Where on Google Earth #405

Lusi made a difficult one this time, with little visible geology and not many clues as to where in the world it was. In the end I managed to convince myself that it had to be in Balochistan, Pakistan, and searched around until I found the epicenter of a large recent earthquake.

This time will be a bit different.

Admittedly there aren't that many clues, but I have picked something from classic history. No, not a battle site nor the site of a long-lost city. Something relevant. ;)

As always, the task is to find out where it is, what it is, and post it in a comment here.
Whoever first supplies the (or "a") correct answer, gets to host the next WoGE.

Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file, along with the "rules".

A week later and time for a hint or two:

It may not look much like it, but this has to do with colour. Something was named for a colour and gave name to a texture.

Oblique view of one of the - well, that would give it all away?

Where on Google Earth #403

Felix' last WoGE, mud volcanoes in Romania, was rather colourless. After a little image processing I realised there were forests and fields there, so I could stop searching in arid areas. The drainage pattern and the amount of human activity eventually led me to the Carpathian mountains, just in the bend between Eastern and Southern Carpathians in Romania. Then it was just a matter of finding out what it was, which was a lot easier than finding the place.


So this time I compensate with some more colourful geology.

As always, the task is to find out where it is, what it is, and post it in a comment here.
Whoever first supplies the (or "a") correct answer, gets to host the next WoGE.

Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file, along with the "rules".

WoGE #399

It is easy to solve a WoGE when you have already considered the same location yourself - so wxwolf's WoGE #398 was solved very quickly.

I have another location marked with exactly the same features, but in a very different setting. That one would also be solved very quickly, especially after everyone (?) has been looking for that kind of thing.

So I choose something very different.

The theme this time is something I have touched on earlier, so that's what I'm after this time too: Location, formation, and something about the water. I can't remember if the water thing is well documented, but you ought to be able to infer it from the picture.

The "Schott rule" is in force. This means previous winners have to wait one hour for each win they previously had, before they are allowed to solve.

For any new players to Where on (Google) Earth, simply post a comment with latitude and longitude and write something about the (geologic/geographic/hydrographic) feature in the picture. If you win, you get to host the next one. Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.

Published Friday, August 30th, 09:00 CET / 07:00 GMT.

WoGE #397

Finding WoGE #396 took me longer than it should, considering I had a place mark very close in my "maybe WoGE list".
I finally realised that there are large areas in Alaska and Canada that have no signs of glaciation, and that the strange things along the rivers were placer gold mines - in the Klondike area.

And now for something completely different again.

Two round things.

Since the area is small and there is little help in the copyright text, there is no Schott rule this time.

For any new players to Where on (Google) Earth, simply post a comment with latitude and longitude and write something about the (geologic/geographic/hydrographic) feature in the picture. If you win, you get to host the next one. Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.

WoGE #395

It took me a while to find WoGE #394, even if I found out very quickly what continent it was on. There aren't many places where a curving road following the contours of the land would break out into a rectangular NS/EW grid as soon as it reaches level ground. :)

Despite having a fair idea of the general area, it wasn't until I was showing a colleague how to combine all the visual clues into a specific area that I accidentally stumbled across it, right where I had explained that it might very well be!

And now for something completely different:
WoGE #395 has a lot of geology in it, both tectonics, sedimentology, fluvial deposits, and - something else.

For any new players to Where on (Google) Earth, simply post a comment with latitude and longitude and write something about the (geologic/geographic/hydrographic) feature in the picture. If you win, you get to host the next one. Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.

Because this WoGE ought to be rather easy, I invoke Schott's Rule: former winners have to wait with posting for 1 hour for each WoGE they got right. I will post some hints if there is no answer after some time.

Not a WoGE #4

On the ever popular subject of "round things", here is one which I found where I didn't expect to find it. Lots of round things!

I have no good explanation for the roundness...

Not a WoGE #3

And another "Not a Where on Google Earth".

This one is too easy for a WoGE, but too colourful not to share. :)

Not a WoGE #2

Again a picture not intended as a WoGE.

This time I rejected it because it requires too much zoom to see the features that might give a clue as to where it is, and that makes finding the exact location too hard. Also the "features" casting the shadows which are the most visible part of them are liable to change over time. ;)

No rules apply, and idle speculation is welcome.

WoGE #387

Do I have too much time on my hands? It can certainly look like I do, but experience shows that that is only temporary. Very shortly I go on summer vacation. When I get back from that, we should be about ready to start drilling on "my" rig. That again means a couple of months with very little time at all for anything but work. So I enjoy these relaxed office days while I can. :)

From Luis Filipe Miguel's WoGE #386   showing the Vale de Manteigas cutting a straight trench through the Serra de Estrela in Portugal, it is now time for something completely different.

Here is WoGE #387:

What is it and where is it?

The "rules of WoGE" can, as always, be found HERE.

Once again I invoke a "limited Schott" with 2 hours quarantine for every win in the last 50 rounds, which means Felix will have to wait 24 hours to give everyone else a chance. :)

WoGE #385

And yet another WoGE.

After finding Wogelix' wonderfully geology-rich little area of Schwäbische Alb, it seems to be my turn again.

This picture comes with a lot fewer clues, and is really a classic WoGE since it is obviously in a desert somewhere.

There is something unusual with the water here. What is it, and what  is the (or "an") explanation for it?

It's time for a "limited Schott":
Schott's Rule requires waiting one hour before answering for each previous WoGE win. A limited Schott requires waiting two hours for each win in the last 20 rounds.

Not a WoGE, nor "Overburden"

This one won't be used for a WoGE, nor anything else. I haven't a clue how these structures formed, nor whether they are natural or man-made.

But in case anyone wants to search for it, I am not showing the coordinates. :D

It's in an artificial lake, somewhere warm and wet.

Where on Google Earth #382

Yet another WoGE from me - I seem  to be getting good at this!.

Effjot's WoGE #381 took us to a very large area with very few signs of human activity, the Casiquiare river which links the Amazon and the Orinoco river systems.
One of the clues (which I completely missed) was the difference in flow direction in different parts of the picture.

I had a place ready which includes quite a lot of hydrography and very little signs of human activity, but I think it's time for something very small and very inhabited. So here it is:

For any new players to Where on (Google) Earth, simply post a comment with latitude and longitude and write something about the (geologic/geographic/hydrographic) feature in the picture. If you win, you get to host the next one. Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.

Because this WoGE should be rather easy, I invoke Schott's Rule: former winners have to wait until posting for 1 hour for each WoGE they got right. I will post some hints if there is no answer after some time.
Also I want to know not only where and what, but who, what and when too. When you know where it is, all will be elementary.

Where on Google Earth #380

Salt glaciers in Zagros, Iran.



Since I found Felix' WoGE#379, the Geysir in Iceland, in record time, I decided to put up the next one in record time too.

Here it is.

As usual, it has some very clear geology. The winner is the first to give coordinates and at least a brief explanation of what makes this interesting to a geologist.

I don't believe this one will take very long, but I have said that before...

See NASA Earth Observatory for a better picture.

Christopher's WoGE #378

Since Christopher doesn't have his own blog, I post this for him:

Enjoy!

Now that the WoGE is solved, I can give some additional pictures;

Photography and Geology

This is my contribution to Accretionary Wedge #56: The Geologist as Photographer

One common comment from non-geolosists seeing the holiday pictures a geologist has taken is "my, you must really love your hammer!"

So I looked through what I had to find a hammerless picture.

The first I found will have to wait, since it shows the same feature as WoGE #377 which has still not been solved.

So instead I decided on an older picture.

It is rare that an overview like this shows enough geology to be interesting from that perspective, and when I took this picture I was thinking as a photographer more than geologist. But it IS a good example of a glacial valley, with hanging side valleys. The dark mountain on the left is Ramnefjell, from where massive rockfalls into the lake caused the death of 136 people in two separate events in 1905 and 1936. The photo was shot from just beside the memorial plaque commemorating the victims.
The wooded "wedge" at the bottom of the picture was farmland until the tsunami caused by the  second rockfall scoured it clean. It also obliterated the memorial set up after the first event.

There is a zoomable version of the photo HERE.

WoGE 377 Hint #2

It's not in Norway, but it IS in Europe.

WoGE 377

WoGE 377

And - I start off with something non-overburden. Or maybe it is?

 

 

 

So here it is. Where on Google Earth number 377!

I wondr how long it will last?

"rules" for the game are here: http://woge-felix.blogspot.de/p/rules-of-geological-whereongoogleearth.html

Enjoy!

This blog is new, and I haven't blogged before.

I think I may put up some geological observations, possibly work-related, but nothing dealing with the reservoirs that  pay my salary. I will ONLY mention the dreary stuff above, also called the overburden. To me, it's the most interesting bit since noone cares about it except how to get through it. :)