Natural Landmarks

When viewed from above, much of the landscape of South Carolina is clearly covered in mysterious oval depressions that aren't obvious from ground level. Known as "Carolina Bays", nobody really knows how these unique geological features were formed. Despite their…

It's been just over a month since Google added 12 new US cities to Street View, and yesterday we got new imagery in another 13 cities, and interestingly, a US national park! Here's some of the highlights, including links straight…

A geologist with the Geological Survey of Western Australia, Dr. Arthur Hickman, was using Google Earth to look for iron ore when he noticed an unusually circular structure within the landscape. After a visit by a colleague this huge dent…

Spirit Lake sits just North of America's most famous active volcano, Mount St. Helens1. The most catastrophic eruption of Mount St Helens was in May of 1980, which killed 57 people. A side effect of this eruption was the largest…

The "Three Views of Japan" are just like the Seven Wonders of the World, except they're all in Japan. And there's only three of them. Firstly there's "Matsushima", a group of around 260 miniature islands which are all covered in…

Today on the island of Tanna, Vanuatu, in the South Pacific, it's John Frum Day. Each year on the 15th of February, hundreds of people come to the tiny village of Lamakara from all over the island to celebrate their…