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ursidae69
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Google earth whale image
I searched and didn't see that this was posted before. I am using Google Earth to plan my next Baja trip in March 2007 and while scanning around San
Ignacio Lagoon I see this huge whale outline on the land. That was pretty cool. Google earth is awesome. How did they make this whale outline?
Anyone know?
The approximate coordinates on Google Earth are 26 49' 59.06" and 113 08' 21.04"
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FARASHA
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That is indeed interesting! Thank's for posting it!
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You've got to be kidding?
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ursidae69
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Nope, I just logged out of and back into Google Earth and it is still there. Hopefully another Google Earth user will confirm, I'm REALLY curious how
it got there. The image quality isn't good enough to tell when I zoom way in, looks like maybe someone used a dozer to clear the land in that shape.
If it is real, I'll bet it can be seen from space! 
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Don Alley
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I got it on Google Earth as well.
I'm a skeptic, though. I think it was done with software...I don't think it really exists. Just a guess, but I think it's a computer hack.
Or maybe it was done by some lost alien civilization in a time before current history. Travel there with The Key and enter The Lost Dimension of the
Whales.
Or maybe it's something that a copyright holder put there.
[Edited on 12-15-2006 by Don Alley]
[Edited on 12-15-2006 by Don Alley]
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I did it last time I was there with my Corona empties. Just took a few hours.
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ursidae69
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I'm a skeptic too Don! The tile says it was aquired on 10-30-2003 and is owned by DigitalGlobe. Weird. Maybe I will make a GeoCache out of it and
check it out when I go. 
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Go to Google Earth and enter these coordinates:
50° 0'38.20"N 110° 6'48.32"W
There is a huge Indian head in the mountains of Alberta Canada 
Much better than the "head" that appeared on Mars in the early 1970s...May be a hack though 
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Taco de Baja, That's a good picture.
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Those have to be hacks........unless there are some people out there with waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much time on their hands!
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The whale is a piece of art done by the same guy that did the hand and the whale on the hillside south of Playa Requeson.
The book 'Eye of The Whale' has mention of the 'artist' and his plans to construct it out of painted rocks.
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The "indian head" google earth image is a real image, not a hack. This spot is only 40 miles from the town that I live in. If you check out this link
you can see the image compared to the same location in a air photo taken in 1951. It created quite a media stir when it was discovered.
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http://www.cbc.ca/aih/features/2006/alberta_rock_sculpture_2...
I guess I meant this link. Sorry!
[Edited on 12-16-2006 by BajaNomad]
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Taco and Spike,
Has the ipod headphone always been there? Hip indio
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Hey Iflyfish,
The Ipod is actually a gas well and the service road leading to it. Kind of freaky how it is positioned just right. This area is very famous for the
amount of natural gas that we have.
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nateral gas???? how do you spell relief?? pierced ears??
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Wow I just don't know I have been over that with a fine toothed come and I see some things that make me think it has been doctored but then I see some
things that make me think it could be really there
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some one is going to need to go to 26 49' 59.06" and 113 08' 21.04" and check it out. any volunteers?
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there's a similar one at campo Kuyima, whale and bambino made out of rocks, very large we fly right over it in the pattern for the pista. in fact it
helps us find the airport sometimes.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
there's a similar one at campo Kuyima, whale and bambino made out of rocks, very large we fly right over it in the pattern for the pista. in fact it
helps us find the airport sometimes. |
Mike have you seen this one that they are talking about at 26 49' 59.06" and 113 08' 21.04"? It looks real but I would like to find some one that has
seen it or has taken photos.
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