A 360
Panorama from the
top of Gilf Kebir Plateau (70K)
2001 - January 21 - Latitude N
23 30.9'- Longitude E 25 6.5' Dawn on the near-top of the Gilf Kebir. After the
climb of 800 meters of difference in level, beyond the Aqaba Pass, we
entered in a wide suspended valley (known as "The Gap"). We ride in an enchanted and
unsuspected landscape that is still made of hills and dunes but in some
respect looks like a lost world. We found this landscape utterly
different from the endless sandy plain
facing the Gilf Kebir southern scarp. Here amid this hidden valley we
placed our Camp Number 4 waiting for the sunrise. From the top of a
modest dune constituting a privileged point of view, a golden-yellow
observatory, we took a 360 panorama of the central part of the Gilf
Kebir Plateau.The lights and shadows played for us.
This panorama was created starting from film slides in a time when digital photography was still to became
the mainstream. It was the first 360 panorama of the Gilf kebir ever published on the web. Therefore
we keep it on Terramata as a nice memory. At the time the Gilf kebir without mass-tourism was a reality. Now it is a memory of the old golden days as film is in our camera!
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A 360
Panorama from the
top of Gilf Kebir Plateau (70K)
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to navigate the panorama: Click on the panorama & drag with your mouse.