Search Results for 'island'

Alaska’s Aleutian Islands (Volcano Week 6)

The Aleutian Islands are the northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean's 'ring of fire'. Starting just off the Alaska Peninsula, an arc of more than 300 volcanic islands stretches for almost 2,000km across the Pacific. While…

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Thursday, 25th August 2011

This Brazilian island looks like HELL ON EARTH. #notreally #googlemaps

This Brazilian island looks like HELL ON EARTH. http://gss.st/2w9 #notreally #googlemaps

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Tuesday, 12th July 2011

Private Paradises: Celebrity-Owned Islands

Who wouldn’t want their own private island to wall themselves off from the rest of the world while enjoying the comforts of wealth and opulence? After all, celebrities do it all the time. Thanks to Google Maps, we can get a glimpse of these water-bound estates and see how the other half live.

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Friday, 3rd June 2011

Spiral Island II: An island floating on plastic bottles

Ever dreamed of living on your own private tropical island? Rishi Sowa clearly had, as he took the rather novel approach of building his own floating paradise - Spiral Island. A keen environmentalist, Sowa wanted to…

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Thursday, 24th February 2011

There’s 2 copies of Frank from @GoTahina in this super-high-resolution aerial photograph of a tiny island #googlemaps

There's 2 copies of Frank from @GoTahina in this super-high-resolution aerial photograph of a tiny island http://gss.st/2sJ #googlemaps

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Thursday, 3rd February 2011

The Ruins of the Aran Islands

The three Aran Islands are in Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland and are named Inis Mór (Inishmore - Big Island), Inis Meáin (Inishmaan - Middle Island) and Inis Oírr (Inisheer - East Island).…

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Wednesday, 17th November 2010

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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