Search Results for 'island'

French Frigate Shoals

Updated To the West of Hawaii there's the French Frigate Shoals, which look a lot like a Giant Pacific Alien Dolphin Thing. The dolphin shape is actually a number of small islands, one of which has…

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Thursday, 28th April 2005

Trees

Well here's something I didn't expect to see. Thousands of trees floating in the water as part of a logging operation on Vancouver Island. I think it's actually a strangely beautiful image (thumbnail #1). However, the…

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Tuesday, 26th April 2005

Escobar’s Dairy Farm

Another corn maze this time at Escobar's Dairy Farm, Rhode Island. I've rotated the maze for the thumbnail and you should be able to make out a lighthouse with "Escobar" in the beam, some rocks and…

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Monday, 25th April 2005

Crater Lake

Oregon's spectacular Crater Lake is (at its deepest) 1,932 feet deep -- the deepest lake in the United States. The lake is in a volcanic caldera that was formed 6900 years ago by the collapse of…

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Sunday, 24th April 2005

Bermuda

Out in the Atlantic Ocean is a small patch of high-res photos where you'll find the island of Bermuda, an internally self-governing island overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Reader Patrick pointed out a Cruise Liner…

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Friday, 22nd April 2005

Alcatraz

Alcatraz Island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. It was formerly used as a military stockade and later as a maximum security prison (just like in the A-Team). Today, the island is…

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Friday, 8th April 2005

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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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