Olympian Globe - Colorado Springs, CO
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ronjean
N 38° 50.350 W 104° 47.705
13S E 517784 N 4298949
Olympians (both female and male) are holding the globe at the USOC Training Center
Waymark Code: WM9ACZ
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2010
Views: 18
The training site includes facilities for both winter and summer games, as well as dormitories and a gift shop. At 6135 feet elevation, the site gives athletes an advantage by increasing lung capacity for events at lower altitudes. The globe is bronze, about 20 feet in diameter, clearly visible to vehicular traffic passing by.
Stationary or rotating globe: Stationary
Historical or current information: Current
Surface (elevation) relief: no
Size: 35 ft; 10.66 m
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