Algeria

Mystery Sand Formation (Desert Week 2011)

For our first post of Desert Week 2011, we’re travelling to the Grand Erg Oriental, or 'Great Eastern Sand Sea' of the Sahara desert in north-eastern Algeria, where we find a mysterious formation in the sand… The image was taken…

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Monday, 20th June 2011

Cloud-shapes in the Sand

Remember lying on the grass when you were younger, staring up at the sky, allowing your imagination to twist and shape the clouds into an elephant being chased by a mouse or a dragon being slain by a cat? Now…

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Wednesday, 8th July 2009

The World’s Largest Plasma TV

Google Earth satellite images have unearthed Samsung's top secret development of the World's largest Plasma Television. After Japanese manufacturer Matsushita topped the South Korean electronics company's 102" plasma with a 103" model Samsung moved developments to the African country of…

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Monday, 29th January 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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