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World’s Tallest Lighthouses
Tuesday, 15th May 2012 by Ian Brown
For centuries lighthouses have served as navigation aids, helping protect marine traffic from running aground on dangerous coastlines, rocks and reefs. As we’re ever-so-slightly fond of superlatives here at Google Sightseeing, we’ll take a tour of the tallest lighthouses around the world.
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Google Sea View
Thursday, 23rd February 2012 by James Turnbull
Not content with covering almost every road in the world, Google have partnered with the University of Queensland to produce underwater Street View, and have announced plans to cover Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in September of…
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Top 5 Worst Traffic Cities in the World
Tuesday, 8th May 2012 by Chris Hannigan
Nobody likes traffic. The frequent starts and stops just to roll another few feet can grind away at anyone’s mind. Well, if you’re planning a trip soon, you might want to avoid the following destinations! They were determined by an IBM survey to be the world’s top 5 worst cities for traffic!
Crazy Polar-suited Norwegians in Street View Fight
Monday, 30th April 2012 by Alex Turnbull
It looks as if our Crazy SCUBA Guys have made a comeback! This time the two Norwegian men have been captured wearing bright red polar suits, and can be seen apparently attempting to beat each other to death at the site of a (rather picturesque) historic island fortress.
Top Ten Northernmost Items on Google Maps
Thursday, 26th April 2012 by Kyle Kusch
Here at Google Sightseeing, our obsession with superlatives knows no bounds, whether it be the largest, the smallest, the funniest, or the strangest. Join us as we literally go in another direction with our look at ten items that have the right to be called the northernmost such things on Earth!
Lærdalstunnelen, The World’s Longest Road Tunnel
Wednesday, 18th April 2012 by Ian Brown
Faced with the challenge of building a year-round road to connect Norway’s two largest cities (Bergen and Oslo), through a mountainous region of central Norway, engineers decided to create the world’s longest road tunnel. Named after the municipality at the northern end, Lærdal, the tunnel spans 24.5km to Aurland.
100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic
Friday, 13th April 2012 by Alex Turnbull
On the 15th April 1912, exactly 100 years ago this weekend, the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Titanic had 2,223 people on board at the time, over 1,500 of whom died.
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Shipwrecks of Aden
For centuries, the port of [Aden][w] has served as Yemen’s gateway to the the world. Its distinctive double harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano. Over the years, a number of wrecked ships have accumulated in Aden’s harbour, many of which are visible in Google Maps imagery.
Site News: Brief Spanish Lesson
Apologies to anyone who tried to view Google Sightseeing today and was inadvertently redirected to our excellent Spanish site. Everything…
The Faith Dome
The Crenshaw Christian Center’s Faith Dome is a non-denominational megachurch located in the heart of South Los Angeles. With seating for over 10,000 attendants, it is one of the largest places of worship in the United States.
Lærdalstunnelen, The World’s Longest Road Tunnel
Faced with the challenge of building a year-round road to connect Norway’s two largest cities (Bergen and Oslo), through a…
Top Ten Northernmost Items on Google Maps
Here at Google Sightseeing, our obsession with superlatives knows no bounds, whether it be the largest, the smallest, the funniest, or the strangest. Join us as we literally go in another direction with our look at ten items that have the right to be called the northernmost such things on Earth!
Crazy Polar-suited Norwegians in Street View Fight
It looks as if our Crazy SCUBA Guys have made a comeback! This time the two Norwegian men have been…
Top Ten Northernmost Items on Google Maps
Here at Google Sightseeing, our obsession with superlatives knows no bounds, whether it be the largest, the smallest, the funniest, or the strangest. Join us as we literally go in another direction with our look at ten items that have the right to be called the northernmost such things on Earth!
Top 5 Worst Traffic Cities in the World
Nobody likes traffic. The frequent starts and stops just to roll another few feet can grind away at anyone’s mind.…
Lærdalstunnelen, The World’s Longest Road Tunnel
Faced with the challenge of building a year-round road to connect Norway’s two largest cities (Bergen and Oslo), through a…
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