Car on the side of a building, The Hague, Netherlands:
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More Google Earth — iPod Indian
Indian with ear buds, east of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada:
More Google Earth — hippos
Hippos in the mud, west of Sitalike, Tanzania: Grace and Peace
Found on Google Earth: Atlantis (no) and pink bunny (yes)
The release of Google Earth 5.0 included better bathymetry of much of the ocean floor. (Bathymetry is the study of ocean and lake depth) Some have claimed that this pattern on the Atlantic sea floor west of the Canary Islands is the ruins of the mythical island of Atlantis. The area is over 100 miles …
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Google Earth – improved ocean floor
The ocean floor on Google Earth has always been a little fuzzy, but the good folks at Google have recently improved the resolution: HT: Clastic Detritus Grace and Peace
Techie terrorists
TimesOnline article: Google Earth accused of aiding terrorists. Apparently the Mumbai terrorists used Google Earth as part of planning their attack. An Indian Court has been called to ban Google Earth amid suggestions the online satellite imaging was used to help plan the terror attacks that killed more than 170 people in Mumbai last month. …