Natural Landmarks

Art, Or Freaky Coincidence?

We get lots of submissions from people who claim to be able to see faces, animals or even aliens in the natural landscapes of Google Earth, but often the images are so open to interpretation that we unfortunately can't see…

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Monday, 10th December 2007

Snowball

It's that time of year again: December has sneaked up on us, Christmas is on its way and we're now definitely into winter time. But as climate chaos threatens our future, it also reduces the possibility of a White Christmas…

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Tuesday, 4th December 2007

Greenwich prime meridian

The equator, or latitude 0, separates the northern and southern hemispheres of the globe. Defined as the middle point of the two geographic poles, there's no way anyone could argue about its location. However the meridian - longitude 0 -…

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Thursday, 29th November 2007

The Sidoarjo Mud Flow

This is the Sidoarjo Mud Flow, a massive eruption of gas and hot torrential mud in East Java, Indonesia. Despite a network of dams and barriers having been erected to contain the flood, as of February 2007 the mud was…

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Tuesday, 6th November 2007

Stromatolites

This is Hamelin Pool in Shark Bay, Western Australia, and in our thumbnail you can see the kite-shaped observation jetty where visitors can observe some of the world's oldest creatures - Stromatolites. Looking for all the world like rocks which…

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Monday, 22nd October 2007

Cotton Castle & the Holy City (Pamukkale & Hierapolis)

These are the famous white cliffs of Pamukkale, Turkey. Literally meaning "cotton castle", this natural phenomenon is a result of earthquakes here which created a number of hot springs - the waters of which are extremely rich in many minerals,…

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Wednesday, 17th October 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.

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