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Heathrow Terminal 5

With the recent image updates to central London we can see how they're getting on with the controversial Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. The aerial image was taken earlier this year and although there's been some…

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Tuesday, 3rd October 2006

Planes on Google Maps, October 2011

One of the most common subjects that readers post through our suggestion form is planes - whether in flight, parked at airports, or in pieces at crash sites. Here is a collection of some of the…

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Tuesday, 11th October 2011

Top 5 Busiest Airports of 2011

Spend any time browsing Google Maps or Earth and you'll soon spot an airport - they're usually easy to spot thanks to their massive size. To save you some browsing time, we've put together a brand…

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Tuesday, 20th September 2011

Plane Wash

Have you ever wondered how they get planes clean? Well at Heathrow we can see the plane cleaning crews hard at work, but for some reason it's the wet outlines of absent planes that are the…

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Tuesday, 13th January 2009

Strategically Positioned Crop Circles

Here's a nice new crop circle we haven't seen before, south of Leeds, England, and handily for drivers who might be fans of crop art, this is right next to the M1 motorway. Funnily enough, the…

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Saturday, 4th August 2007

The World’s Largest Airport

Continuing this week's semi-theme of very large things, we present the world's largest airport near Dammam, Saudi Arabia! Although it's nowhere near what I'd expect from such a grand title. Compare its tiny, empty terminal to…

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Wednesday, 13th December 2006

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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