12 June 2009

Does anyone know what this is/where this is??


Image tracked to here, but I can't decipher any of the accompanying text, and haven't found the photo elsewhere using a reverse image search engine.

Are these pits natural formations? remnants of ancient mining or occupation? vandalism by treasure-seeking "potholers?"

Update - Thanx to Shepdi, aviatrix, and MJ for recognizing this as an aerial view of the residual effects of WWII shelling at Pointe du Hoc in Normandy. Impressive.

Addendum - Good pictures here (thanx, Larry Ray).

7 comments:

  1. ShepJune 12, 2009 at 4:20 PM

    Normandy is my guess

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  2. ShepJune 12, 2009 at 4:27 PM

    My guess is based on this picture I took at Normandy in 2005.

    http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=bfi52e&s=5

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  3. AnonymousJune 12, 2009 at 4:39 PM

    Agreed - Nomandy. The craters are from the shelling of the beach/area.

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  4. aviatrixJune 12, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    Specifically: Pointe du Hoc in Normandy.

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  5. MJJune 12, 2009 at 4:58 PM

    It's Pointe du Hoc (west of Omaha Beach) in Normandy and the holes are bomb (shelling) craters from D-Day.

    More on it @ wikipedia:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_du_Hoc

    Opposite view of same area:
    http://parentdejunior.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/27-pointe_du_hoc.jpg

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  6. Doc RockJune 13, 2009 at 7:04 AM

    The Japanese accompanying the picture does not identify it--it only regards adding comments.

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  7. Larry Ray . . .June 13, 2009 at 6:36 PM

    Good photos, including ones that show the small rounded stone formation at the very tip at:

    http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwwii/lapointeduhoc.htm

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