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Where is this? (2)

Just as the previous survey of this name (http://surveycentral.org/survey/24973.html), your task is to identify this city viewed from satellite:

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As usual, no options, just come up with your guesses. If no-one gets it straight away, I'll start posting clues.



 

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ElvisFan67 Bronze Star Survey Creator
posted 25-Feb-2007 10:26am  
I know it's probably some European city, since the image URL address has "co.uk". I'm guessing either London or Paris.
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator
posted 25-Feb-2007 11:11am  
I see a river, and some mountains... a decent harbor area, this is a notable port city. Roof-tops seem to have a red tint, I'm not sure what to conclude from that (perhaps North America, southwestern style?). It looks dry (not very green). There's a clear structure at the top of some large hill. Ah, wait.. maybe that's a clue. Is it Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? Or, maybe that's some sort of observatory (but a city is a terrible place for an observatory). hm
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator
posted 25-Feb-2007 11:14am  
I was just checking some Spanish cities and they have the same reddish color roofs... so, perhaps Spain or somewhere in the Mediterranean
Iseult Survey Central Subscriber Silver Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier
posted 25-Feb-2007 11:20am  
I don't know. My learned guess is Savannah.
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator
posted 25-Feb-2007 11:23am  
Cain
posted 25-Feb-2007 11:28am  
I'm really awful at things like this. I feel like the harbour part should be a huge giveaway but I just can't think of where it might be.
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
posted 25-Feb-2007 11:45am  
I have no idea.
blondie20
posted 25-Feb-2007 12:33pm  
I have no clue.
LindaH Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 25-Feb-2007 12:37pm  
Barcelona
icurok
posted 25-Feb-2007 12:56pm  
Barcelona.
JessicaWoman99
posted 25-Feb-2007 2:07pm  
This has to be Russia am I right??
guido
posted 25-Feb-2007 2:20pm  
I don't know.
Maarten
posted 25-Feb-2007 2:26pm  
I have no idea.
Maarten
posted 25-Feb-2007 2:27pm  
Oh, Barcelona. I have been there.  * duh! *
ausfox
posted 25-Feb-2007 2:51pm  
No idea.
angelfire
posted 25-Feb-2007 8:42pm  
A place in the UK...Ha Ha
hypersky
posted 25-Feb-2007 9:11pm  
Athens, Greece? I'm thinking that maybe the round shape that's just a bit to the right of centre might an ancient stadium. Wild ass guess, as usual.
RGirl
posted 25-Feb-2007 11:21pm  
Ihavenoclue Land.
RGirl
posted 25-Feb-2007 11:28pm  
Somewhere in Spain? Barcelona? Or Italy......Greece has mountains......I'm sticking with Spain, Barcelona.
LindaH Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
(reply to RGirl) posted 25-Feb-2007 11:51pm  
You must be thinking of Washington DC
RGirl
(reply to LindaH) posted 25-Feb-2007 11:56pm  
 * laughing out loud *
cabinfever
posted 26-Feb-2007 12:59am  
I suck... no idea.
msgman Silver Star Survey Creator
(reply to ElvisFan67) posted 26-Feb-2007 8:57am  
> I know it's probably some European city, since the image URL address
> has "co.uk".

That's my website. The image is "borrowed" from live.com.
msgman Silver Star Survey Creator
(reply to bill) posted 26-Feb-2007 8:59am  
> I was just checking some Spanish cities and they have the same reddish
> color roofs... so, perhaps Spain or somewhere in the Mediterranean

This, and your previous comments, are good observations. I won't say how close you are yet, but you're definitely on the right lines  * smile *
msgman Silver Star Survey Creator
(reply to bill) posted 26-Feb-2007 9:00am  
> Got it!
>
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> Barcelona, Spain


OK, forget my previous reply, you seem to have worked it out anyway!
msgman Silver Star Survey Creator
posted 26-Feb-2007 9:12am  
OK, enough of you seem to have spotted that it's Barcelona. The real identifier (apart from general things like it being a port city and the nearby mountains) is the long straight road running from centre-left to towards top-right. Since the grid pattern of the city is predominantly parallel to the coast, this road is running diagonally as far as the city is concerned and it's a key Barcelona landmark - it's actually called "Avinguda Diagonal" ("Diagonal Avenue", in English).

Hypersky: The round shape just to the right of centre is Barcelona's Olympic stadium (from the 1992 Olympics).
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator
(reply to msgman) posted 26-Feb-2007 11:14am  
That was fun, thanks!
mandy
posted 26-Feb-2007 1:32pm  
My best guess....Portland Oregon.
mandy
(reply to bill) posted 26-Feb-2007 1:34pm  
YAY!
Mallory's been to Barcelona. She loved it. She said the people were wonderful and warm and the food was good and the Flamenco dancing RAWKED!  * raspberry *
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator
(reply to mandy) posted 26-Feb-2007 2:39pm  
I didn't see her in the picture.  * wry smile *
kirst
posted 26-Feb-2007 5:27pm  
Rome? A total complete guess...no, wait. That looks like a draw bridge of somesort which confuses me. No, looks like more of a container port. Somewhere densely populated with a large river...I have no clue.
Zang
posted 27-Feb-2007 2:41am  
This is much tougher than the last one!
Zang
posted 27-Feb-2007 2:45am  
I gave up too easily...  * frown *
mandy
(reply to bill) posted 27-Feb-2007 2:10pm  
She's the one in the Sombrero
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator
(reply to mandy) posted 27-Feb-2007 4:02pm  
I think that's Mexico, not Spain.
jettles Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Qualifier
posted 27-Feb-2007 6:49pm  
wow, too hard for me
mandy
(reply to bill) posted 28-Feb-2007 1:26pm  
Don't yell at ME... little girl in the kerchief!
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator
(reply to mandy) posted 28-Feb-2007 1:51pm  
it's gawking, not yelling
mandy
(reply to bill) posted 28-Feb-2007 1:59pm  
Don't gawk...bugs will fly in your mouth little girl in the kerchief!
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator
(reply to mandy) posted 28-Feb-2007 2:18pm  
OK, fine, have it your way woman in stockings and short skirt (or perhaps no skirt at all).
mandy
(reply to bill) posted 28-Feb-2007 2:29pm  
no skirt.....no undies....no service... * raspberry *
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator
(reply to mandy) posted 28-Feb-2007 3:42pm  
Girl in the kerchief with mouth open has a service she can provide too, though it's illegal and I'm going to Hell just for joking about it.
mandy
(reply to bill) posted 28-Feb-2007 4:53pm  
See you there!!!!!
 * laughing out loud *
ROCKMAN
posted 3-Mar-2007 10:19am  
I don't have a clue.
mve17
posted 3-Mar-2007 6:13pm  
Ahh I don't know.. It's a trick!
cloudhugger
posted 16-Mar-2007 12:25am  
Altoona?
docgbrown
posted 17-Mar-2007 6:52pm  
Not Las Vegas (we're landlocked)
Irene007 Survey Central Gold Subscriber Silver Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 14-Oct-2007 9:36am  
Knowing which continent it was on would have been a good start
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