Monday 22 February 2016

Where on Google Earth #534

Paul took us to Iceland and the mid-Atlantic Ridge in Þingvellir National Park for contest 533.

Þingvellir is notable for its unusual tectonic and volcanic environment in a rift valley.

The continental drift between the North American and Eurasian Plates can be clearly seen in the cracks or faults which traverse the region, the largest one, Almannagjá, being a veritable canyon. This also causes the often measurable earthquakes in the area.

Some of the rifts are full of clear water. One, Nikulásargjá, is better known as Peningagjá (lit. "coin fissure"), as its bottom is littered with coins. After being bridged in 1907 for the occasion of the visit of King Frederick VIII of Denmark, visitors began to throw coins in the fissure, a tradition based on European legends.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Eingvellir

For contest 534, we stay in a green part of the world.



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Rules, tips and previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his blog and a KML file is available with all WoGEs.  Schott rule applies for this contest (1 hour for every previous win)

Posted at 0455 UTC February 24, 2016.

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8 comments:

  1. Ole Tjugen23 February 2016 at 04:34

    I will be happy to abide by the Schott rule, but I think the post is dated tomorrow. Or I have lost a day... :)

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  2. Andrew23 February 2016 at 06:11

    Ole... you are correct. The post should read "Posted at 0455 UTC February 23, 2016."

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  3. Unknown24 February 2016 at 05:37

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  4. Unknown24 February 2016 at 05:50

    We are looking at http://norj.ca/2015/07/permafrost-slump-to-cause-catastrophic-lake-drainage-near-fort-mcpherson/ near Husky Lake. That is: I think that is the geological significance. Correct me if I'm wrong, Andrew.

    67°31'10.63"N 135°18'27.90"W

    (sorry, deleted previous post due to typing error)

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  5. Andrew24 February 2016 at 06:11

    Correct, Paul.

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  6. Andrew24 February 2016 at 06:22

    http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/timelapse-video-shows-lake-falling-off-a-cliff-in-northwest-territories-creating-a-large-temporary-waterfall

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  7. Unknown24 February 2016 at 07:12

    Next WoGE at: http://wogepaulvoestermans.blogspot.nl/2016/02/where-on-google-earth-335-woge-334-by.html

    (sorry for the incorrect number in the link, the WoGE numbering on the page is right)

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  8. Unknown24 February 2016 at 07:15

    So it already happened...

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