DusterBoy Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy The Stone Forest Formation Oh. My. Gosh. Dat is just incredibly wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy The Stone Forest Formation Very pretty. It reminds me of Azshara in WoW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bismark Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Very pretty. It reminds me of Azshara in WoW. …and now it is my new desktop wallpaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Islands. (Mostly from Wikipedia rather than some gorgeous photography sites, sorry.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skellig_Michael It may turn out that this is a "real place that is actually a fantasy location," but the odds are slim. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda,_Scotland And my favourite, Kerguelen land (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerguelen_Islands) Here's the view of the "capital" from sea. http://cache.virtualtourist.com/1405237-Scientific_base-Ile_Kerguelen.jpg Ooh, looks like some weather coming in from Antarctica! http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/7000/7465/Kerguelen_TMO_2007046_lrg.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy I like this one: Lapporten -- the Sami Gate mountain pass in Abisko, Lapland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy I like this one: Lapporten -- the Sami Gate mountain pass in Abisko, Lapland Excuse me. The noise you just heard was my jaw hitting the floor. That is an awesome picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Yeah, well, imagine being there ... ! I think it's along the King's Trail. I've gotta go there someday ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevenall Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy This thread will live! Gaping Gill is a cave in Yorkshire where a stream falls into the main cavern. SteelCold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Ball's Pyramid is an erosional remnant of a shield volcano and caldera that formed about 7 million years ago. Ball's Pyramid is 20 km (13 miles) southeast of Lord Howe Island in the Pacific Ocean. It is 562 m (1844 ft) high, while measuring only 200 m (656 ft) across, making it the tallest volcanic stack in the world..... Like Lord Howe Island and the Lord Howe seamount chain, Ball's Pyramid is based on the Lord Howe Rise, part of the submerged continent of Zealandia. It also has land lobsters, or walking sausages. The huge and very, very rare (less than 30 individuals in the wild) Lord Howe Stick Insect, extinct everywhere else until they were rediscovered under a bush on the island and bred in captivity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Karlu Karlu, aka The Devil's Marbles - gigantic precariously balanced granite boulders in the middle of the Australian Outback more pics here and this intriguing little potential plot hook - One of the marbles was removed from a formation in 1953 and taken to Alice Springs to form a permanent memorial to John Flynn, the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Australia. At the time, this was seen as a way of remembering his link to the outback, but in later decades it was a source of great controversy because the rock was removed from a sacred site without the direct permission of the tribal elders. In the late 1990s, a boulder swap was arranged, and the missing marble was removed from the grave, cleaned, and returned to its original place. The grave is now marked with a similar boulder donated by the local Arrernte people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy This might've been posted before, but I don't really care -- it's so orwsum ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Blackgang Chine Bazaar at the Isle of Wight's Blackgang Chine Amusement Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Marcus, what's that a picture of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy It's a French town, off the coast of Normandy I think. I can't recall the name of the place as of now ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy It's a French town' date=' off the coast of Normandy I think. I can't recall the name of the place as of now ...[/quote'] Not St Michael's Mount - similar, but the central building is wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Mont Saint-Michel -- I was right about the earlier appearance. Edsel posted a link in #52 of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Not St Michael's Mount - similar' date=' but the central building is wrong[/quote']Different angle, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy The Land Of Chocolate ... or rather, the Chocolate Hills of Bohol, in the Philippines. Another curious geological formation, just as striking as the tepuis I posted about some months back. Only 50 sq.km of these tho. Like the tepuis, these are erosional remnants, but in this case the limestone mounds are covered in grass that turns brown in the dry season. I was pointed to these by the Planetary Society Blog, because the rover Opportunity is currently exploring the Chocolate Hills on Mars. Wikipedia has a good page on this more local version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Not St Michael's Mount - similar' date=' but the central building is wrong[/quote'] Actually it is. Here's a shot from a different angle http://www.wayfaring.info/2007/03/05/mont-saint-michel-great-place-for-pilgrimage-and-tourism/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Just google "Monastery" and check images I still playing posting roulette when it comes to posting picture or links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Saint Michael's Mount off Cornwall -- apparently daughter priory of Mont Saint-Michel. Edit: I tried posting a pic, but dayum -- it was huge! Check link above instead ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Different angle' date=' probably. [/quote'] No, though the confusion is understandable - St. Michael's Mount is a place in Cornwall, that looks a bit similar to Mont St Michel form some angles (though it's firmly on the mainland, not sitting out in the middle of the tidal flats!). I guess that's why it got a similar name. cheers, Mark Edit: Scooped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Impatient, aren't we? ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy I'm glad this thread has been revived. It's one of the great ones on these forums, and I never tire of revisiting it. OTOH I now feel pressure to contribute more to it, sooo.... For those of you who might have naively thought the most recent Mummy movie contained anything original , check out the real Terracotta Army of the first emperor of China. The city/temple complex of Angkor in Cambodia is perhaps the grandest and most famous "lost city" in the world. The "Angkorian Sites" links at the bottom of the page lead to many remarkable images, but I think this aerial view of the great temple complex of Angkor Wat may be the most spectacular: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Angkor-Wat-from-the-air.JPG#file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Here's a favorite site from my old home town: Notre-Dame Basilica in Old Montreal, one of the most magnificent Gothic Revival churches in the world: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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