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Friday, 12th May 2006 by Alex Turnbull
Following on from our elephant and giraffe shadows, here’s the rather excellent shadow of someone riding a horse!
The Morganza Spillway is a flood management system on the Mississippi River in Louisiana, intended to protect the cities of…
Back to his very origins, humans have chosen to worship physical representations of their deities. Currently the most popular religion…
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.
Lesotho is one of the most unique countries on the planet. It’s the southernmost landlocked country, the largest country that’s entirely surrounded by another country, and the highest country on Earth. Yet, it doesn’t really show up on too many people’s radar. With the arrival of Google Street View imagery this month to Lesotho, it’s time to shed some light on the world’s largest enclave.
The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong…
Lesotho is one of the most unique countries on the planet. It’s the southernmost landlocked country, the largest country that’s entirely surrounded by another country, and the highest country on Earth. Yet, it doesn’t really show up on too many people’s radar. With the arrival of Google Street View imagery this month to Lesotho, it’s time to shed some light on the world’s largest enclave.
The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong…
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awesome site.
Here’s a bunch of guys on camels
View Placemark / Google Earth
And if you zoom out from those camels, you’ll see rainbow colored tape
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View Placemark / Google Earth
Babaganoosh..on camels…why the heck would there be a solitary, hi res, image of that camel (gaggle, school, herd) middle of wherever…. that’s weird.
those are National Geographic flyover photos. There’s a “layer” in google Earth which points you to them. They are all very high resolution and generally pretty cool.
Does anybody know how those of us without Google Earth can find more of these “National Geographic flyover photos?”
two more… View Placemark / Google Earth
Great find Babaganoosh, that double one is cool! (I should have thought to look in riding schools!)