A Google Earth puzzle
06/10/2011.
by Alan Taylor
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Circular fields near a lake, watered with center-pivot irrigation. Image is 9km (5.5 mi) wide. (© Google, DigitalGlobe, USGS)
3 A steep drop, these switchbacks plummet from 3,000m (10,000ft) to 2286m (7,500ft) within this 3.2km (2mi) wide image. (© Google, DigitalGlobe)
A growing community near a well-off city. (© Google, GeoEye)
A scene covering some 3.8km (2.3mi), shows part of community of fewer than 200 people. (© Google, DigitalGlobe)
Saltwater ponds cut their way through this southerly farmland. Image is 2.5km (1.5 mi) across. (© Google, Whereis Sensis)
A sparse, yet noisy, neighborhood in a warm climate. (© Google, INEGI, GeoEye)
Population density. (© Google)
A contrast of wet and dry near the Atlantic Ocean. This image is 2km (1.2mi) wide. (© Google, DigitalGlobe)
Small fields near a town of about 8,300 people. (© Google, DigitalGlobe)
Farming around the eroded edges of a northern river. (© Google, Cnes DigitalGlobe, Spot Image)
Looking at the world through via Google Earth offers striking images of the diversity of our planet and the impact that humans have had on it. Today's entry is a puzzle. We're challenging you to figure out where in the world each of the images below is taken. (You'll find answers and links at the bottom of the entry.) North is not always up in these pictures, and, apart from a bit of contrast, they are unaltered images provided by Google and its mapping partners. So I invite you to open up Google Earth (or Google Maps), have a look at the images below, and dive in
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