Google Earth: Identify the city

It is not ice what you see...
It is the sun's reflection on a major sea. You will find similar effects in the carribean.
I would think this is located around Venezuela, but when looking I can't find it.
Yeah... the sea really looks like the carribean, but I would think these effects are found in other "sunny" waters.
I guess the major ship up north is a container boat/major cruise ship and the smaller one looks like an oil tanker. But I can't see an oil installation on the island/peninsula nor a container dock.

heheh, I'll give you a hint (tho it might not directly help you):
It's in the Caribean, which is full of islands

this little black duck is going to need another clue...
i found 3 that have the right shape, but none have the habitation...

I tried the Netherlands Antilles, of the coast of Venezuela, but alas...

The Caribean is a big place to search manually. I wouldn't mind a clue.

There are two games that are named after this place

No need for clues Stig...

the place is Port Royal just outside Kingston, Jamaica

[edit]:heh... I guess you gave some clues after all...

I had to use a little brainpower on this one... good choice...

Seeing the container ship moving towards this peninsula had me fooled a little as I thought that it was sailing towards a port south of the island.
Then the road on the island caught me eye... it led right out to nowhere. It had to be a peninsula.
Maybe the ship was sailing from a port?

I then thought of the tanker... it too sailed towards the island/peninsula...
Where do they have a container dock and a refinery/oil depot next to eachother?... Off course... in Kingston Jamica.

Heh, correct yes. I tried to make it look like an island with nothing to the north of it.

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Originally Posted by Stig

There are two games that are named after this place

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Originally Posted by Stig

heheh, I'll give you a hint (tho it might not directly help you):
It's in the Caribean, which is full of islands

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i had the feeling it was pirate related,
and the second game was not called port royal for the australian version, it was called tortuga (which was the first place i went looking last night before bed),
this morning i got out my tortuga game map of the carribean, intending to trawl (google-earth) through all the ports listed and check them,
(on an impulse i checked the forum for more clues...)

and sadly i was too slow getting up (it's 5am here)

B.

Let's see if you can find this one:

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https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y2...ka/entry11.jpg

I'll start with trying a lucky guess: Cairo?

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Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat

I'll start with trying a lucky guess: Cairo?

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Nope

Hunh. Louis went with Middle-east. Gotta respect his instincts.

My first impression was western Europe - someplace with a well-organized mass-transit system (those numerous vehicles are bigger than autos - and parking is planned for).

The traffic looks better organized, and drivers seem to comply with road rules - more so than I've seen in Asia or Middle East.

The domed building and neighboring courtyard suggest a government or uni function (or, at a stretch, religious).

Just organizing my thoughts, so far.

I reformatted my computer 2 weeks ago, and thought I'd gotten all the MS updates. After the Trojan attacks, I double-checked, and needed 77 updates (!). Got them now, and can hopefully scour GoogleEarth safely again. Wish me luck. :beam:

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Originally Posted by Sigurd Fafnesbane

Let's see if you can find this one:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y2...ka/entry11.jpg

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that view is from 50 metres ...
how about some decent clues?
(dont want to sound grumpy, but i dont have endless amounts of free time and i am really enjoying this game)

I need a hint I've been looking over Western Europe and haven't seen anything. Though the gloomy look of the picture reminds me of a German city I looked at though the architecture doesn't seem to match up.

i feel your pain,
i only had a couple of hours so quick scans through Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and across into communist (and former communist) europe (through east berlin), down through Spain and Portugal and as far away as Latin America (spanish influence) ...
turned up nix, nada, zip

(trying to pick from an image that low level is not going to be easy)
kom i gang odin , gir oss en brekke...

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Originally Posted by Ichigo

... gloomy look...

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Does anyone think we're looking at left-hand drivers here, making it (with 'gloomy') the UK? In the top-right corner, we have vehicles merging, bearing left I think.

Maybe this is one of the thousand or so Brit traffic circle thingees. Tho' I still can't place the dome/circular statue-base.

Wild guess: Trafalger Square, London, UK?

It's not in Europe.

If you're right about that left-hand driving, then I assume it's in the Indian subcontinent, or possibly in a former African colony.

I guess I was barking up the wrong tree with the "lefty" guess. Checking the non-island former colonies that still drive left, I get no match.

Those busses are tourist busses, I think, moving visitors to and from some attraction, or photo op. Any guesses on the tree-covered complex just north of the round thing?

Looking at the picture a bit more, I don't think they drive left. I could be wrong about this though.

I think these buses are white vans, not tourist buses. Third world countries don't have a lot of private car ownership, and little to none public transport. Vans that seat six to eight people are a common mode of transport.

I totally suck at recognising buildings or structures from directly above, I've got absolutely no clue whatsoever about that structure in the center of the picture. A fountain? A monument of some sort? Anybody got a clue?

We should be able to find it ourselves without Sigurd's aid. It looks like a huge city.

Edit: But I'm not really one to spend forty-five minutes aimlessly checking google maps, hoping to get lucky. Either I have a hunch and check it out, or I'll wait for an 'aha-moment'.

Alright... the clues:

• This city is situated at a high altitude in its country.
• It is quite old and has an walled old city.
• It has been used as a capital by more than one nation.

Aha, it's Sana'ah!

Louis is obviously correct

may we see your task Louis? (before i have to leave for work)

cheers
B.

Tradition says we should wait for confirmation, but I'll squeeze it in.

A question in a classic format for a change, to keep things interesting. Just a plain city in a large perspective:


https://img236.imageshack.us/img236/3318/bkspt6.jpg


If any of you Google Earth Gods find it really quickly, would you mind passing up on the opportunity to answer it straight away, so we can generate more interest in the game? Thanks.

mmmm certainly looks like an old city, not something too recently build. Have no clue tho

RIo de Janeiro?

Resembles Pacman with an underbite, and a wild eyebrow hair :laugh4: (the harbour slips look like teeth).

Note to Sasaki Kojiro: apparently my slow-loading problem was on my end. After gathering all the MS updates, I'm loading normally again. Sorry for the distraction. :bow:

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Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat

Aha, it's Sana'ah!

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It is correct!!

As to Louis' city...

It is most likely a Mediterranean city with its narrow streets and red tiled roofs.
Not many villas in the picture, mostly apartment buildings with backyards.
The ocean is to the west and there are piers protecting it from bad seas.
Also if you notice, the downtown harbour is filled with small boats suggesting that this city is a holiday city.
One more thing I noticed is the train station. The trains seem to enter from the north suggesting that this city is far south in its nation.

Yep, I would suggest looking in the mediterranean and its southeren cities placed with the ocean to the west.

No, it's not Rio de Janeiro.

Clues:
Those red spots interspersed with grey lines are houses and streets respectively. The blue stuff on the left is water.
~;p



BTW, I liked your last question a lot, Sigurd. It was fiendishly difficult but in just the right way.

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Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat

BTW, I liked your last question a lot, Sigurd. It was fiendishly difficult but in just the right way.

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I found a better one just after I posted San'a... I will use it at my next chance.

Now were is that damn french city? :beam: