Guess the City/Metro from Satellite Image

[JulioC 2,581]

23 hours ago, Oliver25 said:

Here are some clues to help, from the city's Wikipedia article:

??? is the *****'s third-largest metropolitan area (after ***** and *****). It is the 20th-largest metropolitan area in *****. ???'s estimated population in 2020 is 222,748 in the metropolitan area and 142,146 in the city proper. After a period of suburban expansion into the surrounding mountain slopes, the city council adopted a long-term plan intended to increase density instead — particularly in the downtown core. This has resulted in the construction of taller buildings, including ***** — a 36-story building that is the tallest in ???. Other high rise developments have already broken ground or been approved since then, including a 42-storey tower on ***** Avenue which will be the tallest building in the city, and among the tallest in *****.

 

 

14 hours ago, Oliver25 said:

You're on the right track with exposed glacial rock. Between this topography and that rather square grid layout, there's only one continent featuring both at once.

According to the Wikipedia article, there also seem to be a noticeable high-rise boom. So the local market must be pretty attractive and hot to support that kind of growth.

Additionally, if at around 200k this city is the 3rd largest metro of the administrative territorial entity it belongs to, the region's population density must be pretty low.

Kelowna, Canada! I was lucky now because I was travelling (using google maps lol) that area some weeks ago, so when I saw this I went straight there (but had to search a bit bc I wasn't sure if I had seen that city in Canada or Washington and Idaho USA)

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My turn:

[matias93 7,535]

Terracota roofs, those are not always telltale, but suggests a more milder climate, as well as the grass colour in the margins of the city.

There's a lot of ships in there, and of different sizes, and those ports look sizeable enough to be made for containers, so the city is probably involved with international shipping. The small airport and overall size of the city tell a different story though. And are those grid-like dots in the water salmon farms? That would suggest colder waters than I initially thought! Finally, the white sands mean that there's probably no active volcanism close to the city.

It's Vigo, in Galicia, Spain!

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Sorry for the weird position of the labels, but the shape of the city required to take the screenshot sideways and righting it afterwards.

[simmering 2,740]

I too get a Nordic vibe from the image. I don't know why. The water looks like a fjord. But @Oliver25's description seems to point towards Canada, and the terrain indicates the East more than the West. Don't have much time to search now though.

I didn't realise that it was already solved. Well done!

[Oliver25 63]

On 11/25/2024 at 3:28 PM, matias93 said:

Terracota roofs, those are not always telltale, but suggests a more milder climate, as well as the grass colour in the margins of the city.

There's a lot of ships in there, and of different sizes, and those ports look sizeable enough to be made for containers, so the city is probably involved with international shipping. The small airport and overall size of the city tell a different story though. And are those grid-like dots in the water salmon farms? That would suggest colder waters than I initially thought! Finally, the white sands mean that there's probably no active volcanism close to the city.

It's Vigo, in Galicia, Spain!

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Sorry for the weird position of the labels, but the shape of the city required to take the screenshot sideways and righting it afterwards.

Good morning.

I think we're going to need some clues for this one if possible 

I've checked all the cities facing East over a large body of what seems to be tropical waters along the equator, and I can't find anything. 

[matias93 7,535]

15 hours ago, Oliver25 said:

Good morning.

I think we're going to need some clues for this one if possible 

I've checked all the cities facing East over a large body of what seems to be tropical waters along the equator, and I can't find anything. 

This one is facing west, I kept the north upwards! The rest of your deductions are right though, it's a tropical place, though the orientation of the waters might be a source of confusion.

But to help narrowing things, I'll say this: a very famous rock musician was born in this city but moved far away very young, and another very famous rock musician made a song about a place named after this city.

[simmering 2,740]

On 25/11/2024 at 9:28 PM, matias93 said:

 

Zanzibar, Tanzania - You were referring to Freddie Mercury, right?

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This next one has something odd about it.

[Oliver25 63]

16 hours ago, simmering said:

Zanzibar, Tanzania - You were referring to Freddie Mercury, right?

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This next one has something odd about it.

 

Sfax, Tunisia

https://maps.app.goo.gl/7HwVDdqJNqBTbRuYA

 

Next destination:

According to SkyscraperPage.com, this city features at least 20 high-rises over 320 feet tall.

[matias93 7,535]

7 hours ago, Oliver25 said:

 

Sfax, Tunisia

https://maps.app.goo.gl/7HwVDdqJNqBTbRuYA

 

Next destination:

According to SkyscraperPage.com, this city features at least 20 high-rises over 320 feet tall.

Benidorm, Valencia, Spain. The shape of the city and the depth of the shadows is totally characteristic, but the added comment locked it out.

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Ok, my turn now:

[matias93 7,535]

hmm, apparently this one is proving harder than usual.

So, a hint: this is an important city on a very mountainous country, yet, as you can see, there's no mountains nearby it. And they aren't very comfortable sharing the country with the people from the mountains!

[Edvarz 1,985]

2 hours ago, matias93 said:

hmm, apparently this one is proving harder than usual.

So, a hint: this is an important city on a very mountainous country, yet, as you can see, there's no mountains nearby it. And they aren't very comfortable sharing the country with the people from the mountains!

You say mountains, I immediately think the Andes. It's Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Why are it's inhabitants not happy about sharing? Is it because the city is booming and the migrating peoples from the mountains are indigenous? Or is it just that they're unhappy about rural migrants?

Maybe my submissions are a bit easy, since I like posting unique places, but here goes a surprisingly large city, which is naturally very dense owing to it's unique geography:

[Oliver25 63]

Malé, Maldives > https://maps.app.goo.gl/B2769TYMSFMbvX289

Very interesting pick #Edvarz, i didn't know about this place. Island cities are fascinating!

Next destination:

 

[Edvarz 1,985]

17 hours ago, Oliver25 said:

Very interesting pick #Edvarz, i didn't know about this place. Island cities are fascinating!

They are! Malé particularly feels like a city striaght out from SC4 or C:S. It's rare to see such dense urbanization on a tiny island.

17 hours ago, Oliver25 said:

Next destination:

Speaking of islands, that's Palma de Mallorca, Spain! Biggest city in the Baleares

The next one is a city I find extremely interesting both for it's history and geography:

[matias93 7,535]

That's the puma-shaped capital city of the Tawantinsuyu, Qusqu.

My turn then:

In a neighbourhood of this unassuming (and very long) town, the world ended once, though it wasn't the only time it happened.

 

[Edvarz 1,985]

24 minutes ago, matias93 said:

That's the puma-shaped capital city of the Tawantinsuyu, Qusqu.

Spoken like a true son of the Sun

25 minutes ago, matias93 said:

In a neighbourhood of this unassuming (and very long) town, the world ended once, though it wasn't the only time it happened.

Oh, I know that one, it is the port of Progreso, Yucatán, México, close to the white city of Mérida and right next to Chicxulub, the impact zone of the crater that is believed to have ended most of the dinosaurs. By the way, you guys should google "Chicxulub crater" for a funny surprise.

This next one is for both history and geography nerds

[Oliver25 63]

50 minutes ago, Edvarz said:

Spoken like a true son of the Sun

Oh, I know that one, it is the port of Progreso, Yucatán, México, close to the white city of Mérida and right next to Chicxulub, the impact zone of the crater that is believed to have ended most of the dinosaurs. By the way, you guys should google "Chicxulub crater" for a funny surprise.

This next one is for both history and geography nerds

Carthage, Tunisia: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1mTRV7dySERGm8Q36

 

Next destination:

 

 

[matias93 7,535]

19 hours ago, Oliver25 said:

Carthage, Tunisia: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1mTRV7dySERGm8Q36

 

Next destination:

 

 

Oh, people speak English in that city, I can see it from this far, with the very characteristic warehouse neigbourhoods.

Considering the astoundingly white sands and the shape of that estuary, that can only be in Western Australia, or maybe California, but it doesn't look like the Californian cities I recognise...

It is Perth, Australia, in fact!

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My turn again!

Where in the world is this city at the foothills of a big mountain range?

[kaimai 1,066]

looks like Tehran (are we allowed to guess?)

oh wait ok, we're only supposed to post an image if we get it right, i assume. but Tehran is still my guess, can't think of any alternatives except Tabriz offhand.

 

  Edited December 22, 2024 by kaimai  
edit to play game properly

[matias93 7,535]

On 12/21/2024 at 5:15 PM, kaimai said:

looks like Tehran (are we allowed to guess?)

oh wait ok, we're only supposed to post an image if we get it right, i assume. but Tehran is still my guess, can't think of any alternatives except Tabriz offhand.

 

Wow, sorry about the delay, @kaimai! It is Tehran indeed.

When seeing photos of the city, I always get surprised at how much the Alborz mountains look like the Precordillera here in Santiago:

     

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Well, it's your turn. Challenge us with another place!

[kaimai 1,066]

This may or may not be an easy one but I've been particularly thinking about cities that have to incorporate a lot of vertical terrain, and how much I like them in general.

[Oliver25 63]

On 12/25/2024 at 12:53 PM, kaimai said:

This may or may not be an easy one but I've been particularly thinking about cities that have to incorporate a lot of vertical terrain, and how much I like them in general.

Eastern Russia?

• It seems to be in a colder region based on the surface textures
• The core density looks European
• The immediate surrounding neighborhoods have a more soviet profile with bar-shaped buildings
• Yet the blue roofs pattern of industrial areas in the outskirt of the metro is more common in Asia

Am I close? Otherwise, some hints would be much appreciated

 

[kaimai 1,066]

Close in longitude at least. If it helps, here's a zoom in on just the urban core.

This city is best known for its karst topography, some of which is visible in these images. It is also historically significant, a popular tourist destination, and the third-largest city in _____.

[Oliver25 63]

Ok, at a smaller scale, the core is definitely not European after all. It's in China!

Looking up at the karst regions in China, it's Guilin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/s8FfX67mm9CLUsiM8

[Oliver25 63]

Next destination:

[kaimai 1,066]

21 hours ago, Oliver25 said:

Ok, at a smaller scale, the core is definitely not European after all. It's in China!

Looking up at the karst regions in China, it's Guilin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/s8FfX67mm9CLUsiM8

Yes, some of my favorite geography in general. Love these kinds of landforms.

No guess on yours at the moment, except that it looks European...

[Oliver25 63]

Hello  @kaimai

Sorry, it's not your turn to post a new city to guess. Here is a link to the rules in the first page of this thread:

1. - The first person to correctly identify the city gets to share the next Google Earth satellite image. So, this can't be your turn unless you successfully guessed the previous city first.
2. - The game is 'Guess the City/Metro from Satellite Image'. Your last post doesn't feature a satellite image of a city. It also shows more of a village rather than a city/metro. To keep the game at a moderate difficulty level accessible to a broader audience, it's best to avoid small, lesser-known towns or villages, unless they are internationally famous or have a unique geopolitical trait (e.g., Monaco, Vatican City, Luxembourg, Gibraltar). Instead, players tend to focus on average to large cities or metropolitan areas (e.g., population > 100k).

Please remove your last post and review the rules of the game.

 

 

[JulioC 2,581]

2 hours ago, Oliver25 said:

Hello  @kaimai

Sorry, it's not your turn to post a new city to guess. Here is a link to the rules in the first page of this thread:

1. - The first person to correctly identify the city gets to share the next Google Earth satellite image. So, this can't be your turn unless you successfully guessed the previous city first.
2. - The game is 'Guess the City/Metro from Satellite Image'. Your last post doesn't feature a satellite image of a city. It also shows more of a village rather than a city/metro. To keep the game at a moderate difficulty level accessible to a broader audience, it's best to avoid small, lesser-known towns or villages, unless they are internationally famous or have a unique geopolitical trait (e.g., Monaco, Vatican City, Luxembourg, Gibraltar). Instead, players tend to focus on average to large cities or metropolitan areas (e.g., population > 100k).

Please remove your last post and review the rules of the game.

 

 

I don't think he posted a new city to guess lol that just an example of the landforms of that same chinese city lol

23 hours ago, Oliver25 said:

Next destination:

Anyway, I didn't find the city yet, but I agree, it has not only an european look, but reminds me a lot of austrian/swiss/german cities. It's problably on central europe, I will take a closer look and try a better guess!

[Oliver25 63]

1 minute ago, JulioC said:

I don't think he posted a new city to guess lol that just an example of the landforms of that same chinese city lol

Anyway, I didn't find the city yet, but I agree, it has not only an european look, but reminds me a lot of austrian/swiss/german cities. It's problably on central europe, I will take a closer look and try a better guess!

Thanks for the clarification @JulioC. If that's the case, all my apologies @kaimai; I misunderstood your post and thought you posted a next picture to guess.

You're both on the right track for the next guess. Hint: inhabitants of this metro don't hold the same passeport cover.

[JulioC 2,581]

1 minute ago, Oliver25 said:

Thanks for the clarification @JulioC. If that's the case, all my apologies @kaimai; I misunderstood your post and thought you posted a next picture to guess.

You're both on the right track for the next guess. Hint: inhabitants of this metro don't hold the same passeport cover.

No problem lol

Also, that hint helped me a lot. My second try went straight to Basel, which is that city. Just wait some minutes and I will post my city for you guys to guess 

[Oliver25 63]

12 minutes ago, JulioC said:

No problem lol

Also, that hint helped me a lot. My second try went straight to Basel, which is that city. Just wait some minutes and I will post my city for you guys to guess 

You got it! It is Basel, a unique metro sprawling over three countries at once: Switzerland, France, and Germany. At some point it was ranked #10 best place to live in the world. It's fascinating to think of the international cooperation it must take to manage its transit system. The Roche Towers give it an interesting skyline, too.

[JulioC 2,581]

Next guess! If someone tries and don't get it on the first try I will post some hint!