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Old 08-12-2005, 12:28 AM   #1
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Never knew about this island in the atlantic, and part of it seems blocked out. Anybody got a clue?
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Old 08-12-2005, 12:50 AM   #2
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hmmmmmm very strange I don't have any clue of why it's blocked out it's definately by Google, but why I don't know.
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Old 08-12-2005, 07:58 AM   #3
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That's Sable Island (CAN). Afaik it's just a landstrip in the Atlantic. I've found another picture in the internet (wikipedia) made by a space shuttle. I've made an overlay.
I guess it's just another 'bad job' of GE.
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Another 'mystery' solved,
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thanks captain with your amazing wizdom lol
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