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Where in the world is... (Answers)

December 19, 2007

Posted by Matt Manolides, GIS Specialist-- 13 year old Benny Benson designed the current Alaska state flag while living in Seward, AK. -- Ogrodzieniec, Poland

-- Santiago de Cali declared independence from Spain 17 days before the national revolt in Bogata. It wasn't until 1819 that Colombia won its freedom.-- Despite a national declining population, the greater Tokyo area has held this title since the 70's.-- Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Check out the amazing Panoramio photos people have taken of this resort hot spot.-- The Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Poznan, was first constructed in the second half of the 10th century.-- I said Jersey, not New Jersey. ;) Saint Helier, the capitol of Jersey (a British Crown Dependency located off coast of Normandy) is now high res.-- Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate, Morocco.

-- Odesa, Ukraine-- Barkerville, British Columbia

-- Cobh, Ireland, where the Titanic picked up most of it's third-class passengers.-- Leipzig, Germany-- You can view the incredible infrastructure development at the Yangshan deep-water port outside of Shanghai.

-- Hafnium was named after Copenhagen's Latin name: Hafnia.-- The port of Honfleur, France was painted by the likes of Gustave Gourbet, Claude Monet, and Johan Jongkind.Á-- Pedro Álvares Cabral, thinking he had landed on an Island, originally named Porto Seguro The Island of the True Cross.

-- The Googleplex in Mountain View, California!

Here's a more complete list of imagery updates in this data push:New high resolution:
Americas: - Canada: - USA: - Brazil: - Colombia: - Mexico:

Europe, Middle East and Africa:
- France: Le Havre, Dunkerque
- Poland: - Russia: - Ukraine: - Morocco:- Nigeria: - Egypt: 2.5m imagery for eastern half of the country

Asia & Oceania:
- Japan: - New Zealand: - China: - Indonesia:Updated Imagery: Americas:- Canada:- USA:
Europe, Middle East and Africa:- France:- Germany:- Denmark:- Niger:- Zimbabwe:- South Africa:- Iran:Asia:
- Japan:
- Thailand:- Vietnam:Antarctica:

Updated Terrain:
Massachusetts