Australia / Oceania

Top 5 Golf Courses across the World

"Best" is a subjective word at, err... best. What one person or group values as the "top" will never be the same for everyone – still, when you're looking for something and you want the "best", it's always nice when…

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Monday, 29th June 2009

Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt

This enormous hexagon, a mile and a half in diameter, looks like some kind of massive occult symbol etched in the scrub on the remote western coast of Australia, 700 miles north of Perth. In fact, we're looking at a…

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Monday, 22nd June 2009

The world’s steepest streets

Obscure geography trivia time: where would you find the steepest street in the world? You might guess San Francisco. If you're a Guinness Book of Records-reading smart alec, you might say New Zealand. As it turns out, you'd be wrong…

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Wednesday, 3rd June 2009

Old Rat’s Nest Island, Australia

Peering out the window of the little airtaxi that has brought you to The Rat's Nest, or Rottnest Island, 18 km southwest off the coast of Australia, you'll notice the island's name spelled out in trees. This little island, only…

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Wednesday, 13th May 2009

Elephant Rocks

In The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, when the three Pevensie children (minus Edmund) arrived at Aslan's camp, they were happening upon what we (of the other world) know as Elephant Rocks. Looking from above, the boulders look like…

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Thursday, 7th May 2009

Clipperton Island

Clipperton Island, a remote coral atoll, is a place of mysterious geography with a disturbing history.

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Thursday, 9th April 2009

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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