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Thursday, 9th November 2006 by Alex Turnbull
Take your pick from either a pool of dolphins or a dolphin-shaped pool. The image of dolphins in a pool was captured from Google Earth, where you can also clearly make out a crowd gathered round a dolphin at the side of the pool, possibly being fed by a keeper. If you prefer your dolphin in the wild, then perhaps Australia would be a better bet? Thanks to Chris Thompson,…
With Google’s expansion of Street View coverage this month into Romania, we now have street-level imagery of the Black Sea Coast for the first time. Known as the Romanian Riviera, the Black Sea Coast is littered with popular beaches and resorts. As well, the coast serves as Romania’s shipping link to the rest of the world.
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The continuing rollout of 45° “birds eye view” images across the globe1 has now revealed a real-life tragedy. On the…
In a country renowned for its natural beauty, one of the most spectacular landscapes is found along the Trollstigen (Troll’s…
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