Africa

James Island (Island Week)

No man is an island, but in Gambia I've found James Island and it even comes complete with Fort James! Thanks: Mememe

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Friday, 1st September 2006

The Longest Conveyor Belt in the World

Guess where The Longest Conveyor Belt in the World is? Western Sahara of course. (More than half of the conveyor is in high-res, but the particularly cool section shown here has been captured in super high-res as part of the…

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Tuesday, 15th August 2006

Western Sahara Large Type

Despite Western Sahara being one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world (just over 1 person per square kilometre) Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) have been fighting since 1975 about who should control this territory.…

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Monday, 14th August 2006

Saharan Squares

Still in Western Sahara, here's some weird squares which I can't explain... Anyone? Thanks to John Seddon (I think, or it might have been Patrick again 😀 ).

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Friday, 11th August 2006

Saharan Shipwrecks

Er, Saharan Shipwrecks? Yup, shipwrecks in the desert! Okaaaay, so it's the beach, but it is the Sahara 🙂 Just down the coast there's another wreck, and as I zoomed out from there I found a third! Flickr has a…

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Friday, 11th August 2006

Mysterious Floating Disc?

Is this a mysterious floating disc in Egypt? It certainly shares characteristics with the Australian Flying Car, but this time the 'shadow' looks too... dense? And maybe too sharp around the edges as well I think. Maybe this is actually…

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Monday, 10th April 2006

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.

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