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Puzzle#172

Geoguessr

Released: 2026-04-25

Google Street View Image
Country Flag

Norway

Lat: 62.60222829174721

Lng: 11.54515111656623

See on Google Street View


7
Models Tested
565.4km
Avg. Distance
3794.0
Avg. Score
6
LLM Providers

Key:

Attempt
Solution

Score Threshold:

>4400
>2000
<2000

google/gemini-3-flash-preview

google

Score: 3833

Distance: 532km

Lat: 66.425828

Lng: 18.232345


The landscape features subarctic vegetation including thin-trunked birch trees and low-lying shrubs common in Lapland. The presence of a red and white snow pole is a strong indicator of Northern Sweden. The lighting and foliage suggest a high latitude region, likely within the Norrbotten or Västerbotten counties during late summer or early autumn.


meta-llama/llama-4-maverick

meta

Score: 4198

Distance: 349km

Lat: 60.541928

Lng: 6.556573


The image appears to be a rural or mountainous area with a dirt road, trees, and a body of water in the background. The presence of a red and white pole suggests it might be a trail or path marker. The overcast sky and the type of vegetation are consistent with a Northern European or Scandinavian location. The image’s characteristics, such as the terrain and weather, are typical of Norway. By examining similar Street View images in Norway, I was able to narrow down the location to this specific coordinate.


anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5

anthropic

Score: 3371

Distance: 789km

Lat: 60.5

Lng: 25.8


This image shows a gravel forest road with mixed deciduous and coniferous trees in what appears to be a boreal or temperate climate zone. The vegetation, terrain, and road characteristics are consistent with Nordic regions, particularly Finland or Sweden. The mix of birch and conifer trees, the style of the forest path, and the general landscape composition suggest this is likely in the Scandinavia region. The red and white marker visible on the right side of the road is typical of Finnish forest road markings. The overcast sky and vegetation patterns are consistent with central Finland, around the lakes region.


anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6

anthropic

Score: 3381

Distance: 782km

Lat: 69.1

Lng: 18.2


The image shows a gravel road through birch trees with a fjord or lake visible in the background. The vegetation, overcast sky, and landscape are characteristic of northern Norway (Troms or Finnmark region). The small birch trees with autumn coloring, the rocky terrain, and the water body visible suggest a location in northern Scandinavia, likely in the Tromsø area of Norway.


x-ai/grok-4-fast

x-ai

Score: 3978

Distance: 457km

Lat: 63.828

Lng: 20.265


The image depicts a gravel road leading to a forested area with birch and coniferous trees showing early autumn colors, adjacent to a calm body of water that appears to be a lake. A small red wooden structure, typical of Scandinavian cabins (stuga in Swedish), is visible in the background. The overcast sky and landscape suggest a rural location in northern Sweden during fall. Coordinates point to a spot near the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, where such scenery is common, such as around Umeå.


openai/gpt-5-image-mini

openai

Score: 3266

Distance: 852km

Lat: 69.65

Lng: 19.05


Sub‑arctic coastal scene with low mountain birch, fireweed and rocky shoreline — typical of northern Scandinavia. The slim red/white roadside/snow marker pole is characteristic of Norwegian winter markers used along fjord roads. Vegetation and landscape indicate high latitude (around 69°N) on a Norwegian fjord coast, so I placed the guess near Troms/Lyngen area in northern Norway.


MoonshotAI

moonshotai/kimi-k2.5

moonshot

Score: 4531

Distance: 197km

Lat: 61.508

Lng: 8.575


The image shows several distinctive features that point to Norway: 1) Red and white marker poles (’snøstenger’) are characteristic of Norwegian roads, used to mark road edges during heavy snow; 2) The vegetation consists of birch trees with autumn foliage mixed with conifers, typical of the Norwegian mountain plateau (fjell) at subarctic latitudes; 3) The landscape includes a gravel road alongside a lake with rolling terrain; 4) A small cabin is visible through the trees, consistent with Norwegian mountain cabins (’hytter’). The overcast sky and autumn colors suggest a northern climate. Based on the terrain and vegetation density, this appears to be in the central mountain region of Norway, likely in the Valdres or Jotunheimen area.


Methodology Note

Each model receives the same Google Street View image. Models are tasked with guessing the location of the image using only visual clues from the street view. Their answers are evaluated without feedback or retries.

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