Hungary

Hungarian Toxic Waste Flood

On Monday, October 4th, this filthy-looking reservoir in Hungary burst its walls, releasing 700,000 cubic metres (24 million cubic feet) of toxic sludge onto the surrounding countryside and villages. A byproduct of refining bauxite into alumina at the Ajkai Timfoldgyar…

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Monday, 11th October 2010

Face of Jesus found in Hungarian field

Way back in 2005 we thought we found the face of Jesus in a Peruvian sand dune. However it turns out we were looking in completely the wrong country – obviously, Jesus was actually busy making Himself known in Hungary.…

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Tuesday, 27th April 2010

A Trio of Tripoints

A tripoint is a geographical location where three borders meet - most notably those of different countries, but also (to a lesser extent) counties, states, provinces, etc. While many of the world's 157 national tripoints are located in the middle…

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Wednesday, 12th August 2009

Hungaroring Formula 1

Hungaroring is the Hungarian Formula-1 Grand Prix race track, where the 20th Hungarian GP is currently being raced. Thanks: ilves, Zoltan Marton, Kertész Attila, Rickard Jensen & Mario Sarno

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Sunday, 31st July 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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