Where on (Google) Earth #188?
posted in Geology, Google Earth, Where on (Google) Earth? |Dan was kind enough to post a WoGE near the Somali coast last week without invoking the Schott Rule, so I got a chance to play once again and I didn’t waste any time in recognizing that distinctive low-latitude north facing escarpment.
For those of you who may be unfamiliar with WoGE (who dat?), the object is to search Google Earth until you find the tract of land pictured below. Once you’ve found it, identify its latitude and longitude in the comments to this post and do what you can to describe the geological significance of this area or the landform in question. The winner (first person to post the correct location and geology) will have the honor of hosting the next WoGE competition on their own Geoblog. If you haven’t won (recently) or have just been thinking about starting your own geology blog it’s a great chance to win a little exposure among your colleagues and the bragging rights that go with that. If you’re getting bogged down or just want to take a break from searching, consider taking a tour of past WoGE localities – the list is getting quite impressive. And if you’re still looking for more of this Google Earth geo-goodness have a look at the new Pathological Geomorphology blog which was inspired by WoGE.
I’ll won’t invoke the Schott Rule this time, even though I think it might be easy to recognize the geologic process (if not the specific locality). Just find it, baby!
[Update 3/1/10: Hint - this WoGE locality is in a country that is host to three previous WoGE localities.]
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Happy hunting!
Have there really been no solutions for a week or am I just too dumb to see them? Is this the newest WoGE?
I am kinda new to this so sorry for newbie questions ^^
No solutions yet, Stryke, not even a nibble – you’re not missing anything. This is, indeed, the current WoGE.
Thanks for the hint, Ron. I’ve narrowed it to a few countries, but now my teaching/grading schedule is too incessant to do more than a cursory hunt. I’m hoping someone else grabs this thing soon; it’s a beautiful river/floodplain complex.
Hi Ron,
I’m new to the geology scene but I’m hoping to make a career out of it. That said, I’ve been searching off and on for this for several days now and it’s starting to drive me slightly mad. Can you tell us just how off base I’d be if I thought it was somewhere in South America?
Thanks,
Mike
How could I disappoint a budding geologist? You’re not off base at all. That still gives you a bit of ground to cover, though. Keep at it!
Got it!
11° 7’6.66″S
50°38’8.37″W
Rio Araguaia
(Sorry for my bad English, it’s not my native tongue)
Your hint narrowed it down to Italy, Indonesia, Brazil and Madagascar. A little probing here and there quickly revealed that only Madagascar or Brazil would feature the necessary vegetation and geology. The rest was simply sweeping the surface in corridors, took about an hour
Probably the main geological interest of this picture are the sand beaches, which occur seasonally and make for a beautiful scenery, according to Wiki. I am not sure how to describe the rive itself in English, maybe a braided and slightly meandering one.
Well played, Stryke! There’s not much I’d add, except for an interesting geographical distinction I didn’t discover until after I’d already chosen the locality. It may surprise you (as it did me) that there’s an island of some distinction in this view. In fact, the entire eastern half of this view is just a small part of the Earth’s largest fluvial island, if Wikipedia is to be believed.
And now, Stryke, WoGE #189 is all yours. Don’t forget to leave a link in the comments here when you post it. Have fun!
I didn’t notice that as well, but following the rivers it does kinda make sense.
It seems to be a very nice place.
For the next WoGe – problem is that my blog is in German. I thought about hosting it anyways and that you or some other geoblogger could then rehost the picture and refer to my comment section as a place for answers. Would that work?
Newest WoGE is now up!
http://waterseemsinviting.blogspot.com/2010/03/where-on-google-earth-189.html
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