Where On Google Earth #550

Ole's latest image (#549: http://overburdenblog.blogspot.ca/2016/03/where-on-google-earth-549.html) was a puzzle for a little while, especially with the rotation of the image. But once I figured out which way was up, the scoured valley to the south led me to search for glaciers that collapsed, releasing a large quantity of water. Google identified one such location as the Kokla Glacier in Ossetia, Russia - looking around there gave me the answer I was looking for.

The webpage at http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Kolka/ has lots of information on what happened in this event back in September 2002.

Contest #550 - credits are obliterated as they lead right to the location:



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

No Schott rule this time.

WOGE #548 - second attempt

Second attempt - after I managed to pick a location already played back in December 2010 in contest 241: http://woge-felix.blogspot.ca/2010/12/where-on-google-earth-241.html!

After my long hunt for black lava and cinder cones that took much of the Easter weekend, 547 from Paul (http://wogepaulvoestermans.blogspot.ca/2016/03/where-on-google-earth-547-in-woge-546.html) was an easier one for me. The red colour was easier to see on Google Earth, and after search Utah and Arches National Park, I moved south to Australia. There I found Kata Tjuta or The Olgas, located just to the west of Uluru.

From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_Tjuta): Kata Tjuta, sometimes written Tjuṯa (Kata Joota), and also known as Mount Olga (or colloquially as The Olgas), are a group of large domed rock formations or bornhardts located about 365 km (227 mi) southwest of Alice Springs, in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. Uluru, 25 km (16 mi) to the east, and Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga form the two major landmarks within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.

The 36 domes that make up Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga cover an area of 21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi), are composed of conglomerate, a sedimentary rock consisting of cobbles and boulders of varying rock types including granite and basalt, cemented by a matrix of sandstone.

The highest point, Mount Olga, is 1,066 m (3,497 ft) above sea level, or approximately 546 m (1,791 ft) above the surrounding plain (198 m (650 ft) higher than Uluru).

Here is my second attempt to find a unique location for 548:

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Rules, tips and previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his http://woge-felix.blogspot.ca/ blog and a KML file is available with all WoGEs, currently as far as 542.

No Schott rule this time - to give the geologists another chance to wrest the game away from the non-geologists!

WOGE #548

After a long hunt for black lava and cinder cones that took much of the Easter weekend, 547 from Paul (http://wogepaulvoestermans.blogspot.ca/2016/03/where-on-google-earth-547-in-woge-546.html) was an easier one for me. The red colour was easier to see on Google Earth, and after search Utah and Arches National Park, I moved south to Australia. There I found Kata Tjuta or The Olgas, located just to the west of Uluru.

From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_Tjuta): Kata Tjuta, sometimes written Tjuṯa (Kata Joota), and also known as Mount Olga (or colloquially as The Olgas), are a group of large domed rock formations or bornhardts located about 365 km (227 mi) southwest of Alice Springs, in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. Uluru, 25 km (16 mi) to the east, and Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga form the two major landmarks within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.

The 36 domes that make up Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga cover an area of 21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi), are composed of conglomerate, a sedimentary rock consisting of cobbles and boulders of varying rock types including granite and basalt, cemented by a matrix of sandstone.

The highest point, Mount Olga, is 1,066 m (3,497 ft) above sea level, or approximately 546 m (1,791 ft) above the surrounding plain (198 m (650 ft) higher than Uluru).[1] Kata Tjuta is located at the eastern end of the Docker River Road.

Contest #548 is not red, but shades of blue, green and beige.



Go here for a bigger version: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1563/26037026881_f48206c0c0_o.jpg

Rules, tips and previous WoGEs are collected by Felix on his http://woge-felix.blogspot.ca/ blog and a KML file is available with all WoGEs.

No Schott rule this time - to give the geologists a chance to wrest the game away from the non-geologists!

Where on Google Earth #544

Felix provided us with an interesting location that initially had me hunting in the Northern Hemisphere for many days before reassessing the shadow pattern and moving south. It was luck that ended up with me scanning South Africa for a circular pattern with small towns along the northern edge.

I hope that 544 provides an interesting search.



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

Posted at 1545 UTC March 22, 2016.