Contest #74
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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.
Torre Fare, Italy - Easternmost point of the island of Sicily. The closest city is Messina.
I got this one in 10 minutes. My ideas were that the buildings looked like Europe, perhaps the Mediterranean coast? The canals from the large body of water to the island made me think of Italy. I started looking at smaller islands on the OTHER side of the Adriatic (south of Split, Croatia) and realized they are not populated enough. Then I scanned the east shore of Italy. I skipped to the north shore of Sicily (dumb luck!) and scanned eastward at eye altitude of about 50 km. It was easily seen, the lake and shape of the cape were not hard to identify.
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Comment by Andy McConnell | January 22, 2009
Punta del Faro Sicily with the massive radio tower at the end on the beach
Comment by Ewen | January 22, 2009
eastern tip of Sicily (Punta Faro), by the stretto di Messina (Messine Strait). The city is is called Torre Faro, and it seems there is a gigantic red and white “il pilone”. I first assumed it was a lighthouse.
Comment by Michael T | January 22, 2009
Punta Faro, Messina, Sicily, Italy
Comment by Willem | January 23, 2009
Torre Faro, Sicily.
Comment by Karel | January 24, 2009