The Morganza Spillway – Spring Flooding Special
The Morganza Spillway is a flood management system on the Mississippi River in Louisiana, intended to protect the cities of…
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1st Annual Island Week!
After the roaring success of Annual Volcano Day a while back we’re adding a new event to the GGSS calendar – Island Week! For the rest of the week (or until we get bored) we’ll be posting sights related to…
Off the Map & Not in the Guide Book
Get out your diaries and keep November 9th free as that’s the day you’ll be able to buy Google Sightseeing – the book! We’ve got almost 100 of our favourite sights from the last year, licensed high-quality satellite photographs and…
Volcano Updates
Well that’s all the volcanoes I’m posting today, but if any of this has sparked an interest in things of a geological nature, then despair not. Over at Google Earth Blog you can find out how to pinpoint virtually every…
Google Maps Imagery Update
Are you trying to request clearer or more recent images on Google Earth?You should read this FAQ instead.This website is not affiliated with Google and can not help you get better images for your city. The huge image update that…
More Google Earth Updates
Yesterday, at their Geo Developer Day, Google released Google Earth 4.0 (Beta) – a major update to the mapping application which features 3D textured models and a new interface, as well as Linux support and a universal mac binary! To…
Moving Hosts
We’re currently in the process of moving Google Sightseeing to dedicated hosting. And, if you’re reading this, it’s worked! Google Sightseeing now has its own dedicated server from EV1 Servers, so everything round here should be pretty speedy. The setup…
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Very Large Christs
Back to his very origins, humans have chosen to worship physical representations of their deities. Currently the most popular religion…
Shipwrecks of Aden
For centuries, the port of [Aden][w] has served as Yemen’s gateway to the the world. Its distinctive double harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano. Over the years, a number of wrecked ships have accumulated in Aden’s harbour, many of which are visible in Google Maps imagery.
Lesotho: Kingdom in the Sky
Lesotho is one of the most unique countries on the planet. It’s the southernmost landlocked country, the largest country that’s entirely surrounded by another country, and the highest country on Earth. Yet, it doesn’t really show up on too many people’s radar. With the arrival of Google Street View imagery this month to Lesotho, it’s time to shed some light on the world’s largest enclave.
Rozenburg Wind Wall
The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong…
Lesotho: Kingdom in the Sky
Lesotho is one of the most unique countries on the planet. It’s the southernmost landlocked country, the largest country that’s entirely surrounded by another country, and the highest country on Earth. Yet, it doesn’t really show up on too many people’s radar. With the arrival of Google Street View imagery this month to Lesotho, it’s time to shed some light on the world’s largest enclave.
Rozenburg Wind Wall
The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong…
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