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Satellite Images Quiz #3

Guess what is pictured in these satellite images.
All images from the Landsat satellite
Quiz by Quizmaster
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Last updated: March 27, 2018
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First submittedJune 6, 2011
Times taken66,414
Average score68.8%
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body of water
island
"country"
river
body of water
region
country
island
U.S. state - partial view
island
river delta
country
body of water
island
province
city
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Level 21
Nov 11, 2013
Hawaii is a state, that's the "Big Island"
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Level 77
Nov 14, 2013
The big island is not the official name of it, as evident from your use of quotation marks. The "big island" is, or course, called Hawaii.
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Level 66
Aug 9, 2017
Wait wait wait... it's not Hawaii, it's Hawaii?
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Level 76
Jan 9, 2020
Hawaii is the state, Hawai'i is the island
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Level 79
Dec 23, 2020
That's interesting!
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Level 78
Aug 10, 2017
Hawaii is both the name of the big island and the US state in its entirety.
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Level 67
Nov 17, 2021
Which is not confusing at all.
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Level 60
Nov 19, 2021
Tbh it isn’t
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Level 24
Jan 14, 2014
too easy
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Level 42
Feb 5, 2014
I'm from Tasmania! It's a nice place. You should all come and visit me :) haha
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Level 71
Mar 10, 2016
I called at your place and you wouldn't answer the door!
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Level 77
Aug 10, 2017
I'd love to. Appreciate the invite.
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Level 79
Dec 23, 2020
What's your home address! 😁
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Level 53
Dec 18, 2022
and social security number while you're at it 😀
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Level 38
May 18, 2022
All Australians like me, would get Sydney and Tasmania.
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Level 42
Feb 19, 2023
9 years later and I'm still doing these quizzes
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Level 77
May 22, 2014
Yay for Newfoundland. I was trying to guess the province and suddenly I got the answer to another picture. I feel I should've gotten that tiny American river though and perhaps that dusty Middle Eastern country..
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Level 49
Oct 5, 2014
Figure out Scotland just as time ran out. After I keyed in uk first
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Level 38
Oct 7, 2017
Scotland is NOT a country- I kept guessing UK and Ireland. Scotland is a territory NOT a country.
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Level 50
Oct 30, 2017
thats why he wrote 'country' for scotland
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Level 44
Apr 29, 2018
Scotland is very much a country. The sovereign state is the United Kingdom, of which Scotland is a constituent country along with Wales, England and arguably Northern Ireland.
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Level 67
Aug 2, 2019
This website makes everyone think it is not... and becuase it is excluded on the countries of the world (on the basis of not being sovereign) think they have it from an authorative source that it is not a country and people start stating it as fact and defending it like they know it all..
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Level 67
Aug 2, 2019
Then by the same logic the netherlands shouldnt be a country either (well, more comparable to england, because that is where the UK is ruled from) Because it is a kingdom (the kingdom of the netherlands) and does not only exist of the netherlands..
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Level 71
Nov 18, 2021
Scotland is a country in the context of the United Kingdom, because the United Kingdom calls its subnational divisions "countries". So yes, it's a country.

In a world-wide context, like a country-listing quiz, Scotland is not a country because it is not a sovereignty. The word "country" refers to something different in that context.

Is the United Kingdom a state? Yes, of course it is: in a world-wide context, it has the characteristics of statehood and it is a state.

Is California a state? Yes, because the United States calls its subnational divisions "states". So yes, it's a state.

If the UK and California are both states, does that mean I would list them together as peer entities on a "States of the World" quiz? No, I would not. It's the same word referring to different kinds of things in different contexts.

I'd probably say "Country (not sovereign)" as a qualifier rather than putting country in scare quotes, but the concept is pretty clear.

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Level 16
Jan 23, 2018
i kept putting denmark
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Level 71
Mar 10, 2016
I think that 'Big' by itself should suffice for 'Big Island' (even though Hawaii is shown)
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Level 64
May 10, 2016
Woah, what is going on with that river delta?

Go home Mississippi, you're drunk.

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Level 10
Jun 6, 2016
You need to tweek the Scotland map, there is a bit of Northern Ireland in there and the most northern islands are missing. Oh and as my friend above said Scotland is a country!
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Level 71
Jun 9, 2016
It is sometimes difficult to ask a question without giving away the answer. Most of the jetpunkers doing this quiz work out what is meant by the question without pulling it apart to see if it could mean anything else. Most of us know that 'Scotland' is a country (as is Northern Ireland and England and Wales) but the majority of the region given is clearly Scotland and so is the answer.
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Level 67
Aug 2, 2019
if you read the comments sections regularly , you definitely dont get the impression most know scotland is a country. Like 90% of the comments concerning that subject are that hey arent countries..
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Level 29
Jun 6, 2016
Got all of 'em except Mississippi.
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Level 65
Jun 6, 2016
Lots of North America...
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Level 68
Jun 16, 2017
7/17 are North America. Stop with the nitpicking!
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Level 67
Aug 2, 2019
you just made the case against yourself 7/17 is A LOT (though I hadnt noticed myself, atleast not bothered by it) It is like saying I didnt drink a lot, just one bottle of whiskey, and a bottle of wine, and 10 beers..

Imagine going to a party and the entire evening nearly half of the numbers is by the same artist. You would definitely think that is a lot ! (well if you dont like that artist, when you love it you obviously cant get enough)

maybe another example works beter (where your opinion doesnt influence thinking it is a lot or not) I dont know, you buy kinder surprise egg and almost half of them you keep getting the same item. Instead of it being random (that is actually what usually happens though haha)

I am sure there are better examples, but I just cant think of them atm haha

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Level 67
Aug 2, 2019
Ow wait, I think I have one. (yes this is my creative outlet for the day.. it is late and then my mind gets creative..)

Imagine throwing a little party with your (elementary) school class. And everyone gets to pick out a song. There are eleven kids. The first ten kids get to pick out 1 song, the eleventh kid gets to pick out 7 instead of 1 though (so 7/17 is chosen by that one kid). Feels like a lot doesnt it..

(or maybe in a game, everyone gets one turn but one person gets like half the turns of everyone combined. Like there are 8 of you, everyone gets one turn, but number 8 gets 5 turns.. (5/12 is about the same as 7/17) again, that would feel like a lot I am pretty sure.

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Level 43
Nov 18, 2021
That's not how fractions work
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Level 59
Aug 16, 2017
Lots of not North America
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Level 29
Jun 27, 2016
Hint: Canada

Enjoy your life.

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Level 61
Feb 16, 2017
I think having "island" under Hawaii is misleading. Say all you want, but it would be a fairly easier answer if a better clue was given. 60% of people missed it which leads me to believe it was the clue.
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Level 77
Jun 19, 2017
I'm pretty confident that if you said "US State" and it's surrounded by water I think everyone would get it right. Do you want everyone to get every answer or should some be challenging?
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Level 75
Aug 9, 2017
Except that it only shows the island of Hawaii - not the state?
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Level 75
Feb 15, 2019
Hawaii is the name of one of the islands in the state of Hawaii. Missouri is the name of a river in the state of Missouri, Michigan is the name of a lake in the state of Michigan...I don't understand the problem.
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Level 71
Nov 18, 2021
The problem is that some people resent having to learn something and only want to take quizzes to pat themselves on the back for what they already know.
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Level 41
Jun 19, 2017
Nice concept! When will be the next time something like this will be released?
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Level 77
Jun 19, 2017
Scotland as a country in quotes? You are asking for trouble with that one Quizmaster.
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Level 67
Aug 2, 2019
I think he was trying to avoid it... but yea, it backfires, cause this way both sides have reason to argue.. playing safe is not always the best option.

(and yes, you could say there are no sides in facts, but people dont seem to care about that haha. apparently there are sides on whether the earth is flat or not aswell..)

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Level 91
Jun 21, 2017
Really hate that area of Argentina, as there seems to be a significant overlap between the correct answer here and the pampas. Maybe accept both?
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Level 65
Jul 21, 2017
The pampas are further north closer to the Brazilian border
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Level 75
Apr 29, 2018
Yo man, that's no reason to hate Patagonia.
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Level 48
Jul 9, 2020
And I had hoped that Tierra del Fuego would work.
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Level 53
Aug 9, 2017
7/12 were in North America, too many I believe, but good quiz though.
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Level 89
Aug 9, 2017
That is not the correct fraction, I'm afraid.
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Level 74
Apr 29, 2018
If you count Hawaii has being in the North American continent.
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Level 67
Aug 2, 2019
Hawaii is usa, usa is north american, it doesnt matter where hawaii itself is located
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Level 67
Nov 18, 2021
Yes, it does matter. I understand your point, but who in their right mind would say that French Guiana is European? It is most definitely part of France and France is definitely European, but French Guiana is in South America.
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Level 85
Jan 14, 2023
It's very simple: If we're happy about Hawaii, then it's in Oceania. If we're upset about Hawaii, then it's in North America. The point is to come up with excuses to knock North America no matter what. These are Jetpunk users, after all.
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Level 78
Aug 9, 2017
Too satellite image-centric.
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Level 59
Nov 11, 2020
Yeah, I agree.
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Level 59
Aug 9, 2017
I've never noticed how much the Cape Cod island(s) looks like the Alien creature before!
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Level 67
Aug 9, 2017
If you really squint your eyes, you can see my place on the Sydney map.
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Level 37
Aug 9, 2017
who got Tassie and shitney
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Level 72
Oct 14, 2021
Naturally a Victorian says this
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Level 39
Aug 9, 2017
i have been to tasmania danielhhhhhh!
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Level 61
Aug 10, 2017
Missed Sydney :(
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Level 37
Aug 10, 2017
Accept Masachussetts, Massachussets
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Level 28
Aug 28, 2017
Scotland Isn't a country any more
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Level 66
Apr 29, 2018
It's a country in a country.
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Level 67
Aug 2, 2019
what happened?
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Level 59
Jul 31, 2020
The Acts of Union 1707.
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Level 66
Apr 29, 2018
got Sydney on my second guess of that city. My first was Shanghai.
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Level 74
Jun 21, 2018
Strait of Magellan...? Nope, try again.

Tierra del Fuego...? Nope, try again.

Patagonia...? *ding!*

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Level 59
Nov 11, 2020
I tried Cape Horn, then gave up.
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Level 48
Oct 26, 2018
i looked at the Sydney map, thought naw....they already have one Aussie answer... lived there for 10 years, duh!!!!!
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Level 26
Feb 1, 2019
Scotland isn't a country, even though you "quote" it, it doesn't change the fact that it's not a country
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Level 59
Feb 15, 2019
Even though it's officially called a constituent country of the UK by the British Government? It's not a sovereign nation, but the constituent parts of the UK are called countries by convention (and in the case of England and Scotland, for sound historic reasons).
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Level 75
Feb 15, 2019
Even though you say it's not a country, it doesn't change the fact that it is a country
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Level 67
Aug 2, 2019
@micksolo, where do you get your info? quotes do not change anything, but neither do comments, or opinions of single persons (meaning one, I have no idea about his relational status..)
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Level 71
Nov 19, 2021
The UK is an outlier in its usage of the word country.

If Canada decided to call its provinces galaxies, it would not make Quebec a galaxy to anyone outside of Canada.

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Level 75
Feb 15, 2019
The clue for Quebec is fine, as in - fair for identification, but it is a bit weird that the image excludes the parts of Quebec that contain 90% or so of its population.
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Level 49
Feb 15, 2019
Wow I got all of them first try except Hawaii which I first tried Oahu lol
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Level 39
Feb 15, 2019
I have no idea how I knew it was Sydney on my first try. I've never even seen it up close on Google Earth or something. Something just instinctively told me it was Sydney lol.
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Level 73
Feb 15, 2019
Same. Except I've been there, but it's not like I was orbiting
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Level 67
Feb 15, 2019
Sydney's my home town. For some reason, I feel like everyone should know that's Sydney.
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Level 93
Jul 3, 2019
If you really look hard you can see the bridge
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Level 50
Jul 9, 2020
I only knew it was sydney because in GeoFS, this online flight simulator, this guy is the air traffic controller there a lot so I fly there a lot. I end up getting really familiar with the map
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Level 50
Jul 9, 2020
If you look closely in the bay you can see where the land was extended to make way for runway 16L/34R and runway 16R/34L.
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Level 67
Feb 15, 2019
100%. Being from Sydney made that satellite image stand out crazy.
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Level 57
Oct 21, 2020
Got 100%, but took awhile trying to get Sydney. I tried guessing random cities on an east coast until I eventually got Sydney.
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Level 64
Dec 15, 2020
I recognised Sydney because I'm from there and I saw the peninsula to the south called Kurnell. Sydney is a great place :)
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Level 46
May 11, 2021
I can't believe more people guessed Tasmania than Hawaii. To be honest, it looked a little vertically stretched, otherwise I may have.
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Level 69
May 27, 2021
Spending 35 years living in Sydney certainly helped! It just jumps out at me, but there can't be that many cities with a harbour with so, so many bays and inlets (and that's even with Pittwater and Port Hacking cropped out!)

Having said that, greater Auckland would be a great in a sequel, for similar reasons.

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Level 65
Oct 2, 2021
I just want to say this. I have never been to Sydney, never really seen anything Sydney, and don't know the geographical area of Sydney. HOW DID I GET THIS FIRST TRY?!?
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Level 64
Nov 17, 2021
Two pictures are missing, but I still managed to get one of them by guessing major rivers.
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Level 59
Nov 18, 2021
UK is a country. It should also be accepted as an answer along with Scotland.
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Level 59
Nov 18, 2021
Tierra del Fuego should be accepted along with Patagonia.
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Level 36
Nov 18, 2021
should except uk for scotland
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Level 63
Dec 17, 2022
maybe they would if you could spell accept right
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Level 67
Nov 18, 2021
Why didn't Gulf of Bothnia or Gulf of Finland work?
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Level 59
Feb 13, 2022
because thats not the answer
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Level 29
Nov 18, 2021
because no one calls it that also just missed Sydney but only 21% got that
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Level 40
Nov 23, 2021
Patagonia can also be Tierra del Fuego by the way it is shown so I didnt get it
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Level 44
Jun 9, 2022
scotland isn't a sovereign state and isn't part of the United Nations
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Level 45
Nov 14, 2023
Hawaii is the name of the island NOOOOOO