Chinooks

Here’s a whole bunch of Chinook helicopters at Hunter Army Air Field just outside of Savannah, Georgia. The CH-47 Chinook has been flying since 1961 and its twin contra-rotating rotors and twin engines allow for massive lifting power (over 12,000…

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Wednesday, 3rd August 2005

Leaky Ships

This is the port of Tripoli in Libya, which appears to have a leaky tanker or two... Yuk! Thanks to Twombly.

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Monday, 1st August 2005

Lovell Telescope

This is the Lovell Telescope at the Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire, UK. Apparently it's the largest radio telescope in Europe and has been in operation since 1957, which was just in time for the launch of Sputnik 1, the world's…

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Monday, 1st August 2005

Extremely Long Jetties

This is the Port Germein jetty. It is an absolutely staggering 1646 metres long (or maybe 1680 metres, depending on who you talk to). You can really see why it needs to be so long though - it extends right…

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Monday, 1st August 2005

Heart Shaped Things

In French New Caledonia there's a natural heart shaped swamp which featured on the cover of 'Earth from Above', a collection of photographs by Yann Arthus Bertrand. The photo was titled 'HEART IN VOH'. In Taipei there's a heart shaped…

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Monday, 1st August 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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