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Contest #172 answer: Hashima Island, Japan

Hashima island is a now abandoned former coal mine facility some 15 km SW from Nagasaki. In 1870 it was acquired by Mitsubishi for their coal-mining operations below the seabed. At the top of the operations, Hashima housed some 5000 people, that is a stunning 83,500 people per square km.

The nickname of Hashima is ‘Battleship Island’ (Gunkanjima). This picture shows why.

The island was abandoned in 1974 and is now open for guided tourist visits.

There is a very beautiful photoblog of this island.

Wow, you beat the previous record of right answers again! So I guess it is time to raise the difficulty level with the next contest… 😉

Thos who did not abandon the island:

  • Michael T
  • Smeulders B.
  • hhgygy
  • Gillian
  • Milosh, Serbia
  • Steve Jaycocks
  • lardarz
  • ACG
  • Paul Franson
  • wistrand
  • blacbronco
  • Ray Liao
  • Kate
  • Chris Nason
  • Thomas Egan
  • themamateresa
  • eli
  • Pascal Gilbraith
  • Bill Close
  • Linda G
  • Jerry
  • Dennis S.
  • zumsen
  • Andy M, USA
  • steve willis
  • Andy Murdock
  • Sarah G
  • Ashwini Agrawal
  • Lalaland
  • Sanghoon Han
  • EJ
  • Andy McConnell
  • Jeffkash
  • Graham Foxall
  • Max_Power
  • brian t
  • David Kozina
  • ewen
  • Elin
  • wintermute001
  • Elrober

-Hint-

  • LawnBoy
  • Gordon Silliker
  • Dean Guadagno
  • Ivar Bonsaksen
  • ellen norrena
  • Carvas, Portugal
  • Stephen Hope
  • Alonso Alfaro
  • Camargo, California
  • Javier Abadia
  • José Miguel Díaz
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Contest #171 answer: Uluru (Ayers Rock), Northern Territory, Australia

Well, what a great way to enter a new year: we beat our previous record of right answers.

This is one of the most famous natural landmarks in the world: Uluru, aka Ayers Rock in central Australia. It is a large sandstone formation towering 348 m above the surface.

It is the same formation as the nearby Kata Tjuta (aka the Olgas).

Those who joyfully entered 2011:

  • hhgygy
  • Steve Jaycocks
  • Alex Tischer
  • lardarz
  • blacbronco
  • Ben
  • Milosh, Serbia
  • ACG
  • brian t
  • Chris Nason
  • Scott J.
  • Tim Frost
  • Andy McConnell
  • Alonso Alfaro
  • Andy Murdock
  • Ivar Bonsaksen
  • Gillian
  • David Kozina
  • Thomas Egan
  • Javier Abadia
  • eli
  • Sanghoon Han
  • Sarah G
  • BroderUlf
  • Chris Arnott
  • Elrober
  • Smeulders B.
  • Felix Bossert
  • zumsen
  • Max_Power
  • Graham Foxall
  • Bill Close
  • EJ
  • steven simmons
  • Skip
  • Matt Manolides
  • Marlowe D
  • José Miguel Díaz

-Hint-

  • Captain Greybeard
  • LawnBoy
  • Jimbo
  • Paul Franson
  • Andy M, USA
  • Ashwini Agrawal
  • Dan W
  • alyca
  • Josh Muehe
  • Dennis S.
  • Elil
  • Kallikrates
  • Michael Kennedy
  • Carvas, Portugal
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Contest #170 answer: Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem

What else could be an appropriate contest at Christmas than the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem?

Now there are several different placemarks in Google Earth pointing at this location and as I have never been there I chose to stick with the location given in Wikipedia at the time I put up the contest.

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These wise men and women came from all directions:

  • lardarz
  • hhgygy
  • Captain Greybeard
  • Chris Nason
  • Milosh, Serbia
  • Javier Abadia
  • eli
  • Paul Franson
  • ACG
  • David Kozina
  • Sarah G
  • Elrober
  • Steve Jaycocks
  • Sanghoon Han
  • Gillian
  • Skip (Austin, TX)
  • Andy McConnell
  • Dennis S.
  • Alonso

-Hint-

  • Andy Geoghegan
  • Max_Power

This ends not only 2010 but also these series, where both Chris Nason and hhgygy scored full marks! Congratulations!