back.
Instead of seeing nothing but sand, I'm surrounded by almost nothing but water now.

GuruX · 2011-10-05 21:06:32

^^
That's a tricky one. I just spent half an hour googling for the strato volcano islands of the world. Cause that looks like a volcano and I just learned that there is something called a strato volcano. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ … atovolcano

pvsage · 2011-10-05 21:09:37

Anak Krakatau?

aiBo · 2011-10-05 21:44:24

Seems like I gonna learn about strato volcanos in the next minutes, too. big_smile
Right now I learned that the volcano that you see on the picture above is a shield volcano.

Btw: Anak Krakatau is a caldera.

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dubois · 2011-10-06 00:58:26

Queen Mary's Peak

machinebacon · 2011-10-06 03:29:33

Looks more like a "execretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal" to me - but dubois is quite surely right big_smile

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