Tonight’s Dinner
For tonight's dinner we're following what might well be the world's largest recipe - as it's written in large type all over the surface of Google Earth. To start with, on the coast of Nova Scotia a vineyard uses the…
X-wing
12.5 metres (41 feet) in length, hyperspace capable, and with a top speed of 5,025 mph in atmosphere, the X-wing is of course the iconic starfighter first seen in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, all the way back…
World’s Largest Portrait
Continuing the never-ending stream of "World's largest…" we present The World's Largest Portrait, which adorns the hills of Erzincan in Turkey. The massive 7.5 square km painting is of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president of Turkey until his death…
Island and Lake Recursion (Island Week 2)
(It's the last day of Island Week 2 here at GSS, which means we're almost done with posting about islands. And it's lasted about a week.) Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada is officially the world's largest island that is located…
Pollepel Island (Island week 2)
(It's Island Week 2 here at GSS, which means we'll mostly be posting about Islands. For about a week.) Pollepel Island is located in the Hudson River, New York. A characterless lump of rock, it would have been completely uninteresting…
Easter Island (Island Week 2)
(It’s Island Week 2 here at GSS, which means we’ll mostly be posting about Islands. For about a week.) Located in the south eastern Pacific Ocean, almost four thousand kilometers from continental Chile, Easter Island - or locally Rapa Nui…
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