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Clue 1
Remember this treasure hunt is played using Google Earth and not Google Maps.
1.
Find the country where this treasure hunt is located by following the below criteria.
If you are new to Google Earth this is how to look around photos and the map:
If you are using a PC:
- Zoom in and out using the + & - buttons or quickly using the scroll wheel on a mouse.
- Move around by clicking down, holding + moving.
- Spin your view by holding down shift + moving or by holding down the mouse scroll wheel and moving.
If you are using a touch screen:
- Zoom in and out using 2 fingers in a pinching motion.
- Move around using a finger.
- Spin your view using 2 fingers in a rotating motion.
The location you are looking for is:
- In the 6th largest continent by land mass (Using the classification of 7 continents)
- Is the largest country by land mass which is wholly in this continent.
2.
- Position your screen so it is in the north west of this country. Check this by using the compass in the bottom right corner of your screen
(red points to north).
- Now turn off all the map information as this will help you in solving the next clue. See below how to do this:
If using a PC:
Click on layers icon then on 'Clean':

If using the App:
Click on the 3 lines, then 'Map Style' and finally 'Clean':

Below is a series of pictures slowly zooming in on a specific spot in the north west of this country. Follow them to the X (zoom in using the same methods as detail in step 1).







Once you get to this view:
- Switch to street view by clicking once on the man icon
(located in the bottom right corner).
- This brings up a series of blue lines (routes you can virtually walk down) and small blue circles (pictures you can view).
- Your screen should now look like the picture below.

- Click on the blue circle indicated by the X.
- You will now be inside a photo which you can look around using the same methods as detailed in step 1.
- Check you are in the right photo - are you on a railway track? If so then continue, if you are not then repeat the previous steps until you are.
- Click on the white arrow at the bottom of the screen:

- This will walk you virtually through this area, keep clicking on this arrow (heading west) until you can answer the question in the next step.
Did you know?
The location you are now exploring is created by a small train which transports wood to the nearby fibreboard factory three times daily. Local legend has it that couples who visit the tunnel will be granted a wish, provided their intentions are sincere. It's also becoming a popular photo stop for Instagramers.
3.
Look around and spot something from which you can fill in the gaps of this sentence:
ONE LOVE _ _ _ _
Tip - don't stop clicking on the west arrow until you can see the answer somewhere in the environment.
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