I can’t quite believe it myself, but despite what I said a year ago today, the 2nd (and now actually annual) Google Sightseeing Volcano Day is upon us!

Things have changed on Google Maps a lot since then (and even more so on Google Earth), including image updates for some of the volcanoes we featured last year, so that’s where we’ll start.

Mount St. Helens (Wikipedia page) isn’t yet in full high-res, but the imagery is much better than it was last year. Very cool when you zoom in a bit.

I was going to feature Krakatoa today by the way, but it seems that the images which people described in their submissions have been removed – it doesn’t feature in Google Earth either unfortunately, so it’ll just have to wait till next year :-/

More later!

This is the Tonto Natural Bridge near Payson, AZ – which is less like a natural bridge and more like a natural tunnel.

The creekbed disappears into the 50 metre-high tunnel for around 120 metres – the two entrances you can see in our thumbnails, and the inside of which you can see in numerous online galleries. (I’ve chosen this gallery to link to, because I like the way they’ve gone over the top with arty-farty photoshop filters )

Thanks to Jason Creach.

Following up on a comment in Alex’s TGV post back in October, I present Saint-Exupéry International Airport in Lyon and more specifically the TGV terminal . The airport was built in 1975 but the TGV terminal with its stunning roof was an addition in 1994. The terminal was designed by AIA 2005 Gold Medal winner Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. From ground level shots it almost looks like an organic form that has grown out of the ground.

The airport is named after Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Antione was a pilot who flew in the early days of flight and became a highly decorated pilot in WW2. In 1943 he wrote the now world famous children’s book The Little Prince which is still a best seller today, especially for young children learning French. Aged 44 Antoinne flew his last mission to collect information on German troop movements over the Rhone valley. He took off the night of July 31st 1944, and was never seen again.

Thanks: Eric C. Ubersax, Konstantin, Markus, Brice Favre, zmaster (the original comment poster) & Jonathan Rawle (who then submitted it)

Tired of planes in flight? School buses in flight not unusual enough for you? Well, soaring over cars and houses here in Elstree, London, there’s a section of ghostly flying road!

Bet you haven’t seen one of them before!

Thanks to ant.

Somewhere off the east coast of England the alien army are preparing their assault on mankind, using giant doughnut warships.

Thanks: Steve Wrona