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Where am I?
| November 13th, 2013 at 5:54:15 AM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5106 |
the link says "Evidently either other fuel sources were located or it was found to be more profitable to ship the raw ore elsewhere for processing" As soon as coke was available at all, it would have been used instead, from what I know about it. I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| November 15th, 2013 at 6:56:33 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |  I went here for a wedding. I think that these boulders on the beach are unique in their size. Most beach boulders have been worn down. |
| November 17th, 2013 at 6:58:38 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
My uneducated guess is northern San Diego County, but I would go as far north as Malibu if I could. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| November 17th, 2013 at 1:59:15 PM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | I guess we should look for a rising and somewhat recent coastline such as Central America or Baja, California. However, Baja, California is flat. Peruvian lake? Looks like a seaside beach though. Africa has been around for a long time and I guess what started out as Boulders would by now be grains of sand, the trouble is that I swear I've seen this photo and can't get Capetown out of my mind. So against all geology and erosion knowledge... I vote for Capetown. |
| November 17th, 2013 at 3:56:55 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
I don't know about South Africa, but in Europe men wear bathing suits that look a thong. While that guy is definitely wearing an American style bathing suit. I'd suspect they are more likely to follow European fashion in South Africa than American. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| November 17th, 2013 at 6:11:48 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | The boulders were not disgorged by a volcano or carried here by an Ice Age glacier. They are in the Western Hemisphere. No peeking at the URL, but here is another image  |
| November 17th, 2013 at 6:44:44 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
They look granite to me, but that clue doesn't help me much. Geology is not my strong suit. Seems to me there is a lot of granite at Big Sur, but that photo didn't look like there were big cliffs, and it seemed too warm and sunny for there. Maybe Georgia, the location of Stone Mountain. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| November 17th, 2013 at 7:50:16 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
It is granite, and I think the formation is unique in the world. It may be impossible to guess, as there are many volcanic places in the world. so I will narrow it down.   |
| November 17th, 2013 at 8:00:04 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | The only beaches I've been on that map are Curacao, Panama, and Costa Rica. That photo doesn't look like any of those beaches. Curacao was very dry, and Panama and Costa Rica didn't have been granite boulders on the beach. At least the few I went to. At this point my guess is one of the eastern Caribbean islands. Having been to none of them, I don't know which have that much flora. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| November 17th, 2013 at 11:15:15 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
And you would be correct. Specifically it is the southern end of Virgin Gorda in an area known as "The Baths" and "FallenJerusalem".  |