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Old 08-11-2010, 12:32 AM   #1
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21 unusual Google Earth photos

Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on the Earth to view satellite images, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places and share with others. This amazing software allows you to search the whole planet right from your comfortable rooms. Fans of Google Earth have been on a virtual searching chase looking for anything interesting and amazing. Here we have collected some of the mind blowing and spectacular sights to mesmerize you. Enjoy and feel free to share it with others.

Terrain Face in Google Maps


The terrain in Alberta, Canada accidentally forms what looks like a human face when viewed from the air or when viewing the satellite pic in Google Maps.




Osmington White Horse


The Osmington White Horse, outside Sutton Poyntz, UK. This prehistoric figure is carved into the white chalk of the hillside – such horse carved shapes are called “Leucippotomy”.


Google Escher Effect pic from Houston


Here’s another weird satellite pic from Google Maps of some downtown Houston skyscrapers. This effect has become known as the “Escher Effect”, or the “Google Escher Effect”.


Heart-shaped island highlighted by Google Earth becomes hit with lovers


The 130,000 square yard islet of Galesnjak came to prominence after its unusual shape was highlighted on Google Earth.


Land Art near Munich Airport


Land Art or “Earth Art” appearing in a field near the airport in Munich, Germany.


KFC space logo


Yum! Brands Inc created the logo near Rachel, Nevada, and claimed it’s the first ad that can be seen from space. If you recall, the same company had previously wanted to beam a laser ad up onto the moon for Pizza Hut, but had later scaled back to buying ad placement on the side of a Russian rocket.


Firefox Logo


Crop circle art made in the shape of the iconic Firefox Logo near Portland, Oregon,


Where’s Waldo in Google Maps?


Canadian artist Melanie Coles built a large image of the iconic “Waldo” onto a rooftop at an undisclosed location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


Will U Marry Me


Marriage proposal seen on a rooftop via Google Maps.


Lips




Bunny in Google Maps


Giant Pink Bunny created by a group of artists near Artesina, Italy as seen in Google Maps.


Coca Cola Logo in Google Maps


This Coca-Cola logo in Google Maps was apparently created out of coke bottles just outside of Arica in Chile.


Portrait of Ghenghis Khan in Google Maps


Out of some sort of fear that they might forget who he was, the people of Mongolia have carved the likeness of Ghenghis Khan onto a hillside outside of Ulaanbaatar. (See it in Google Maps.)


The Vitruvian Man by Da Vinci


Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man – one of the world’s most recognizable illustrations – is rendered here in crop art in Germany.


Man-Shaped Lake in Brazil




The Palm Islands of Dubai


The Palm Islands are artificial islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructure will be constructed. They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties, a property developer in the United Arab Emirates, who hired Belgian and Dutch dredging and marine contractor Jan De Nul and Van Oord, some of the world’s specialists in land reclamation. The islands are the Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira.


Oprah Maze


She’s got a massive syndicated show and a magazine called O, and she was dubbed the most powerful celebrity in the world by Forbes. Why shouldn’t Oprah get her own corn maze? An Arizona farmer created this 2004 tribute to the TV talk-show host.



World’s Largest Fingerprint




Mystery Stone Arrow




Guitar-Shaped Mansion




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Old 08-11-2010, 12:52 AM   #2
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Old 08-11-2010, 01:09 AM   #3
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Google Earth photo... Is... ?
Oh, Adam. Disappointment! Amazing lists, poor grammar. :P

Actually, a really interesting list, thank you.

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Old 08-11-2010, 01:17 AM   #4
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You need the woburn lion! I live well near it and it looks amazing at night when they light it up!




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Wow awesome list



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The MC Escher-esque photo is quite a trip. I was scanning the photos without reading the titles, and at first I was like "wtf is something wrong with my eyes? That doesn't look right."



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Old 08-11-2010, 08:42 AM   #7
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Google Earth photo... Is... ?
Oh, Adam. Disappointment! Amazing lists, poor grammar. :P
I keep forgetting an apostrophe isn't used to indicate plurals. I'll get it sooner or later.



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Old 08-11-2010, 09:55 PM   #8
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haven't you done this one before? Or have I been having an affair with other lists?



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Old 08-11-2010, 10:12 PM   #9
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It did feel familiar when I was posting. I checked. the closest I saw was some fascinating google earth finds. they have some of the same photo's but most of them are different, so I felt it was ok to post.



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Old 09-11-2010, 01:54 AM   #10
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Old 09-11-2010, 11:39 PM   #11
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It did feel familiar when I was posting. I checked. the closest I saw was some fascinating google earth finds. they have some of the same photo's but most of them are different, so I felt it was ok to post.
ha ok you are forgiven. And I can sleep easy knowing I haven't cheated :p



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Old 10-11-2010, 12:37 AM   #12
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Saw it before - but still one of my favourite lists!






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Old 11-11-2010, 08:14 AM   #13
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