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DanielWilliams
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17 years ago 0 
Oh.My.Gods. The Old Looff's Roof for the new Looff's Building has even gone through a transmorgorphicatian as it slipped through the time-loops in the Parallel-History Universalism Warp Conduit !!!
eamaral
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17 years ago 0 
I don't know if it has already been posted, or if there are other similar ones, but here it goes:

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=-1.335174&;lon=-48.3765364&z=18&l=9&m=h">wikimapia.org/#lat=-1.335174&;lon ... 18&l=9&m=h<!-- m -->

A black hole in the Google satellite imagery.
Teresa
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17 years ago 0 
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=51.3265423&;lon=-2.3708582&z=19&l=0&m=a&v=2">wikimapia.org/#lat=51.3265423&;lo ... =0&m=a&v=2<!-- m -->

Look like a woman with a child.
RK77
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17 years ago 0 
By far the most interesting place:

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=19.2727542&;lon=72.8625217&z=19&l=0&m=a&v=2">wikimapia.org/#lat=19.2727542&;lo ... =0&m=a&v=2<!-- m -->

"All visible objects must be marked!"
abbascon
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17 years ago 0 
RK77

It is the real challenge to all WikiMapians.

Find something if you can.
renkessler
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17 years ago 0 
RK77

Perhaps it should say "All visible objects should be marked accurately and correctly with a minimum amount of overlap using the polygon tool and viewed only in Wikimapia Beta."
DonEsslemont
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17 years ago 0 
@ RK77
Would you have any objection if I tidied up part of the area shown at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=19.2727542&;lon=72.8625217&z=19&l=0&m=a&v=2">wikimapia.org/#lat=19.2727542&;lo ... =0&m=a&v=2<!-- m --> ?
RK77
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17 years ago 0 
@ abbascon,

These multiple marked spam tags are a real [u:233k8f8s]challenge[/u:233k8f8s] to delete...and I will find plenty more examples of [u:233k8f8s]interesting[/u:233k8f8s] trash if you so desire! ;-)

@ don,

The world is your oyster. If you wish to crack these "pearls of joy", go ahead! :-)
Babuinne
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17 years ago 0 
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.wikimapia.org/#lat=19.5328152&;lon=-102.2406363&z=16&l=1&m=a&v=2&show=/1499383/es/Iglesia-de-San-Juan-Paricutiro">www.wikimapia.org/#lat=19.532815 ... Paricutiro<!-- m -->
DonEsslemont
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17 years ago 0 
Can anyone suggest what these are?
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=40.9682336&;lon=-118.1881714&z=12&l=0&m=h">wikimapia.org/#lat=40.9682336&;lo ... 12&l=0&m=h<!-- m -->

I'd guess irrigated areas, but they are huge.
renkessler
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17 years ago 0 
Don;

It is called center pivot irrigation. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_pivot_irrigation">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_pivot_irrigation<;!-- m -->

Ren
oupzvan
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17 years ago 0 
hai Dear All...
u know Indonesia ? =)
DanielWilliams
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17 years ago 0 
@ Don --- center Pivot is confirmed.
Here is another example of agricultural finds in the desert
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=34.4950976&;lon=-115.5157471&z=12&l=0&m=h">wikimapia.org/#lat=34.4950976&;lo ... 12&l=0&m=h<!-- m -->
And another
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=26.9073755&;lon=21.9891357&z=10&l=0&m=h">wikimapia.org/#lat=26.9073755&;lo ... 10&l=0&m=h<!-- m -->
which I saw while looking for Volcano's in the Desert.
DanielWilliams
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17 years ago 0 
Need help.
I Tagged this so someone with good skills can tell to me what it is. Are we eventually going to start seeing more of this when the updates start rolling in?

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=77.3736037&;lon=-54.3115997&z=11&l=0&m=s&v=2">wikimapia.org/#lat=77.3736037&;lo ... =0&m=s&v=2<!-- m -->

I swear that's the top of a mountain peeking through
stcraftie59
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17 years ago 0 
Zoom in on this image.

Makes me hungry, sometimes...

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=37.6459759&;lon=-115.7507515&z=14&l=0&m=h">wikimapia.org/#lat=37.6459759&;lo ... 14&l=0&m=h<!-- m -->

And yes, that is a real image, not pasted in.
Martin67
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17 years ago 0 
In the middle of nowhere...<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=16.8649179&;lon=11.9537419&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=2">wikimapia.org/#lat=16.8649179&;lo ... =0&m=s&v=2<!-- m -->
Wikisoriano
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17 years ago 0 
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/beta/#lat=38.5398916&;lon=21.6034126&z=17&l=3&m=b&v=8&show=/12374256/Ghost-of-the-Lake">wikimapia.org/beta/#lat=38.53989 ... f-the-Lake<!-- m -->

A cousin of Loch Ness Monster :-)

(Created by roula)
roula
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17 years ago 0 
Thanks wikisoriano!
arbabdanish
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17 years ago 0 
may be some has already brought these places in notice, if so, then enjoy it again.

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/beta/#lat=25.2248202&;lon=55.1644135&z=12&l=0&m=b&v=1&show=/86191/The-World-Islands">wikimapia.org/beta/#lat=25.22482 ... ld-Islands<!-- m -->

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/beta/#lat=25.3399923&;lon=55.2705002&z=12&l=0&m=b&v=1">wikimapia.org/beta/#lat=25.33999 ... =0&m=b&v=1<!-- m -->

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/beta/#lat=25.1142019&;lon=55.1300812&z=12&l=0&m=b&v=1">wikimapia.org/beta/#lat=25.11420 ... =0&m=b&v=1<!-- m -->

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/beta/#lat=25.0031724&;lon=54.985199&z=12&l=0&m=b&v=1">wikimapia.org/beta/#lat=25.00317 ... =0&m=b&v=1<!-- m -->
roula
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17 years ago 0 
Aphrodite the Goddess that all we must to knowing
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=38.5918853&;lon=21.5295124&z=15&l=14&m=a&v=2&show=/13018698/Aphrodite-the-Goddess">wikimapia.org/#lat=38.5918853&;lo ... he-Goddess<!-- m -->
roula
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17 years ago 0 
A famous marble Discobolos
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=38.5877594&;lon=21.5295553&z=18&l=14&m=a&v=2&show=/13019536/">wikimapia.org/#lat=38.5877594&;lo ... /13019536/<!-- m -->
Bobak
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17 years ago 0 
National Geographic announced major news about a "Huge Pre-Stonehenge Complex Found via "Crop Circles"" about 15 miles away from Stonehenge. They were kind enough to provide an aerial photo, so I found the sat photo and marked it --and you can see one of the circles!

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.wikimapia.org/#lat=50.9379863&;lon=-1.8729329&z=16&l=0&m=h">www.wikimapia.org/#lat=50.937986 ... 16&l=0&m=h<!-- m -->

original article
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/06/090615-stonehe...">news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... rcles.html<!-- m -->
19jp87
Joined: 18/08/08
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17 years ago 0 
An opening in the Larsen Iceshelf!

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=-64.7211925&;lon=-59.4783926&z=17&l=3&m=a&v=2">wikimapia.org/#lat=-64.7211925&;l ... =3&m=a&v=2<!-- m -->
Anonymous1
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17 years ago 0 
Anyone have an idea of what this was? I have a hunch to what it was, but I'm not too sure. This is in Morro Bay, California, BTW:

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=35.3629723&;lon=-120.8698976&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9">wikimapia.org/#lat=35.3629723&;lo ... =0&m=s&v=9<!-- m -->
desu
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17 years ago 0 
According to <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.dbw.ca.gov/Pubs/Morro/MorroBay.pdf">www.dbw.ca.gov/Pubs/Morro/MorroBay.pdf<;!-- m --> it's the Morro Bay West Breakwater Light with an Fl 5 sec horn.
Anonymous1
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17 years ago 0 
Alright, thanks for clearing that up!
kencummings
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17 years ago 0 
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.wikimapia.org/#lat=39.0522183&;lon=-75.3938055&z=15&l=0&m=b&v=6">www.wikimapia.org/#lat=39.052218 ... =0&m=b&v=6<!-- m -->
Love the name. A combination of Old English and Dutch words: Kill means creek or stream, Murder has something to do with a grouping like a Murder of Crows or a Skulk of Foxes.
stcraftie59
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17 years ago 0 
kencummings-

[b:2goreby2]Wrong!!![/b:2goreby2] Kill does mean creek, you are a wee bit right.

But [b:2goreby2]Murder[/b:2goreby2] is for the settlers that were massacred by a tribe of indians.

A quote from wikipedia- "The river received its name after the local Indians attacked and killed the members of a Dutch settlement in 1648."

Found at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killens_Pond_State_Park">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killens_Pond_State_Park<;!-- m -->

You should look things up before you post. That was easy to find.
DonEsslemont
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17 years ago 0 
Is there any way to find out who is responsible for the excellent work on the river itself?
DonEsslemont
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17 years ago 0 
Sorry for my ignorance, but I don'tr do rivers or other linear features. I find that if you go edit map - river you see the points marking the river. If you put the pointer on the central line a menu appears, that incudes "created by ..."

It turns out the detailed and accurate marking of this river was by user kencummings.
19jp87
Joined: 18/08/08
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16 years ago 0 
UFO?

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=-19.1346676&;lon=-69.3890047&z=16&l=3&m=s">wikimapia.org/#lat=-19.1346676&;l ... 16&l=3&m=s<!-- m -->
dikbrijs
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16 years ago 0 
The monster of Loch Ness finally discovered, check the news item: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=57.2144034&;lon=-4.5706987&z=17&l=0&m=b&v=8&show=/13694159/">wikimapia.org/#lat=57.2144034&;lo ... /13694159/<!-- m -->
Teresa
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16 years ago 0 
That Loch Ness monster looks like a giant squid to me.
kencummings
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16 years ago 0 
Enjoy this Woo-Woo place before it gets deleted.

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.wikimapia.org/#lat=-22.0096214&;lon=22.4938202&z=10&l=0&m=b&show=/8059508/Interstellar-Space-Craft-Vehicle-Development-Corporation&search=interstellar">www.wikimapia.org/#lat=-22.00962 ... terstellar<!-- m -->
19jp87
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16 years ago 0 
Kentucky Fried Kitchen!

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=37.6461373&;lon=-115.750789&z=18&l=3&m=b">wikimapia.org/#lat=37.6461373&;lo ... 18&l=3&m=b<!-- m -->
Xantrex
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16 years ago 0 
@ 19jp87

Well... It looks like 1 or more objects, it/they might be flying

and I can't identify it/them... so...(???) hmmmmm

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=-19.1346676&;lon=-69.3890047&z=16&l=3&m=s">wikimapia.org/#lat=-19.1346676&;l ... 16&l=3&m=s<!-- m -->
russelld
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16 years ago 0 
hi not sure how to do this
19jp87
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16 years ago 0 
@ Xantrex

Possibly a camera failure, because I found the same object here:

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=-22.0797345&;lon=-61.4573908&z=16&l=0&m=b">wikimapia.org/#lat=-22.0797345&;l ... 16&l=0&m=b<!-- m -->
Carneyfex
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16 years ago 0 
Looks like a lense flare to me :-)
allgaiar
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16 years ago 0 
Winter,spring, summer and autumn at one place at the same time....a special weaving of Google! :-D
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.wikimapia.org/#lat=37.1594957&;lon=85.5648708&z=14&l=5&m=b&v=8">www.wikimapia.org/#lat=37.159495 ... =5&m=b&v=8<!-- m -->
kencummings
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16 years ago 0 
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.wikimapia.org/#lat=38.5391363&;lon=-121.7576122&z=14&l=0&m=b">www.wikimapia.org/#lat=38.539136 ... 14&l=0&m=b<!-- m -->

Smartray05 appears to have done must of the campus of this big University in under an hour. Interesting and impressive.
stcraftie59
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16 years ago 0 
>>Smartray05 appears to have done must of the campus of this big University in under an hour. Interesting and impressive.<<

[b:3tk9tpjg]Speed tagging is neither "interesting OR impressive."[/b:3tk9tpjg]
Martin67
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16 years ago 0 
It's easy to make points with speed tagging but it sometimes lack
the "special touch" that make this type of User "Great" IMO ...not yet.

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.wikimapia.org/#lat=38.5387314&;lon=-121.7478758&z=19&l=0&m=b&v=8&show=/13904062/Wright-Hall">www.wikimapia.org/#lat=38.538731 ... right-Hall<!-- m -->

I'm a perfectionist so This does not impress me...Sorry!
stcraftie59
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16 years ago 0 
Damn fine polygons there... NOT!

Yea, right. Impressive.
huhuhu
Joined: 31/07/09
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16 years ago 0 
Retracted my good vote. That's junk. Let super UL2s praise this dude alone!
huhuhu
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16 years ago 0 
Great road work! To bad I can't see who did this masterpiece!-((
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=-38.9421624&;lon=-68.0087936&z=17&l=0&m=b&v=8">wikimapia.org/#lat=-38.9421624&;l ... =0&m=b&v=8<!-- m -->
laileen
Joined: 10/09/08
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16 years ago 0 
@huhuhu

Here's the info of the responsible person for creating this road masterpiece:

manhaes, was online 5 months ago (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#show=/user/125220/">wikimapia.org/#show=/user/125220/<;!-- m -->)
Registered since: 25 October 2007
Rank: 90
desu
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16 years ago 0 
So anyway, how about an interesting place?

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=34.1829088&;lon=-117.8765416&z=16&l=0&m=s&v=9&show=/1778312/Naval-Ordnance-Test-Station-Morris-Dam-Test-Facility-site">wikimapia.org/#lat=34.1829088&;lo ... ility-site<!-- m -->

I tagged this one some months ago, but came across it again last night while tooling around. I downloaded a TIFF plugin for FF so I could view the data pages and layout plans at the Library of Congress and add information about it. The NOTS was a substation of NWS China Lake.

I'm still fussing with this one as there's a LOT of data pages to trawl through.
desu
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16 years ago 0 
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lat=40.0822745&;lon=-75.0719807&z=19&l=0&m=s&v=9&show=/13937708/Boy-in-the-Box-Discovery-Site">wikimapia.org/#lat=40.0822745&;lo ... overy-Site<!-- m -->

52 years later, and he still doesn't have a name.
DanielWilliams
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16 years ago 0 
Wow, Desu, that's freaky ... I added it to a couple of "MyPages"
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