GoogleEarthing #111
Instructions:
Use Google Earth to find the image below somewhere on the face of the Earth. When you find it, tell us using the comment feature.
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Solved by: TBA
Location: TBA
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November 18th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Red/White is a common colour for large electricity pylons or radio masts. Can’t see any wires though, and it appears to be quite high res (so possibly near a city or something of importance rather than randomly out in the desert?). Map Data c 2008AND found quite a lot around North Africa and parts of Mid East so concentrating there.
Any other ideas?
November 18th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Sorry, that isn’t supposed to say “Map Data c 2008AND”. Copy/Paste slip up…..
July 31st, 2009 at 11:48 am
This one is really driving me nuts. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of these (what I presume are) gsm antennas/masts in the Middle East and Northern Africa. And I’ve seen a lot of them, but just not this one.
August 3rd, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Been working on this one on and off but feel I’m going round in circles a bit (clearly not as organised a searcher as you Adriaan)!
Would be nice to have some new puzzles when you have the time Brad…..
August 6th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Sorry to disappoint you Kenwyn, but I’ve been far from organized with this one. Haven’t been keeping track of my searches. I find myself searching the same area more than once, which in itself isn’t a bad thing because this is a spot that can easily be overlooked, I’m afraid.
January 6th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Any updates, guys? Iraq?
January 6th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
This could be anywhere between Marocco and Pakistan. North Africa or the Arabian peninsula seem the most likely suspects to me. I’m concentrating on the roads, as most of these towers seem to be alongside those.
January 6th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Oh yeah, a search-tip: clean your monitor before searching for this one. The dust and specs more than once fooled me
January 7th, 2010 at 3:31 am
Ditto (North Africa etc). Managed to convince myself that this is in Libya (but am expanding the search slowly)
Must be by/near a road and have at least a track of some sort leading to it. Someone has to service the thing. Have been searching from about 2/2.5 km altitude as I fancy it will show up well from there. Might go higher to save time.
Am I right in saying that it is definitely NOT an electricity pylon. IT will just be a standalone mast?
January 7th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
I think you’re right. I suspect this to be a UMTS mast for mobile phone-connections. Seen a lot of those, some very similar (red and white, grey maintenance shack, in a small fenced-off area).
June 18th, 2010 at 1:15 am
Now, because of GoogleEarthing, I find the term “it’s a small world” incorrect.
June 18th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
You’re so right Gotrees. Putting aside all the fun and challenge that is GoogleEarthing, this game has surely taught me that our world is a big, diverse and very beautiful place.