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One of the world largest shipbreaking operations is located on the beaches of Alang, India. According to Wikipedia, approximately half of the decommissioned ships are demolished here.

It is notoriously famous for the environmental and safety hazards. Local workers are exposed to PCBs and asbestos and safety accidents occur on a daily basis.

I found this video footage of the beaching of a ship. I am not sure that this is in Alang too, as there are several of these locations around the world, but you get the idea…

Those who beached the ships:

• Per Svolsbru
• Willem
• Doc Will
• Stephen Hope
• ACG
• Ivar Bonsaksen
• OTazMan
• Milosh, Serbia
• Andy M
• John_B
• David Kozina
• Andy McConnell
• charlie my boy
• Dennis S.
• Max_Power
• Andrew Smith
• Smeulders B.
• Neil
• Robert Matney
• Ole Ivanoff

Supposedly the most northern point of Europe is the Nordkapp (North Cape) in Norway. But it is actually located on an island and furthermore it is not on the most northern part in that neighbourhood, but that proved to be no objection to become a popular tourist attraction.

Those who reached 71° 10′ 21″ N

• Milosh, Serbia
• LegoMan
• ACG
• Ivar Bonsaksen
• Andy McConnell
• David Kozina
• andy h
• Galileo
• Exsanguinator
• Willem
• hhgygy
• Michael T
• Doc Will
• Per Svolsbru
• Dennis S.
• Max_Power
• Joey
• Andy M, USA

The Tarbela Dam is the largest earth filled dam in the world and located in Pakistan, in the Indus River.

The dam was constructed in 1968-1970 for irrigation, flood control and hydro-electric power.

The dimensions of this construction are rather impressive. Almost 160 million m3 (200 million yard3) of earth and rock were used in the construction, which makes it one of the largest man-made structures on earth.

Those who tamed the river:

• sarvnipun
• Jakob Langkjaer
• Calculon
• Ole Ivanoff
• LegoMan
• Milosh, Serbia
• David Kozina
• Ivar Bonsaksen
• Galileo
• Andy McConnell
• Jason Hattermann
• John_B
• Andy M, USA
• Dennis S.
• Max_Power
• Doc Will

Of course I could not ignore the disaster that struck Haiti and I thought it would be inappropriate to make this contest particular hard.
It is almost unbelievable what mayhem caused the 7.0 shock in Haiti. Google Earth reacted very quickly and published updated imagery so the whole world can see by itself the damage which had occurred. You can download this kml which will be frequently updated to see it for yourself.

Google Earth published with this kml some high-res imagery (15 cm resolution) and when browsing this imagery, you can see for yourself why the UN called this “the worst disaster the UN has ever confronted”.

Homeless people living in tents and painted ‘SOS’ on the nearby basketball field…

On the Airfield there are US planes with supplies

but the harbour facilities are severely damaged and it will take some serious effort before ships can unload their supplies.

A lot of you got it right:

• Nathan D
• Drew
• Naomi Catlin
• Mark
• Jason Hattermann
• Doc Will
• Howard Blick
• Milosh, Serbia
• LawnBoy
• Michael T
• David Kozina
• brian t
• Ivar Bonsaksen
• Dave Campbell
• Dennis S.
• charlie my boy
• Andy McConnell
• Steve Lacroix
• ACG
• Stephen Hope
• Willem
• Sarah G
• Exsanguinator
• Max_Power
• Falco
• John_B

Located in Kourou, French Guiana, close to the Equator lies the French Guiana Space Centre. It is the Spaceport from which the European Space Agency launches the Ariane rocket.

Those who made it into orbit:

• tom
• Dennis S.
• Ivar Bonsaken
• Milosh, Serbia
• Falco
• Will-e
• Stephen Hope
• Doc Will
• Andy M, USA
• Willem
• David Kozina
• Max_Power
• Andy McConnell
• ACG
• Michael T

Which concludes this series of challenges, where once again Milosh from Serbia scored full marks. Congratulations!