Iraqi Shipwrecks

In the waters of Shatt al-Arab in Basrah, Iraq, lie the wrecks of several ships, some just lying there floating on their sides, others half-submerged and seemingly covered in rust (or perhaps it's actually damage from explosions?) They look like…

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Friday, 5th August 2005

Qatar Oil Industry

Check out this port in Qatar. Shake says: Is that an oil spill in the water? Because it looks like that tanker is capsizing and some other small boats are trying to push it back. We weren't sure however. Could…

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Thursday, 4th August 2005

Arecibo Radio Telescope

Well here it is, the one that literally hundreds of you have submitted over the past few months. We held off posting it because it would be so much better to see this is high-res. However here it is (finally),…

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Thursday, 4th August 2005

Ancient Greece

This is the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The Acropolis has an incredibly ancient history (described in some detail over at Wikipedia), but today it is best known for the most famous surviving building of Ancient Greece, the Parthenon (which is…

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Wednesday, 3rd August 2005

Weird Blue Square

Another new kind of image weirdness here, with this giant stripy blue square off the coast of Nova Scotia. Very odd. Thanks: Ashley Bouchie

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Wednesday, 3rd August 2005

Suburban Venices

This is Venice of America, in California. Originally intended to be a copy of its namesake, the rapid development of the the motor-vehicle industry sadly meant that in 1929, barely 24 years since its inception, most of the canals were…

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Wednesday, 3rd August 2005

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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