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yes and yes ...and by that I do not mean no. It's not like two positives make a negative.

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Originally Posted by uncle phil (Post 2545903)

city?

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Originally Posted by BadNick (Post 2546004)

not NH and not a city

I'm in the Western Southern Hemisphere and standing in the middle of an interesting geological formation which I can see all around me as far as the eye can see...see? Si.

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Originally Posted by uncle phil (Post 2546137)

city?

Too much golf getting to you, unc?

And just for the record,

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Originally Posted by Jetée (Post 2454221)

are you residing within the contiguous United States?

I am not within the contiguous U.S.

not island....I'm on the South American mainland.

nope, not Brazil.

But maybe I should be, since I hear Brazil is where a lot of gorgeous babes live.

should I start a count down toward revelation day? ...10

sorry Tul...not Argentina.

It's one of those S.A. countries though. Where I am is the result of some ancient geological feature that has since then changed dramatically, leaving this very interesting place where I'm standing.

Not Chile either...go North hahhaaa....that's a lame clue since you have no other choice.

On a positive note, there aren't many countries left that you haven't guessed.

There you go...now you got it. Yes I'm in Bolivia.

I'm in the mountains of Bolivia standing on this very strange landscape...I'm hoping you can guess the landscape type or maybe even the name of this area.

Laguna Glacial is some gorgeous mountainous terrain...we should go explore that someday soon on a TFP expedition and Tully could be our expedition leader...but that's not where I am.

I'd say where I am is somewhat "less conventional" than just beautiful mountain terrain. There are only a few places on earth with this kind of geology....some in the U.S.

nope...not a volcano. This place is pretty much flat.

Go due south just under ~600 miles.

I'm about 180 miles SSW from San Vicente, in the Potosi and Oruro Departments (these are like "states" or counties)...no town is really nearby, this place is pretty much out in the middle of nowhere. Of the similar geologic features like this around the world, this is the largest one.

Well I enjoyed looking up cerro rico mine and looking around Potosi, but you're still not where I am. Think Pontiac...but not the GTO, not the LeMans, not the Grand Prix, not the Firebird, but another one of the large sporty coupes...and that name relates to the geology of where I am.

the bonneville salt flats? :)

yes!...but now apply that concept to Bolivia.

Salar De Uyuni?

that's all i got...

that's all you need, unc. Yes, I'm at Salar de Uyuni.

Bottom of the 9th and 3 to 2...as soon as the Phils win this first game, you're up, unc.

Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 km² (4,085 square miles). It is located in the Potosí and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, 3,650 meters high...that's 12,000 feet!

When it is covered with water, the Salar de Uyuni reflects the sky.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...uni_200701.jpg

Formation
Some 40,000 years ago, the area was part of Lake Minchin, a giant prehistoric lake. When the lake dried, it left behind two modern lakes, Poopó Lake and Uru Uru Lake, and two major salt deserts, Salar de Coipasa and the larger Uyuni. Uyuni is roughly 25 times the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...i_Bolivia2.jpg

Economic Influence
Salar de Uyuni is estimated to contain 10 billion tons of salt, of which less than 25,000 tons is extracted annually. All miners working in the Salar belong to Colchani's cooperative. Every November, Salar de Uyuni is also the breeding grounds for three species of South American flamingos: the Chilean, James's and Andean flamingos. It is also a significant tourist destination; highlights include a salt hotel and several so-called islands. As it is so flat it serves as a major transport route across the Bolivian Altiplano.

salt mounds:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...uni_Bolivi.jpg

Salar de Uyuni from space, with Mount Tunupa in the middle. Relic shorelines visible in the surface salt deposits (lower right of the image) attest to the occasional presence of small amounts of water in the salar.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...012-E-6456.jpg

Satellite calibration
Due to its large size, smooth surface, high surface reflectivity when covered with shallow water, and minimal elevation deviation, Salar de Uyuni makes an ideal target for the testing and calibration of remote sensing instruments on orbiting satellites used to study the Earth. In addition to providing an excellent target surface the skies above Salar de Uyuni are so clear, and the air so dry, that the surface works up to five times better for satellite calibration than using the surface of the ocean.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...alarUyuni2.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...Uyuni_au02.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...Uyuni_Boli.jpg

Hey! Im back and I missed you boys.

Where in the world are ya unk?

ok, the rays are in the same situation as they were after the first ALCS championship series game, so, where am i?

oh, and go rays...

go rays...just go home...with unc...wherever the hell that is...Tampa Bay? St. Petersburg? Staligrad?

WH?

Cooperstown, New York?

...at the Baseball Hall of Fame where the upcoming Phillies' World Championship will be ensconced for all posterity.