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.
Honest, it’s not a prank! Yesterday Google announced new imagery in Google Earth covering all continents and 86 different countries.
Updated: The new imagery is now available in Google maps and the (long) list of what’s new has been posted.
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I think Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a sight in its own right. (Yes, I used copy and paste)
I still don’t follow why some places are getting at least their third or fourth hi-res update when there are still areas with imagery that looks like it was taken by a drunk pilot with his handheld disposable camera hanging out the window. Just my two cents.