VirtualGlobetrotting: Maps Submitted On: 2005-06-30

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Jaws
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Situated at the end of Peahi Valley ( Maui Island, Hawaii), Jaws is probably the biggest wave in the world.

Camp Delta - Guantanamo Cuba
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Camp X-Ray is in the uper right of the bay. Camp Delta is "five miles away" but I'm not sure where. I think it is just below X-Ray at the extreme East end of the Bay on a tiny peninsula. Pictures taken of the camp show it right on the water. The main base is out on the big peninsula to the SW, the camp would not be out there.

Ammo Dump remains in Wompatuck State Park
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Ansbach AHP (Katterbach Kaserne)
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US Army heliport east of the town of Ansbach

Federal Prison Hospital - Fort Devens
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Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi
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Sheikh Zayed’s residence until 1974. Next to the post office on Airport Rd.

Provincetown, MA
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Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA

Legoland, Billund
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The Amusement Park Legoland in Billund, Denmark

Circus Maximus
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Abu Dhabi volcano fountain
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By: doranchak.
http://www.etoile.co.uk/Travel/UAE/AD_Volcano.jpg
The Volcano Fountain stands on the Corniche overlooked by apartment buildings on one side and the Gulf on the other. Designed with the conical shape of a volcano, hidden lights colour the water orange.
Update 2004: As part of the large scale redevelopment of the Corniche, the Volcano Fountain has been removed. Updated pictures of the Corniche will appear on this site when the work is completed.

South Weymouth Naval Air Station
Commissioned in WWII. Closed now. The mission of SOWEY NAS was to train all assigned units for their mobilization assignment; to provide administrative coordination and logistic support to the Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment South Weymouth and to perform such other functions as directed by the Chief of Naval Operations and to administer the Naval Reserve Program as directed by the Chief of Naval Reserve. Activities performed at the site included aircraft maintenance, refueling, personnel training and housing, and administrative support services. In addition, the U.S. Coast Guard operates a buoy maintenance depot on the property through an agreement with the Navy.

Al-Hosn Palace (Old White Fort), Abu Dhabi
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By: doranchak.
The Al-Hosn Fort in the centre of Abu Dhabi, is the former home of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, since 1966 Ruler of Abu Dhabi and 1971 President of the UAE. The interior courtyard is a haven of tranquility in traditional Arab style, in marked contrast with the glass and concrete of the modern city beyond its walls. It is by far the oldest building in Abu Dhabi - parts of it date from 1793.

Okba Ben Nafi Air Base (Methega)
Originaly the American Wheelus AFB it was renamed Okba Ben Nafi Air Base [aka Uqba bin Nafi Airfield], and went into Soviet use, an irony of the Cold War. It became a Libyan air force installation and contained the service's headquarters and a large share of its major training facilities. Both MiG fighters and Tu-22 bombers were located there. On 15 April 1986, it was bombed by the U.S. as one of the targets of Operation Eldorado Canyon (Is that debris from the attack along the south western edge of the base?)
This base was recently re-activated as a domestic airport and re-named Methega.

Sudbury Training Annex
The Fort Devens Sudbury Training Annex, or "Ammunition Dump" as the Annex is locally known, is an inactive 2,450 acre site. The Annex was most recently used by Army reservists for troop field training during Desert Storm.
Established in the early 1940s as the Maynard Ammunition Depot, the installation became known as the Maynard Ordnance Test Station after World War II. In the mid-1950s, the facility became known as the U.S. Army Natick Research and Development Command and was used for troop training and disposal of certain wastes from Natick Laboratory.

Tajoura Nuclear Research Centre
The Tajoura Nuclear Research Centre was established by the secretariat of Atomic Energy of Great Socialists peoples Libyan Arab Jamahirya SPLAJ in 1983 to solve problems of economic significance to the country via peaceful application of atomic energy. The aim of establishing the center was to create a modern and well-equipped establishment and the necessary qualified and well-trained personnel to obtain a "Centre of excellence" for carrying out fundamental and applied research, advanced study and training in the field of nuclear science and engineering.
Basic research tools consist of a 10 MW research reactor, a critical facility, a neutron generator complex, and a TM-4 “ Tokomak” with the necessary process, control and measuring equipment and instrumentation for installations. Radiochemical laboratories produce radioactive isotopes for use in agriculture, medicine, geology, biology, and industry. A physical research facility comprising nuclear physics laboratory, solid state physics laboratory, neutron physics laboratory, material science and engineering laboratory, radiation biophysics laboratory, mass spectrometry laboratory, activation analysis laboratory, laboratories for physical research using the neutron generator and in fields having relevance to cover most nuclear technologies and science.
The main facility of the establishmet, is a 10 MW pool-type research reactor designed for isotope production and for fundamental and applied research in nuclear, physics, solid state physics, neutron physics, radiation chemistry, radiation biology, activation analysis, study of behaviour of structural materials under irradiation.The reactor uses ligh enriched uranium (80%) U235 as fuel, light water as coolant and moderator, and beryllium as a reflector.
The 10-megawatt nuclear research reactor supplied by the Soviet Union in 1979 was installed at the research center at Tajura near Tripoli, staffed by 750 Libyan specialists and technicians. Many students were sent abroad; a group of 200 was studying in the United States until early 1983 when the United States proscribed training Libyans in nuclear science.

Turning Torso
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By: j_andersson.
By Santiago Calatrava

Gay Head Light
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Gay Head Light House at Gay Head Martha's Vineyard

Pyramid of Wadsworth
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By: Martha.
This is visible from the Tri-State tollway, about 30 miles north of Chicago. It is a large gold pyramid.

Soviet Foxtrot-class Submarines in Libya
Libya's submarine crews have a reputation for being poorly trained, and their boats are so shoddily maintained that only one or two out of six may be operable--not one has routinely gone to sea since 1985.

Pointe du Hoc
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Pointe du Hoc - Normandie - France

Aurelian Wall
This is part of the wall along the Corso d'Italia.

Egyptian Military SA-2 Missile Site
Looks like a mobile missile site.

USS Constitution
Docked in the Boston National Historic Park. That's the USS Cassin Young docked just to the East.

Baths of Caracalla
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Movie Park Germany
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Movie themepark in Germany, formerly Warner Brothers Movie World

Abu Dhabi clock tower

Aix-en-Provence TGV Station
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By: Hinkkanen.
High speeed train station near Marseilles. To the south of the station is the Marseille Tunnel.

Knossos
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By: j_andersson.
The Minoan Palace of Knossos lies at a distance of 5 km from the town centre of Iraklion. 4000 years ago people used to live here in luxurious palaces!

Al-Saraya al-Hamra
Tripoli's castle is built into the southeast corner of the city wall, overlooking the harbor. The existing plan of the main complex is Ottoman, with a mosque, harem and many courtyards, but the castle is undoubtedly built on the foundations of earlier fortresses. The intricate network of paths within the castle reflects the style of winding arcaded streets seen in the old city. The fortress has been added to by each successive generation of Tripoli's rulers, and thus contains a mix of architecture and decoration. The main gateway dates from the 16th century, and shows the influence of the Spanish rulers at the time.
No longer used for defensive purposes, the castle was renovated and opened in 1988 as the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Museum, housing cultural artifacts from all periods in Libya's history.

Shooting ranges at Camp Curtis Guild
The outdoor firing range at Camp Curtis Guild closed in 1998 after a stray bullet nearly struck a Lynnfield woman and her toddler. A total of 19 stray bullets have been found in the abutting neighborhood between 1967 and 1998. Prior to the closing, police departments from the surrounding communities used the outdoor range for training.

Tripoli Medina (Old City)
Tripoli Medina is an ancient walled city, dating from Roman times. Its high walls were originally built on the landward side to repel attacks from the interior, and these survived many invasions throughout the centuries.
The city's sea-facing wall is less ancient, however, as it was built in the 8th century by Tripoli's Muslim ruler.

Commonwealth Park
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Lonar crater
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Roter Kamm crater
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Bosumtwi crater/lake
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Grazzanise Air Force Base

El-Mansoura Stadium

Wolfe Creek crater

Acerra Castle

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
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The largest church in the world, built from 1985 to 1989 by order of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny in his home town, which became the official capital of Ivory Coast in 1983. Consecrated in 1990 by Pope John Paul II.

Pahto / Klickitat / Mount Adams
Mount Adams, known by some Native American tribes as Pahto or Klickitat, is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascades. Though the mountain has not erupted in over a thousand years, it's not considered extinct. It is the 2nd-highest mountain in Washington, after Mount Rainier.

Spider Crater

Key West Naval Air Station
the Navy's premier pilot training facility for Transient tactical aviation squadrons.

University of La Verne
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Wellesley College

Mount Wilson Observatory
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Lop-Nor nuclear test area
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Guanajuato
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Guanjuato - Patrimonio mundial de la humanidad

Airplane over Florida Keys

Brancusi's Endless Column
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Three sculptures by Constantin Brancusi, Table of Silence, Kiss Gate and The Endless Column, are on a 1.3-km West-East axis. They are a homage to the heroes of WWI. The Endless Column is 29.33 m high, the 29.33-meter column is composed of 17 rhomboidal cast iron modules.

Tabun-Khara-Obo crater

Gweni-Fada crater

Mausoleum of Augustus
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Odessa crater

Araguainha Impact Crater
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By: santo.
40 km, 247 million year old crater in South America.

Airplane over Luxembourg
A Passenger jet few kilometers NW of Luxemburg Findel airport

Kaknästornet
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TV Tower

Altes-Lager airfield
Former Soviet airbase near the town of Jüterbog, used for hang gliding. More about Russian Air Force in East Germany here:
http://www.sml.lr.tudelft.nl/~home/rob/vvs-ddr.htm

Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO)
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By: erikz.
AKA Nyköping Airport
Stockholm Skavsta flygplats

Upheaval Dome crater

MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna
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Museo Borghese
The villa and its small palace were constructed at the beginning of the seventeenth century outside the Aurelian walls between the Porta Pinciana and the no longer existing Porta Salaria in an area then occupied by orchards and vineyards. Scipio first engaged Flaminio Ponzio and then Vasanzio to build it: it was constructed between 1613 and 1615. It exemplifies the villa belonging to a great Roman family at the beginning of the seveteenth century.
The includes works of Raffaello, Antonio Canova, Pietro e Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Giulio Romano, etc.

Hayward Airport (HWD)

Riksdag - The Parliament of Sweden

Forte Antenne
Forte Antenne still stands on top of the hill, almost completely covered by rich vegetation.

Phoenix Shot Tower
In days of old, shot for rifles was made in the "Shot Tower." Molten lead was dropped from the top of the tower into a vat of water at the bottom. The lead droplets, like raindrops, would form into perfect spheres, cool and solidify as they fell into the cooling water vat below.

Barsebäck nuclear power plant
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By: erikz.
The Barsebäck nuclear power plant was permanently closed May 31 2005.

Mien crater/lake

Obelisco - Sp
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By: ellmar.
Obelisco aos Constituintes de 1932.

Riddarholmskyrkan(Church of Riddarholmen)
Riddarholmskyrkan, or the Church of Riddarholmen, is the burial church of the Swedish monarchy. It is located on the island of Riddarholmen, close to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. The congregation was dissolved in 1807 and today the church is only used for burial and commemorative purposes.

University of Massachusetts - Boston

El'gygytgyn crater/lake

Mixed Perspectives
Two maps are joined right among the skyscrapers of downtown Boston. The buildings on the left lean to the right and vice versa.

Arkenu craters 1 and 2

Riachao Ring crater

Gundremmingen nuclear power plant
Pictures here:
http://www.nukeworker.com/pictures/displayimage_11_7.html

Jänisjärvi crater

Aracar

Big Bay Lighthouse
Martha (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Martha.
A nice B & B on Lake Superior

Nadi abu Sith Lilfurusiyyah
Horse racing

Trains in Des Plaines
Martha (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Martha.
Des Plaines has 33 "at grade" crossings, so there's a good chance you'll have to wait for a long one.

Liverpool crater

Lawn Hill crater

Tin Bider crater

Musée de la Photographie - Charleroi
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By: sbxjld.
Musée de la Photographie - Mont-sur-Marchienne

Tswaing crater

Rail switching yard in Rome
This is one of the biggest I've seen.

Oskarshamn nuclear power plant
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By: erikz.
Oskarshamn power plant with three reactors.

Pilot crater/lake

Tor di Quinto Racetrack

Stade 11 June
Capacity 80,000

Chiesa of Santa Maria a Piazza

More Oil well fires

Really odd colorization

Copahué