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Awhile ago somebody made a thread and found this on Google Earth. Here it is, with the information they posted.
Posted by: Jordan117
Using the 3D satellite imagery from Google Earth, along with many clues from Bungie, the trailer, and the H2V2 soundtrack, I think I found the precise geographical location where the trailer is supposed to take place ( 3°10'16.38"S 38° 4'33.22"E ). Here are the clues:
-- Bungie said the mountain behind the Chief is Kilimanjaro
-- They also said that the structures on the far side of the crater are the ruins of New Mombasa, and that the trailer is set many miles inland
-- the H2V2 soundtrack has a track called "Road to Voi". Voi is a small Kenyan trading town about halfway between Mombasa and Kilimanjaro
Using these clues, I examined this general area around Voi in Google Earth, and found one spot that fits the trailer's setting almost exactly. At this location at eye level, two small foothills flank the distant Kilimanjaro the same way they do in the trailer. Also, looking in the opposite direction, one has a clear view of Mombasa. And the space in between the camera and the distant city, where the Ark is buried in the trailer? The pristine wilderness of Tsavo National Park, a place where a giant artifact could definitely go undetected for centuries. Furthermore, at the edge of the location I found, there is some kind of geological seam, which lies in the same place as the sharp drop-off to the crater in the trailer.
If you want to see all this for yourself, the coordinates for the spot are:
3°10'16.38"S 38° 4'33.22"E
The two nearby hills are the two you see to the left and right of Kilimanjaro in the trailer. Kilimanjaro is to the west, Mombasa is to the southeast.
[Edited on 6/22/2006]