Chad

Touring Earth’s Impact Craters, Part 2

It may be hard to believe, but the Earth is struck with more space debris (meteors, comets, etc) than the moon. To be fair, our planet is much bigger, but from above, doesn't look as scarred as the surface of…

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Thursday, 11th November 2010

Google Sightseeing Safari

There have been many creatures found on Google Earth, but the most impressive ones are mostly there as part of the National Geographic African Megaflyover Project, which brought us thousands of super-high-resolution aerial photographs of Africa. So to highlight the…

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Friday, 9th November 2007

National Geographic African Megaflyover Project

News has spread across the internet over the last day or two of a "hack" that allows you much more zooming on Google Maps. Unfortunately for all the people who've wasted hours scanning the earth, this is really nothing new.…

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Thursday, 8th March 2007

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.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.