The Online Geography Game
In the Caribbean Sea, due south of Cuba is the small British territory of the Cayman Islands.
The North West end of the Grand Cayman Island, is home to the Town of Battle Ground and a little known place Called Hell, which is not much more than a few rock formations and a tourist trap Post Office. The Cayman Islands are also known for thier Tax Haven, Sting Ray city, and thier Blue Iguanas.
Getting this one correct:
Courtesy Milosh, Serbia
Greetings 2009!
As we all welcome in the New Year, Where On Google Earth would like to announce a new Google Earth Layer.
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You can now download the KMZ file and see all the Historical Contest in Google Earth. Thanks to Google Docs Spreadsheet Mapper v2.0 created by Google Earth Outreach program. This KMZ points to a network KML generated by the spreadsheet and will be updated after each contest.
This was the Last Contest for Skip, and I am Looking forward to getting back to being a contestant!
Karel maintains the streak of correct answers getting all 10 contest #61-70 correct. Since Karel choose contest #41-50, and based on previous correct answers, Milosh from Serbia will select contest #71-80.
The answer to Contest #70 is the Caribbean Island of Saint Martin. The Northern portion is the French collective of Saint-Martin, and the southern half is the Dutch Sint Maarten. Also Located adjacent to Maho beach is on of the wildest places to watch Aircraft landing at the Princess Juliana Airport.
Landing at the Right Spot:
Reminder: Starting with Contest #71 thru 80, Someone new will be choosing the contest.
The Answer for #69 was the beautiful and majestic Cape Town. Shadowed by the impressive 1000+ meter Table Mountain and it’s siblings Devils Peak and Lion Head, this one of the most geographically stunning metropolitan areas in the World.
Also, Cape Town will be the host City to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Correct Answers Arriving at the Point:
Among the Prettiest places on the Planet, is the Island of Kauai, in the US state of Hawaii. The Princeville is a region along the North Shore adjacent to the NaPali Coast. Featured in many popular movies like the classic South Pacific, and the popular Jurassic Park, as well as many others. The area is also home of the quaint town of Hanalei. Visible in Contest #68 image is the extravagant St Regis Princville Resort which is home to some of the best golf in the world.
Another challenging contest, built in 1982, The Pennybacker Bridge is located in the Heart of Central Texas, and is known also as the “loop 360 bridge”. This image from Google Earth was taken during the winter time, when the lake is drained to kill off the Hydrilla, a non-native water weed.
Those Folks who managed to get accross safely:
