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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Simon
SFN Regular
USA
1992 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2009 : 08:06:32 [Permalink]
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Considering the scale of the 'building', the island must be quite small, less than a mile across; I'd think.
considering how similar the 'buildings' are, they might actually be containers.
The pattern of occupation is also interesting with the island being empty in its centre.
I am thinking that this island might not be actually be inhabited and might be used either as installations (like Plum island) or to store stuff for example by the Navy.
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Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there – on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
 Posted - 06/27/2009 : 08:48:44 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Simon
Considering the scale of the 'building', the island must be quite small, less than a mile across; I'd think.
considering how similar the 'buildings' are, they might actually be containers.
The pattern of occupation is also interesting with the island being empty in its centre.
I am thinking that this island might not be actually be inhabited and might be used either as installations (like Plum island) or to store stuff for example by the Navy.
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Interesting logic. But notice there is only a tiny harbor, unsuitable for large vessels.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2009 : 17:23:44 [Permalink]
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Hint #1: About 90% of this island's surface was hauled off by phosphate miners.
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Simon
SFN Regular
USA
1992 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2009 : 20:24:07 [Permalink]
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Could it be one of the Petrel islands?
Also; I want to officially nominate a candidate as coolest named official congress regulation ever: the Guano Islands Act |
Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there – on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2009 : 21:48:51 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Simon
Could it be one of the Petrel islands? |
No, sorry.
Hint # 2: This island is not a US possession or protectorate.| Also; I want to officially nominate a candidate as coolest named official congress regulation ever: the Guano Islands Act |
Nice!
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2009 : 22:22:40 [Permalink]
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Hint # 3: This island is part of an independent multi-island nation, but is municipally administered by a council of exiles based in another multi-island nation. The island where the council resides also holds the bulk of the population of the island which is shown in the OP, which itself has very few residents.
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lorddix
New Member
USA
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Posted - 06/28/2009 : 08:35:44 [Permalink]
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Is it Banaba Island?
Located at the following coordinates in the South Pacific - 0° 51' 34" S, 169° 32' 13" E |
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Randy
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Posted - 06/28/2009 : 08:56:01 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by lorddix
Is it Banaba Island?
Located at the following coordinates in the South Pacific - 0° 51' 34" S, 169° 32' 13" E
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Hey...looks like you won the bag of guano! I ran your coordinates through Google Earth; took me right to the little isle.
Here's a bit on Banaba Island. |
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"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 06/28/2009 : 16:35:50 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by lorddix
Is it Banaba Island?
Located at the following coordinates in the South Pacific - 0° 51' 34" S, 169° 32' 13" E |
Hot dog, you win! Banaba Island, also known as Ocean Island, is exactly correct.
May I ask how you figured this out so easily?
(Also, welcome to Skeptic Friends Network, lorddix!)
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Simon
SFN Regular
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Posted - 06/28/2009 : 17:18:51 [Permalink]
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| Congratz lorddix! |
Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there – on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
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What on Earth?: Island
