Name That Skyline - Picture Game

[3 Dawg Night]

I think @bruce_the_loon has it.

 

[dirkomatic]

That's it... Although, Pennenez is a beach. The island is Ile Callot.

Took a while to get there on that one. Good job!

You're next, @bruce_the_loon.

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Google Earth Desktop only has the Pennenez label, so assumptions had to be made. I do believe that the French coast has not been this closely surveyed since Frankie and Winston told Dwight and Monty to get to France before the Germans drink all the wine.

My celebratory snack.

And my challenge photo.

 

[dirkomatic]

That snack is well deserved. That's why I like this game, though. I spend more time exploring places via Google Maps than is probably healthy.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

So, what are the odds that this is a picture you found while surveying the French coastline?

 

[bruce_the_loon]

So, what are the odds that this is a picture you found while surveying the French coastline?

No odds. Inspired by the fortifications, but not France or UK. Although the fort does concern both countries and their "adventures"

 

[dirkomatic]

Guernsey?

Edit: Never mind. Saw the post above.

 

[dirkomatic]

Fort Frederick, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Fort Frederick, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Dirkomatic has it in two. Built in 1799 in case Napoleon decided to cause trouble for the Cape Colony and the British by supporting some group of rebels inland of the important watering point on the southern coast of Africa. Guns never fired in anger apparently.

Dare we let Dirk have another go? That last one took forever. You're up.

 

[dirkomatic]

Sorry, I actually didn't think the last one would take that long. Just trying to have a little fun with them.

Here's my next... I've been at this exact location, although this picture is captured from Google maps:

 

[D.B.Moody]

Munich, Germany

 

[dirkomatic]

Correct country, but not the correct area of Germany, I'm afraid.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Osnabruck, Germany
You made me look. I saw red roofs and German lettering and took a shot.

 

[dirkomatic]

That's it. From the top of the Waterloo Gate.

You're up, @D.B.Moody

 

[D.B.Moody]

This is from 2014:

 

[Northern_Brewer]

OK, that shows my ignorance of European political divisions. Is a crown dependency not still considered part of the UK?

No - they live in a weird grey area, the UK is responsible for them internationally but they're not part of the UK, for instance they weren't in the EU even before Brexit. Which is why they make such good tax havens. It's essentially a feudal relationship that goes back to the 13th century and before, the link is via the Queen personally - not in her role as British monarch. Compare that with the British Overseas Territories which is what we call our remaining colonies because we don't want to call them colonies, where the link is effectively through Parliament. I guess the nearest US equivalent is the relationship between the US and Guam or the US Virgin Islands, but with more history and a bit of the legal weirdness of DC.

In contrast, France is more unabashed about calling its colonies part of France, with representation in Parliament and everything. It also means that places like Martinique are part of France and hence the EU, which makes it a popular place for scientific conferences as you can get travel grants from Brussels for travel to conferences within the EU - and obviously it's more convenient for North Americans to get to.

There was one lab I worked in where two colleagues took advantage of this to go to a conference in Martinique. The more ...ernest... one came straight home. But you had to fly via Paris and all of France was on strike for one reason or another, so they endured a journey from hell, luggage going missing, the works. Whereas the more chilled colleague took their tent and bummed around a Caribbean beach for a week, then came home after the strikes had finished, the journey went smoothly. There's a lesson there!

I'm going to be in trouble for not getting somewhere in Brittany though. It makes sense that it's in the Celtic part of France, the building in the foreground could easily be a chapel in Scotland, but the tower behind just looked all wrong to be in the UK.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Ooh, if I'm not mistaken, that's the church that Ferdinand and Isabella built as their mausoleum in Toledo, before conquering the rest of Spain so they ended up in Granada. [Googles - San Juan de los Reyes] I've been to a wedding there - which was interesting, not just for the experience of a Spanish wedding, but also the tourists that kept coming in during the service.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Toledo it is. You're up @Northern_Brewer.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

I'm in the mood for something a bit different, not so much what's sticking up into the skyline, but a big hole in the ground :

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Thanks for the lesson in geo-politics, @Northern_Brewer! I mean that honestly, not sarcastically. That's fascinating!

As for the picture, I googled "biggest holes in the ground," and I'm going to guess Chuquicamata in Chile.

 

[pvpeacock]

Looks like an open pit mine I've flown over somewhere in Nevada .

 

[Northern_Brewer]

I think most open pits look similar. But not Chile, not the US.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Not in Chile, not the US. Let's try the Fimiston Gold Mine in Australia.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Not Oz

 

[dirkomatic]

Jwaneng Mine Botswana

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Yup, it's Jwaneng - where they recently found one of the world's largest-ever diamonds at 1098 carats. @dirkomatic you're up.

 

[dirkomatic]

With help from this list: List of open-pit mines - Wikipedia

There are some really interesting looking ones in Canada. Diavik had a striking appearance.

I guess we'll stick to a similar photo of mine:

 

[dirkomatic]

Google Earth or the Satellite View on Google Maps is more likely to help you with this one than Street View.

 

[dirkomatic]

This is in North America. There's no real town in this location... I'll take a nearby town or the general area, but if you find that, you might be able to find the name of this site.

 

[duncan.brown]

Are we looking somewhere in Appalachia?