Contest #154
Contest #153 answer: Sukkur, Pakistan
The city of Sukkur was developed in the 12th century, at the island of Bukkhr which lies in the smallest part of the River Indus.
Because of this bottleneck, the area just above Sukkur is very vulnerable to flooding, as can be seen here in a recent (August 18) NASA picture.
We can hardly imagine the scale of this disaster, it is estimated that it affects more than 20 million people.
Correct answers this week from:
- hhgygy
- Kallikrates
- Milosh, Serbia
- David Kozina
- Paul Franson
- Rolando Marín Monge
- Taliesin
- Doc Will
- Sarah G
- Andy M, USA
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- Andy Murdock
- Andy McConnell
- Steve Jaycocks
- Neil
- Max_Power
- Sanghoon Han
- Ben
- José Diaz
Contest #153 hint
There is too much water at the moment
Contest #153
Just a reminder: you can click on the image for a larger version and next Wednesday a hint will be published.
You will earn an extra point if you submit the answer before the hint is up.
Contest #152 answer: Oradour-sur-Glane, France
The village of Oradour-sur-Glane was destroyed by a German Waffen-SS company on June 10, 1944. Nearly all the inhabitants, 642 men, women and children were killed for no apparent reason. The remains of the village were preserved as a memorial and the new village was built at the northwest of this site.
Correct answers from
- José Diaz
- Rolando Marín Monge
- Milosh, Serbia
- Paul Franson
- Doc Will
- ewen
- Taliesin
- Neil
- hhgygy
- Smeulders, B.
—Hint—
- Andy M, USA
- bigbluealien
- David Kozina
- Sanghoon Han
- Steve Jaycocks
Contest #152 Hint
Unchanged since 1944…
Poll results
Thanks to all who gave their opinion in the poll.
There were 17 entries made, 16 of them in favour and one ‘No’. Unfortunately the ‘No’ had no comments, so I don’t know the reasoning behind it. It could be very valid, but it was not given.
But based on the results, it might be worth experimenting with the ‘Wednesday hint’, so let’s try it out in the next contests. My ideas, based on your reactions, are as follows:
- The next contests (except the obvious easy ones) will get a ‘Wednesday hint’.
- The hint will be published on Wednesday 0:00 GMT (UTC)
- Correct answers submitted before the hint, will get 1 bonus point.
- In some contests there will be an extra challenge which will give you an additional point (the former ‘+’)
Please feel free to comment.
Contest #151 answer: Yellow River delta, China
This is the point where the Yellow River (or Huang He/Hwang Ho) enters the Bohai Sea.
As the Yellow river is the most sedimented river on earth, the delta is an ever changing piece of wetlands. The Earth Observatory site of Nasa has an interesting set of pictures of the changes in the last 20 years.
Correct answers from:
- Milosh, Serbia +
- hhgygy
- Taliesin
- David Kozina
- Neil
- José Diaz
- Rolando Marín Monge
- Andy M, USA
Milosh, Serbia found it before the hint was out.
WhereOnGoogleEarth Poll
I got some responses about the hint I gave and there are some ‘WOGE hunters’ who think this is a good idea for the future contests.
So I would like to know what you think about the following.
Each Friday a new contest is published and a few days later (Wednesday at 0:00 UTC) there will be a hint, either visual or textual. If you get the answer before the hint is published, you’ll earn an additional point.
So two points if you submit your answer before wednesday 0:00 UTC, if you submit your answer after the hint is published, you’ll get one point.
I would like to know what you think of this idea. Should I introduce the half-week hint?
Please let me know by filling in this form.
You can also leave a comment either in the form or in the comments section of this post.
Thanks,
Karel
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How to Play
To participate, just make your guess in the comments section for each photo. Guesses will be held until the end of the contest, when they will all be made public. Anything and everything is fair game for getting a correct answer. Each contest will last one week, starting on Friday, so submit your guess as soon as you have an idea.