Natural Landmarks

Touring Earth’s Impact Craters, Part 2

It may be hard to believe, but the Earth is struck with more space debris (meteors, comets, etc) than the moon. To be fair, our planet is much bigger, but from above, doesn't look as scarred as the surface of…

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Thursday, 11th November 2010

The Burren

The Burren is a distinctive limestone landscape and national park in County Clare on Ireland's Atlantic coast. The recent release of Street View images from Ireland allow us to get a close-up look at the beauty of this barren scenery1.…

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Tuesday, 9th November 2010

Street View Ireland: 4 weeks later

Four weeks ago, Google launched their Street View service in the Republic of Ireland. Google had been capturing pictures1 of Irish cities, towns and countryside over the previous year. So where were you the day the circus came to town?…

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Wednesday, 27th October 2010

Skyspaces, by James Turrell

James Turrell is an enigmatic American artist known for playing with the viewer's concepts of light and space. His creations include an ambitious series of works called Skyspaces, of which Roden Crater is the most notable example where a series…

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Monday, 25th October 2010

Loughareema: The Vanishing Lake

The nigh unpronounceable Loughareema (Loch an Rith Amach) is, at first glance, nothing more than one of the many lochs and bogs that dot the Northern Irish countryside. That is, if you happen to be lucky enough to see it…

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Thursday, 7th October 2010

Isla Mujeres (Island Week 5)

Cozumel may be the best-known island off the coast of the Yucatán, but Isla Mujeres rivals—if not surpasses—the beauty of that vacation destination. As this sign will tell you, Isla Mujeres is the easternmost point of Mexico. In fact, it's…

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Wednesday, 29th September 2010

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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