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Foyes36
Oct 23, 2005

Food fight!

SyHopeful posted:

I've always wondered why Lake Baikal has a superhighway disappearing into its depths...



I'm glad I'm not the only one to notice that thing. Maybe something weird with the map itself? There's no way that's a real human structure, at least as it's not mentioned at all on Wikipedia.

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Foyes36
Oct 23, 2005

Food fight!

Devil Wears Wings posted:

There's also this tiny-rear end settlement on a volcanic island smack in the middle of the South Atlantic: Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. One of the most remote villages in the world.

I remember being creeped the gently caress out when I found that town back when I was scoping out random islands in the ocean. Apparently they're British subjects, but you're not allowed to move there as a resident from the outside, and they all only have like eight last names. Bummer, as I sort of want to build a home on the opposite side of the village and just veg out with my books, my NetFlix (though I guess they couldn't mail me my DVDs as fast), and a piano.

Edit: I love that one of the islands nearby is merely named 'Inaccessible Island' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inaccessible_Island). Kind of punctuates how loving remote this place really is.

Foyes36 fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Apr 23, 2011

Foyes36
Oct 23, 2005

Food fight!

THE HORSES rear end posted:

The northernmost university in the world:

http://maps.google.com/?ll=78.222442,15.654166&spn=0.002492,0.022638&t=h&z=16

"Polar bears are abundant in the area and are a threat to human life. As a result local citizens often carry rifles, and every UNIS student and member of staff spends their first day learning how to use a rifle to defend themselves against bears."

Sounds more interesting than my college orientation.

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