Where on Google Earth #569

Andrew's WoGE #568 was not so hard to find, but it took a little longer to find out what it was. The Husab Mine which is just now starting operation is the third largest Uranium deposit in the world, but since the operation is so new there are no photos and no Wikipedia tag in the area. I finally realised that uranium mines are just about the only ones that need THAT much processing facilities, which made the search a little easier. 


Onwards to the next contest!

No mine this time, and (mostly) not desert either.


As always, the first person to post the position and whatever is interesting about the geology/hydrology/geowhatever in this location, wins the privilege of hosting the next WoGE.

Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.

Where on Google Earth #557

Andrew's WoGE #556 looked very hard, but turned out to have enough clues to find the Lena Pillars in a surprisingly short time once I started looking.

No river this time:

As always, the first person to post the position and whatever is interesting about the geology/hydrology/geowhatever in this location, wins the privilege of hosting the next WoGE.

Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.

This time I will invoke the Schott Rule: For each previous win, you have to wait one hour. 

Posting time is April 19th, 08:40 CET or 06:40 UTC.

Where on Google Earth #555

So it's my turn again, after finding Andrew's Arabian volcanoes. Volcanoes in Saudi Arabia ought not to be a great surprise, after all the Red Sea is an active spreading rift. Yet we tend to think that deserts and sand dunes are bad enough, I guess - but there are quite a few active volcanoes in Saudi Arabia including one very near the holy city of Medina.

So this time, no desert for a change.

This time I ask for not only WHAT and WHERE it is, but also the underlying cause for it being where it is. Good hunting!

As always, the first person to post the position and whatever is interesting about the geology/hydrology/geowhatever in this location, wins the privilege of hosting the next WoGE.

Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.

Where on Google Earth #552

Paul presented us with the edge of the Ennedi Plateau, which I readily admit would have been a lot harder to find if I hadn't already examined the area to find a good spot for a WoGE. I would most likely have chosen a spot a bit further south with either more famous arches and pillars, or maybe a paleoclimatic remnant - or maybe I will do that at some future time?

Anyway, here is the new puzzle. And it is a bit of a puzzle, I think. :)

As always, the first person to post the position and whatever is interesting about the geology/hydrology/geowhatever in this location, wins the privilege of hosting the next WoGE.

Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.

Where on Google Earth #549

Andrew's WoGE #548 was less difficult to find than it seemed at first look. A landslide-dammed lake between high mountains, with alpine glaciers and very small cultivated fields led me almost straight to the eastern parts of the Himalayas.

Along the way I took a detour and found this:

Note the orientation!

As always, the first person to post the position and whatever is interesting about the geology/hydrology/geowhatever in this location, wins the privilege of hosting the next WoGE.

Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.

Where on Google Earth #542

I haven't been so active lately, often having found the location only long after the NEXT puzzle was posted.
But Paul's WoGE #541 turned out to be surprisingly easy when my first hunch turned out to be correct!

So it's my turn again, and I hereby present yet another round thing:

I think the Schott rule would be superfluous this time.

As always, the first person to post the position and whatever is interesting about the geology/hydrology/geowhatever in this location, wins the privilege of hosting the next WoGE.

Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.

Where on Google Earth #528

Luis' WoGE #527 was a bit of a puzzler. I spent a long time searching the highlands of Madagascar before finally finding the mountains on the border between Mozambique and Zimbabwe - and even having found the place it was difficult to find good information on the geology. Maybe it would have been easier if I could read Portuguese?

Anyway, here is a somewhat more populated place for WoGE #528:

This one really ought to have been posted about a month ago.

As always, the first person to post the position and whatever is interesting about the geology/hydrology/geowhatever in this location, wins the privilege of hosting the next WoGE.

Previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file.