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Berlin 29-04-11 11:28 PM

Re: Google maps "Whats this?" thread.
 
What about this one?

Area 51

thulfi 30-04-11 01:53 AM

Re: Google maps "Whats this?" thread.
 
French military base, Antarctica Island

The remotest inhabited Island in the world
A population of 271 people, impossible to build an airstrip due to rocky terrain. S.Africa is the nearest place, 1,700miles away by boat!

Mr Speirs 30-04-11 08:12 AM

Re: Google maps "Whats this?" thread.
 
Heres mine:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...2,9.876709&z=7

punyXpress 30-04-11 10:13 AM

Re: Google maps "Whats this?" thread.
 
BLUE screen of death?

-Ralph- 30-04-11 10:36 AM

Re: Google maps "Whats this?" thread.
 
The helicopters probably are abandoned, they are less than 20km from Chernobyl. Probably those used to help put the fire out.

yorkie_chris 30-04-11 10:38 AM

Re: Google maps "Whats this?" thread.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Berlin (Post 2528864)

Is that where they dumped some of the helos that they'd been using around the chernobyl plant as they were too irradiated to use again?

Edit:
B*llocks! Beaten to it!

dizzyblonde 30-04-11 10:53 AM

Re: Google maps "Whats this?" thread.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bibio (Post 2528900)
how about this

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...,0.055747&z=15

if you scroll out and look where it is its in the middle of feckin no where.


Giant plughole......someone pulled it and sucked out all the water:rolleyes:

dizzyblonde 30-04-11 10:59 AM

Re: Google maps "Whats this?" thread.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Lozzo (Post 2528895)
How about this then? Scroll in and move around a bit to see the scale of it.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...,0.077162&z=14


oh thats the Tucson one in the middle of nowhere in deepest USA desert?......I'd forgotten what it was called, Its gigantic! You can zoom right in, its really wierd! Was just looking for that to post :)

andrewsmith 30-04-11 01:39 PM

Re: Google maps "Whats this?" thread.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde (Post 2529065)
oh thats the Tucson one in the middle of nowhere in deepest USA desert?......I'd forgotten what it was called, Its gigantic! You can zoom right in, its really wierd! Was just looking for that to post :)

you mean this relitively empty one?

Here?

xXBADGERXx 30-04-11 01:47 PM

Re: Google maps "Whats this?" thread.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2529056)
Is that where they dumped some of the helos that they'd been using around the chernobyl plant as they were too irradiated to use again?

Edit:
B*llocks! Beaten to it!

http://www.ratical.org/radiation/Chernobyl/11-10-00.jpg


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