U.S. Insular Areas

Ringing In 2012 Around the World

As we ring in 2012 here at Google Sightseeing, we know that you, too, are celebrating the New Year. Of course, depending on where you are around the globe, you’re celebrating it at very different times – sometimes more than a day apart! With that in mind, here’s your guide to the first – and the last – places on Earth to enter 2012.

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Monday, 9th January 2012

Dry-dock in Guam

Off the island of Guam, we find a floating dry-dock. I'd assumed the cargo was craned into the dry dock, but instead the dry dock slightly submerges itself (just like a submarine) so that the ship (or in this case,…

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Wednesday, 13th September 2006

Rum Slick

Just off the coast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, is what looks rather like a Rum Slick - waste from the production of molasses at the nearby Cruzan Rum Distillery. Certainly the dark patch starts directly offshore from the…

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Friday, 25th August 2006

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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