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Old Posted Feb 20, 2012, 8:36 PM
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<snip>The rocks at this location are very distinctive and this area is well known for them.<snip>
So, what I thought was snow is actually white quartzite?
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Yep, you got it Blader. A.Y. Jackson (of the Group of Seven) petitioned for the protection of the land around the lake after discovering plans to log the surrounding area. This was the origin of the park. Interestingly, this lake was one of the hardest hit by the acid rain from the Sudbury smelters with most of the life in it being wiped out. The water is a brilliant and clear, but effectively devoid of life.
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Old Posted Aug 13, 2012, 3:56 PM
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This thread made me think of this thread, so I thought I'd start it off again.

A quick review of the rules:
First person who identifies the location of the last satellite image follows that up with a new one. Please don't post an image unless you have successfully identified a previous one, because it gets messy and unorganized fairly quickly otherwise. Sometimes a vague hint can be useful. I encourage the person responding to provide some information about what is interesting or unique about the site, and maybe even supplement the answer with photos. If not, I encourage the person who posted the satellite photo to follow-up with the information. It's supposed to be a bit of a learning exercise.

This is a very important site. There are a number of features that you might identify in the image, but I am looking for the feature that makes this significant.

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Old Posted Aug 13, 2012, 4:03 PM
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^ Hmm... a melted glacier?
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Old Posted Aug 13, 2012, 6:24 PM
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That looks like Field BC, well, just east of it. Cathedral Mountain is pretty significant, and since it's the center of the picture, I'm guessing that's it. Assuming that's correct, someone else can take my turn, can't think of something significant off the top of my head.
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Old Posted Aug 13, 2012, 6:55 PM
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You got the locale correct, but not the significance.

The photo is centred on the rough location of the Walcott Quarry, where a massive number of well-preserved soft-body Cambrian fossils were discovered in the Burgess Shale, probably the best fossil site of its kind in the world.
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Old Posted Aug 13, 2012, 7:05 PM
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cool, never knew that, I bet my geologist friends would have though. Cathedral Mountain is pretty cool too, though I was wrong, it's south of the highway, not north and isn't even in your picture. Like I said, someone else can take my turn, can't think of one tough enough to not be guessed right away.
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Old Posted Aug 13, 2012, 7:51 PM
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Yeah, Burgess Mtn is lower left and Field Mtn is centre right.
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Old Posted Aug 14, 2012, 3:25 PM
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Ok no one wants to post anything, guess I'll go. This is a place I used to love going camping when I was a kid.

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I'm not positive, but that looks a lot like Mactaquac, NB.
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Old Posted Aug 19, 2012, 3:36 PM
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I'm not positive, but that looks a lot like Mactaquac, NB.
That's correct! used to love camping there when I was a kid, well for the few years I lived in NB anyway.
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I'm surprised I got that. I'll try to get a place up this weekend. If I can't, someone else can go.
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I'll post something for the meantime

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^ Cornwall?

Edit: not Cornwall, but looks similar
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The Soo! (Sault Ste. Marie)
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Good job ! ( It's a shame I just passed there and I didnt recognize the place ... -_- )
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The Soo! (Sault Ste. Marie)
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I didn't have to even scroll down far enough to see the water to tell that was the Sault. Of course living there does give me an advantage.
Nice to see the place isn't forgotten.
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Not sure if this will be too tough or not. My family cottage is on the North shore of the lake shown:

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Last Mountain Lake, Saskatchewan? At least that is what Google calls it. Seems like a strange name.

I'll have to find something to post.

Edit:
So the really long lake in what looked like a flat area tipped me off that it was in Saskatchewan, but I assumed it was a dammed lake. Apparently it is a natural lake (largest in Saskatchewan), a remnant from the last glaciation. Apparently the first bird sanctuary in North America is located on this lake as well.

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