Talk:Scoglio d'Africa

Map error
The google earth map is not showing the rocks, just blue. Features of rocks of similar size in the same area, are shown with excellent details (see for instance the rocks in Isola del Giglio East of the port, against which the Costa Concordia collided. Therefore I assume that for expediency the area of sea around Scoglio d'Africa was left empty. For sure satellite pictures would show it.

—Gciriani (talk) 14:51, 21 July 2016 (UTC)--Gciriani (talk) 14:51, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, for areas in the open sea (except for fairly large islands and their immediate surroundings), Google maps are often "empty". The rocks you refer to are near enough to Isola del Giglio that they're included in the area that's displayed clearly (if you zoom out you can see a darker blue area surrounding the island—that's where the detailed satellite view extends), whereas Scoglio d'Africa is small enough and far enough away from any sizable landmass that it is omitted from their satellite view. Deor (talk) 16:28, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
 * That's a possible explanation. However, if you look at the Formiche di Grosseto, they are perfectly visible, and they are in completely open waters https://www.google.com/maps/place/42%C2%B021'29.6%22N+10%C2%B003'50.8%22E/@42.5659244,10.8869694,3978m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d42.358208!4d10.064117?hl=en
 * I guess the Google folks thought them important enough to include a satellite view. I don't know why they didn't include one of Scoglio d'Africa. You'd have to ask them. Deor (talk) 18:09, 21 July 2016 (UTC)