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Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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Snowball

Tuesday, 4th December 2007 by James

It’s that time of year again: December has sneaked up on us, Christmas is on its way and we’re now definitely into winter time.

But as climate chaos threatens our future, it also reduces the possibility of a White Christmas each year. Desperate to see some snow we have to head south to Brabant Island in Antarctica, where we find this fantastic snowball.

The snowball is about 6m wide and appears to be a natural occurrence, having recently rolled off the hills to the north. That would make a great snowman…

Also to get you in the Christmas spirit, Google have announced that in conjunction with NORAD (that’s the North American Aerospace Defence Command) they will be tracking Santa around the globe using Google Earth.

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You can bookmark the page now in preparation for Christmas Eve.

Thanks: Micradott and Google LatLong

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4 Responses to 'Snowball'

  1. 1. Chet says: December 4th, 2007 at 12:11 pm

    Call me stupid but i can’t find the kml file…

  2. Google Sightseeing Admin
    2. James says: December 4th, 2007 at 1:32 pm

    @Chet: You’re stupid! (well you did ask..)

    In fact, I think I’m stupid, because I can’t seem to see the KML file either (I thought it was there last night). I guess we’ll have to wait until December 24th.

  3. 3. Pierre says: December 4th, 2007 at 6:16 pm

    That’s a great start for a snowman, but who’s going to lift the next snowball on top of it for the torso?

  4. 4. Jel says: December 6th, 2007 at 1:00 pm

    At 15 million miles an hour, per the BBC’s Daily Mini quiz today 6.12.07, Santa orbits the earth once every 6 seconds at the equator, and faster the further north he gets. I wonder how they manage the updates?

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