Natural Landmarks

Montmorency Falls

At 83 metres high, the Montmorency Falls in Quebec are 30 metres higher than Niagara Falls. Apparently there are staircases that allow visitors to observe the falls from different vantage points... Not our vantage point though! The falls look absolutely…

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Monday, 25th July 2005

The Moon

To celebrate the first Moon landing today (July 20th, 1969) Google have added some NASA moon imagery to the Google Maps interface and created Google Moon. Make sure you zoom right in for a hint at what the moon is…

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Wednesday, 20th July 2005

The Richat Structure

The Richat Structure in central Mauritania is a stunning geological structure 50 kilometres across (Wikipedia entry). Once thought to be an impact crater, it is actually a sedimentary formation that has eroded flat over many eons. Apparently there's a hotel…

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Tuesday, 19th July 2005

Mont Saint Michel

This is the small islet of Mont Saint Michel, just off the north coast of France. It is home to a Benedictine Abbey and steepled church, which were built between the 11th and 16th centuries, and was connected to the…

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Wednesday, 13th July 2005

Sunbathing

Here at Google Sightseeing HQ in Edinburgh, we've been having a mini heat-wave of late, which got us in the mood for sunbathing 😀 Here's some people, lots of people in fact, sunbathing on a beach in Barcelona. Not enough…

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Wednesday, 13th July 2005

Hole In The Coast

Update: After much debate in the comments of this post, determined reader Patrick has finally tracked down the truth about this mysterious location! Patrick contacted a friend who lives in Mexico and she pointed him towards this forum thread, where…

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Monday, 11th July 2005

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