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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Guest Post: Twelve Mile Circle
Today we feature another in a series of special guest posts from geography bloggers, this time from Tom Howder who is responsible for Twelve Mile Circle. Tom has dedicated his site to the many unusual places on the map that…
GSS Now Optimised for iPhone, iPad and Other Mobile Devices
We’ve recently added a number of improvements to Google Sightseeing for those on mobile devices. Firstly, users on smaller screens such as iPhone, iPod or Android phones will automatically see our new mobile-optimised style, which breaks the site down into…
Guest Post: The Basement Geographer
Today we’re very proud to be featuring a specially-commissed guest post from Kyle Kusch, proprietor of excellent geography blog The Basement Geographer. In his non-Internet life, Kyle works as a jack-of-all-trades geographer in rural British Columbia, Canada, where he tells…
Island Week 5
Those of you paying close attention to our broadcasting schedule will no doubt have noticed that we missed this year’s annual Island Week, which began taking place in August 2006. Those of you paying even closer attention might have noticed…
ABC News on Google’s Street View
A very warm welcome to all our new readers who found out about Google Sightseeing via a mention on ABC News’ Nightline show1 the other night. We have over 5 years’ of archive posts for you to explore and you…
HubPages Marks the Spot
Recognising our literary passion, technical knowledge, and expertise in the online mapping field1, the web’s 57th most popular website, HubPages, have asked Alex and I to join their expert panel and judge entries to their latest contest “HubPages Marks the…
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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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