Check out this port in Qatar. Shake says:

Is that an oil spill in the water? Because it looks like that tanker is capsizing and some other small boats are trying to push it back.

We weren’t sure however. Could it not be that the tugs are just moving the tanker into place, and that the swirls in the water are formed by sediment being thrown up? Regardless, it’s a cool image.

A little further west is this burning thing, and along the coast a little is this really cool spout of water emptying into the sea. Can someone explain these sights?

Many thanks to Shake, Stephane and Todd Day.

This is Venice of America, in California. Originally intended to be a copy of its namesake, the rapid development of the the motor-vehicle industry sadly meant that in 1929, barely 24 years since its inception, most of the canals were filled in.

Jumping all the way to the other side of the globe now (you lucky Google Earth people!), this is Gold Coast City, Australia. With more than 200km of waterways this looks like a cool place to live. The canal system is pretty huge, and as it was built in the 1960s, cars have been well catered for. Every house is beside a canal and a road. Google appears to have had a bit of an issue trying to match the whole thing up though!

Thanks to Miku Araman and Sean.

This is the port of Tripoli in Libya, which appears to have a leaky tanker or two… Yuk!

Thanks to Twombly.

This is the Port Germein jetty. It is an absolutely staggering 1646 metres long (or maybe 1680 metres, depending on who you talk to). You can really see why it needs to be so long though – it extends right out until the water is actually deep enough for a boat (more info)

Longer even than that is the Busselton jetty, which at 1841 metres is the longest wooden jetty in the southern hemisphere. That’s almost 2 kilometres long! The jetty is 140 years old and has an underwater observatory at the end, a train to take you there, and apparently some pretty awesome diving (official site).

I did some quick Googling of my own, but couldn’t turn up the world’s longest wooden jetty. Anyone able to point us in the right direction?

Thanks: Max Powar, AussieBob, Giles Pepper and me… again! Go me.

Off the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia there looks to be a Giant Dead Lego Cowboy. No need to call the cops though, it’s just an inflatable waterplay feature.

Thanks: Ricardo Russon, Alex & woowoowoo