August 31, 2006

Mystery Item Number Nine


Here we go again!

Try and guess what this is an image of. Click for a closer view.
I'll put the answer in the comments tomorrow!

Be specific!

Previous Mysterious Guessing Items: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

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6 Comments:

Anonymous Wiki Multipla said...

Hi,

This are several paths from time to time of the same river (path's year is sometime provided: 1765, 1820, 1880, ).

8/31/2006 6:42 AM  
Anonymous Wiki Multipla said...

Oh, I've forgot to tell that it's part of a topographic map.

8/31/2006 6:44 AM  
Anonymous millyuns said...

A map of the Mississippi River as cartographed at different time periods defining the boundary between Louisiana and Mississippi

8/31/2006 8:23 AM  
Anonymous Pete said...

Seems there are a few people who check out Earth Observatory's picture of the day here also!

Tracks of the Mississippi through time.

9/01/2006 7:16 AM  
Blogger John Sadowski said...

Yep, you got it, it's a map showing the changes of the mighty Missisip.

9/01/2006 1:03 PM  
Blogger spam spam spam spam said...

The remnant cut-off portions of rivers that meander are called "ox bow lakes".

9/11/2006 11:33 PM  

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