[imatfaal]

The Old Faithfull Hotel? Chalet? Bit of googling late Old Faithfull Inn Hotel

[Bass (OP)]

Old Faithful can be seen erupting on the left edge of the photo.

[Geezer]

Are you sure? I thought that was Old JimBob having one of his turns.

Where's this then?

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[imatfaal]

A greenland glacier - like this one here  http://www.beloblog.com/KGW_Blogs/weather/archives/2007/09/the_melting_con.html

But it looks like a small plane wing - which makes me think that its your own photo, which makes me think Selkirk Mountains and their environs - possibly westwards to the British Columbia coast?  Salmon, Bear or Tikke Glacier?

[Geezer]

Yup! Greenland it is. The bit of aeroplane is actually the leading edge of a fan jet. Greenland is usually obscured by cloud, so I was fortunate to get the shot.

I took the pic before the days of digital cameras, perhaps 15 years ago. I wonder if there is a lot less ice there now?

[imatfaal]

Yup! Greenland it is. The bit of aeroplane is actually the leading edge of a fan jet. Greenland is usually obscured by cloud, so I was fortunate to get the shot.

I took the pic before the days of digital cameras, perhaps 15 years ago. I wonder if there is a lot less ice there now?

I should have realised it was too far up for a small plane.  And on the ice meltage - It would be a years work trying to find that same glacier, good luck if you try.

[damocles]

A new one to maybe fire up this entertaining thread again:

Where is the location of this photo?
What is the claim to notoriety of this place?

Hints:
(1) A "geography" rather than a "geology" issue (but physical geography rather than human geography).
(2) Not really "science" since a point of subjective human judgement is involved.

[Bass (OP)]

I'm guessing australia or south africa.  Was this the site of a battle?

[damocles]

Right about the landscape, Bass, but I would never count a battle site as a matter of physical geography.

[damocles]

Hmm! Not too much activity here. Time for another clue. I am probably proverbially overstating the significance of this place.

[imatfaal]

It's not Hanging Rock is it? - the place made famous by the film that seemed to be true but wasnt.

[imatfaal]

"a matter of physical geography" just re-read that bit.  so probably not hanging rock

"proverbially overstating" - the makes me think of making a mountain out of a molehill, google tells me there is a "mole hill" near mount alma in Queensland.  But I cannot find anything else about this little hill

[damocles]

Getting very warm Matt, but not in Queensland, and no moles around -- maybe a wombat or two, but they are irrelevant.

[imatfaal]

Got it!

The lowest mountain in the world Mount Wycheproof!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Wycheproof

[damocles]

Well done imatfaal!

[imatfaal]

OK - no clues to start with - but there is a bonus point for why I thought of here


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[neilep]

I should know this because there are sheep there !

[neilep]

Wales, Capel Curig !...there !!...Next !!

[neilep]

I retract that...too isolated !

[imatfaal]

I retract that...too isolated !

  Well retracted - not just too isolated, too Welsh!

When this is guessed remind me and I will post a link to a fantastic picture of sheep at the above place - unfo I cannot copy or link that particular picture which is copyrighted without giving the game away.