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English: A 360-degree spherical panorama of a beach in Marigot, Saint Martin, from 9 images which uses stereographic projection to create a globe. This is called the "little planet" effect, when the area close to the point opposite to the center of projection becomes significantly enlarged. A detailed explanation of how it is done can be found here. This place is named Devil's Hole, located on the Low-lands area of the Saint Martin island (FWI)
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Source Le trou de David
Author Alexandre Duret-Lutz from Paris, France
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Camera location18° 04′ 21.35″ N, 63° 07′ 07.5″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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18°4'21.353"N, 63°7'7.504"W

19 August 2007

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