The Google Maps Game

[Mercator]

In case people were still actually interested and just having a hard time figuring out what that was, rather just being bored with this whole thing and hoping this thread to drop like a rock...

[Mercator]

what the hell?

Bonus: Spot the error.

[ElTigre]

Cape of Good Hope. I always thought it's Africa's southernmost spot, but it's not!

Originally posted by Mercator
Bonus: Spot the error.

[ElTigre]

Name the old city, not the modern city to the west:

[Atahualpa]

Re: what the hell?

Originally posted by Mercator
Bonus: Spot the error.

Americans and Geography

[Hueij]

Re: what the hell?

Originally posted by Mercator
Bonus: Spot the error.

Well, I'm glad they don't think we are the capital of Denmark.

[Mercator]

It's funny though, it's only at that one zoom level.

Originally posted by ElTigre
Name the old city, not the modern city to the west:

Ooh, great hint... I didn't see the hint at first, and had no idea. When I read the hint I knew it almost immediately... The old city's Carthage.

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[ElTigre]

Originally posted by Mercator Ooh, great hint... I didn't see the hint at first, and had no idea. When I read the hint I knew it almost immediately... The old city's Carthage.

Yes, that's right.

You can still recognize the ancient artificial harbors to the east.