Where Is This? - Page 25

glatt · 11-11-2011, 01:08 PM

I'm not sure who built the structure in my picture, but Greenpeace has occupied this rock before and put up flags. This might be a Greenpeace structure too.

BigV · 11-11-2011, 01:22 PM

Rockall

Spexxvet · 11-11-2011, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

Rockall

Beat me to it.

Spexxvet · 11-11-2011, 01:29 PM

Where is it?

BigV · 11-11-2011, 01:31 PM

~~Victoria Falls~~

what glatt said, isuzu falls, whatever.

glatt · 11-11-2011, 01:32 PM

Those are those falls in Argentina where a scene from Moonraker was shot.

glatt · 11-11-2011, 01:33 PM

Iguazú Falls

GunMaster357 · 11-11-2011, 01:34 PM

Glatt is right. Iguazu Falls more precisely.

infinite monkey · 11-11-2011, 01:36 PM

You know what? One of my first of many google searches came up with the name Rockall but that's as far as I got.

ARGH!

glatt · 11-11-2011, 01:39 PM

I believe you, but BigV wins. He said it first.

glatt · 11-11-2011, 01:40 PM

The only reason I knew the falls is that my parents were there last week and e-mailed pictures.

infinite monkey · 11-11-2011, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I believe you, but BigV wins. He said it first.

Well DUH. Even I know that the basketball shot I DIDN'T make doesn't count!

#winning

BigV · 11-11-2011, 01:45 PM

the only reason I knew the falls (and I'm using the term "knew" very loosely) is that they're featured in the Planet Earth dvd series I have. just bogglingly stunningly beautiful photography. gorgeous is a pathetic understatement. the image (obviously) stuck with me, though I lost the name in the translation.

glatt · 11-11-2011, 02:22 PM

I mentioned before that I'm reading this Ken Jennings map book. It really is mostly pretty dull, but every once in a while there is a neat footnote. Rockall was one of them, but an even better one is Ferdinandea.

Ferdinandea is a former island near Sicily. A volcano erupted in 1831 and created a new, small, island in the middle of the narrowest part of the Mediterranean Sea. It immediately became a popular tourist destination and caused an international feud between 4 different nations who all tried to claim the new territory. But after only a few months, it crumbled back into the sea, ending all disputes. All disputes until 1986, that is, when the US bombed the underwater island because we thought it was a Libyan submarine. Seriously.

I would have used Ferdinandea as a "where is it?" but it doesn't exist and there are no photos.

BigV · 11-11-2011, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Where is this?

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I mentioned before that I'm reading this Ken Jennings map book. It really is mostly pretty dull, but every once in a while there is a neat footnote. Rockall was one of them, but an even better one is Ferdinandea.

Ferdinandea is a former island near Sicily. A volcano erupted in 1831 and created a new, small, island in the middle of the narrowest part of the Mediterranean Sea. It immediately became a popular tourist destination and caused an international feud between 4 different nations who all tried to claim the new territory. But after only a few months, it crumbled back into the sea, ending all disputes. All disputes until 1986, that is, when the US bombed the underwater island because we thought it was a Libyan submarine. Seriously.

I would have used Ferdinandea as a "where is it?" but it doesn't exist and there are no photos.

Not true! 1nf1n1te monkey posted the pitchur a while back in post #254!

11-11-2011, 01:08 PM	#361
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm not sure who built the structure in my picture, but Greenpeace has occupied this rock before and put up flags. This might be a Greenpeace structure too. Attached Images Last edited by glatt; 11-11-2011 at 01:14 PM.

11-11-2011, 01:22 PM	#362
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Rockall __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-11-2011, 01:29 PM	#364
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Where is it? Attached Images __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

11-11-2011, 01:31 PM	#365
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	~~Victoria Falls~~ what glatt said, isuzu falls, whatever. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not. Last edited by BigV; 11-11-2011 at 01:36 PM. Reason: right video, wrong name.

11-11-2011, 01:34 PM	#368
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	Glatt is right. Iguazu Falls more precisely. __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

11-11-2011, 01:32 PM	#366
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Those are those falls in Argentina where a scene from Moonraker was shot.

11-11-2011, 01:33 PM	#367
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Iguazú Falls

11-11-2011, 01:36 PM	#369
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	You know what? One of my first of many google searches came up with the name Rockall but that's as far as I got. ARGH!

11-11-2011, 01:39 PM	#370
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I believe you, but BigV wins. He said it first.

11-11-2011, 01:40 PM	#371
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The only reason I knew the falls is that my parents were there last week and e-mailed pictures.

11-11-2011, 01:45 PM	#373
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	the only reason I knew the falls (and I'm using the term "knew" very loosely) is that they're featured in the Planet Earth dvd series I have. just bogglingly stunningly beautiful photography. gorgeous is a pathetic understatement. the image (obviously) stuck with me, though I lost the name in the translation. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-11-2011, 02:22 PM	#374
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I mentioned before that I'm reading this Ken Jennings map book. It really is mostly pretty dull, but every once in a while there is a neat footnote. Rockall was one of them, but an even better one is Ferdinandea. Ferdinandea is a former island near Sicily. A volcano erupted in 1831 and created a new, small, island in the middle of the narrowest part of the Mediterranean Sea. It immediately became a popular tourist destination and caused an international feud between 4 different nations who all tried to claim the new territory. But after only a few months, it crumbled back into the sea, ending all disputes. All disputes until 1986, that is, when the US bombed the underwater island because we thought it was a Libyan submarine. Seriously. I would have used Ferdinandea as a "where is it?" but it doesn't exist and there are no photos.

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