Dog Team, Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Could these be the shadows of one or more dog sleds following old tracks through the snow on Svalbard, the northernmost part of Norway? Unfortunately these are only medium resolution images1 (which disappear in Google Maps if you get too…

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Tuesday, 31st July 2007

Downed Aircraft from 1981

Back on May 1st 1981 a de Havilland Dove twin-engine aircraft was leaving Sebring, Florida for Miami and suffered an engine failure. The pilot was forced to crash land in a nearby field and the aircraft ended up in the…

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Monday, 30th July 2007

New Imagery in Google Earth July 07

The Google Latlong Blog has posted an announcement of new terrain and imagery in Google Earth and Google Maps. Rather than the usual list of what's new, the team have provided clues to various locations around the globe for you…

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Sunday, 29th July 2007

World’s Largest Cow

It would seem that we have finally reached the absolute pinnacle of our continuing quest to discover the latest and greatest "World's blankest blank", as seen by satellite! Yes you lucky people, prepare yourselves for... The World's Largest Cow! This…

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Friday, 27th July 2007

Fake City (US Secret Service Training Facility)

Like something out of Blazing Saddles, here's a completely fake city outside of Washington D.C.! In fact zooming out to see the surrounding area, we can see there's all sorts of odd things here, including driving courses, underground bunkers, some…

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Wednesday, 25th July 2007

World’s most leaning towers

A small German church has laid a bold claim to the title of "World's most squinty building". Located in the town of Bad Frankenhausen, the bell tower of a 14th century church has been measured at an angle of 4.5…

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Tuesday, 24th July 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.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.