Mystery Forest Art

It's not uncommon to stumble across some interesting sights and shapes when you browse through Google Maps, but there's something special about stumbling across forest clearings that surely must be man-made, but there's no obvious reason for the recognisable shapes!…

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Friday, 27th November 2009

Belfast’s Other Murals

Belfast is well known for its many murals representing differing political and religious views of the city's communities. However in recent years, thanks to the Good Friday Agreement, there has been a move away from the political murals to more…

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Wednesday, 25th November 2009

World’s Largest Passenger Ships – Updated

We took a look at the world of huge cruise ships early in 2008. However, the recent launch of Royal Caribbean's MS Oasis of the Seas is changing the world of cruising. This 360m long, 72m high behemoth weighing 220,000…

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Monday, 23rd November 2009

The world’s largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni

Salar de Uyuni in south-west Bolivia was once part of a massive prehistoric lake but today is the world's largest salt flat. When dry it's a barren landscape, so featureless that it's great for perspective tricks - but during the…

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Thursday, 19th November 2009

Bir Tawil Triangle

While history is full of conflicts waged between countries over territories large and small, there is one place on earth1 that is specifically not wanted by countries which border it, who in fact are convinced that this place should belong…

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Tuesday, 17th November 2009

The Devil’s Valley

Using the heat from the Earth's interior to generate electricity is known as the creation of geothermal power, and in the examples featuring 2000-metre boreholes, it's correctly believed to be a fairly recent development. In some places however, the energy…

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Monday, 16th November 2009

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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