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Heart Shaped Things

Monday, 1st August 2005 by James

In French New Caledonia there’s a natural heart shaped swamp which featured on the cover of ‘Earth from Above‘, a collection of photographs by Yann Arthus Bertrand. The photo was titled ‘HEART IN VOH’.

In Taipei there’s a heart shaped pool, which also has a heart shaped island in the middle. Surely it must be man made though?

Finally, on the coast of Croatia, is this gorgeous heart shaped island, lined on every side with golden sands. Honeymoon location anyone?

Heart Island

Thanks: Rob B, Julien and pilotin.

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13 Responses to 'Heart Shaped Things'

  1. 1. Arthur says: August 2nd, 2005 at 1:38 am

    There’s a cool hearth shaped lake in Rio de Jeneiro too. It’s called Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. You should add it.

  2. 2. Keith T. says: August 2nd, 2005 at 2:29 am

    Placemark: Goldfish Pond / Google Earth in my hometown is heart-shaped, but I think that was deliberate.

  3. 3. RatDog says: August 2nd, 2005 at 3:01 am

    Heart-shaped pond that I mentioned back in the Scimitar Pool entry.

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

  4. 4. Luciano A. Ferrer says: August 3rd, 2005 at 3:04 pm

    Oh no… it’s my heart! why are you doing this! why!

  5. 5. MTdas says: August 3rd, 2005 at 10:07 pm

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

    One more in Taipei? XD

    I come from Taipei, but I do not know what it is. Orz

  6. 6. mtdas says: August 3rd, 2005 at 11:51 pm

    However, I am sure the heart shaped pool does not exist before 2002.
    http://tinypic.com/9va4jl.jpg
    (the amplified aerial photo was taken in 2002)

  7. 7. mtdas says: August 7th, 2005 at 2:52 pm

    I got it! The “heart shaped pool”, finished in 2004, is called Guandu (Double-Heart) Wetland. Here is two photos: (notice the red circle)
    http://tinypic.com/a3mdet.jpg , http://tinypic.com/a3md86.jpg .
    introduction: http://tinyurl.com/8ojkb (in traditional Chinese)

  8. 8. Jeffler says: August 22nd, 2005 at 2:25 pm

    In the first picture, beside the heart, you can kind of make out the AOL Instant Messenger mascot.

  9. 9. BIBRANN says: August 11th, 2006 at 1:43 pm

    Check out LOVE ROCKS, some beautiful photography of heart-shaped rocks by Juliane Gardner. It’s on Amazon.

  10. 10. Kelsey says: October 18th, 2006 at 6:28 am

    This is a very funny picture its cool

  11. 11. jeremy says: March 14th, 2007 at 5:51 pm

    i’m stupid

  12. 12. rich says: March 28th, 2007 at 6:05 am

    There is a heart shape in the natural reef off the great barrier reef around the whittsundays in far Nth east queensland of Australia. its seen in many pictures of travel magazines and promotion clips

  13. 13. Tedi says: July 7th, 2008 at 11:47 am

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoiA5Bt3v8Y
    Heart shaped island we love.. becouse that’s Croatia, small place with big heart!

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