GoogleEarthing

Yep. I almost wish I didn’t know where this is, so I could search for it. Getting a bit fed up with red-and-white masts in the desert and Mediterranean villages….

Well, Britain IS an island

(Note: please don’t read anything into this. This isn’t a hint for or against Britain)

OK, I’ll give this much away: this is on an island smaller than Britain.

I wish i knew how big this was.

Gotrees, at the bottom of the picture, at the left end of the grey strip, is a small-ish house — probably a 1 or 1 1/2 story welcome/info centre for the site.

I’m still confident that my June 11 comment is correct as to “what” this is… I just don’t know “where”.

Not Cyprus — but I didn’t really think it would be. Just trying to tackle all possibilities.

The orientation of the emplacement, and the style of house, just screams to me “Baltic coast”. No luck on two passes.

Next up (in no particular order): Greek islands, Balearic islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily.

Not Sardinia.

Yeah, no luck so far though.

“proverbial island”…. it *was* an island, but is now (essentially) permanently attached to the mainland. Probably inside/near a harbour. That’s my take.

Drat. I thought I’d figured you out!!! Double drat!

Lol, I was just about to ask if you received the new images.
I’m curious which area you’re wandering. It would surprise me if any of the GoogleEarthlings I know understands my clue….

Is anyone else seeing a man just above the bridge/plank thing in the upper right corner in the shadows? I swear I can see 2 arms and a head as if he is looking towards the ground!

Still no luck searched around near Finland and Sweden but nothing yet, searched greek islands but nothing there so far either.

Well, I tried the Solomon Islands (proverbial) with all the Spanish names (latin feel), but it’s too far south.

Unable was I ere I saw Elba.

I must say that this new version of Google Earth (5.2) is amazingly fast. I’m getting a bit of motion sickness as I (ultra)-zoom in and out.

Don’t concentrate too much on the ‘proverbial’ thing. It is a reference to something you either know or don’t know. And I’m pretty sure most of you searchers don’t know. I feel a bit guilty about it. So, to make that up, a bit of info that might help:
- the picture shows almost 50% of the island (hey, I said it was smaller than Britain…)
- ‘Latin feel’ refers to the original Latin (Roman) language

Ok, let me make it even easier by excluding more than 50% of the earth: this is not in an ocean. (Unlike #137, where I’m on a roll, I have trouble coming up with witty, intelligent clues for this on)

Since the Isle of Lewis (#137) is in Scotland — not a World Cup qualifier — this one must be one of the qualifiers, so our options are still limited in scope.

Adriaan came home. I thought it might have been here but missed it first time cos this is so small. The Netherlands have had loads of imagery updates recently and that was the clincher.

52′21′53 N. 5′4′8″ E

Pamous was famous for the lack of wind causing many sailing ships to lie dead in the water just in front of it - “lie for Pampus” - now a Dutch expression (proverb) for being out cold.