Strange and surprising satellite pictures
Google Earth is a tool that allows you to explore the whole Earth without moving from home. This ingenious programme juxtaposes billions satellite images to recreate a map of the globe. And like their Google Maps and Google Street View program, there are many curiosities ...
You may have already spotted some but the photos below will let you discover other oddities that one can only see from heaven. Natural formations with structures made by Man, we found 50 strange places photographed by the Google web giant.
If you are interested in going to check these places yourself, GPS coordinates of each image are indicated. Just copy and paste them into Google Earth (or Google Maps) to further study them.
All images are screenshots of Google Earth .
1. Aircraft cemetery (32 08’59.96′ N, 110 50’09.03′W) Tucson, Arizona
2. Mysterious drawing in the desert (27°22’50.10′N, 33°37’54.62′E) Governance of the Red Sea, Egypt
3. Svastika cross building (32°40'34.19′N 117° 9’27.58′W) Coronado, California, USA
4. Bison pole (4°17’21.49′ S 31°23’46.46′ E) Reserve Kigosi, Tanzania
5. Giant triangle (33.747252, -112.633853) Wittmann, Arizona, USA
6. The wreck of the SS Ayrfield with trees (-33.836379, 151.080506), Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
7. The Badlands Guardian (50° 0’38.20′N 110° 6’48.32′W) Walsh, Canada
8. Parking for hunting planes (33.927911, -118.38069) El Segundo, California, USA
9. Firefox logo (45° 7’25.87′N 123° 6’48.97′′W) Dayton, Oregon, USA
10. Guitar Forest (-33.867886, -63.987) Córdoba, Argentina
11. Heart-shaped lake (41.303921, -81.901693) Columbia Station, Ohio, USA
12. Mysterious motive in the desert (40.452107, 93.742118) China
13. Giant target (37.563936, -116.85123) Nevada, USA
14. Larger pool in the world (-33.350534, -71.653268) Algarrobo, Chile
15. « Jesus Loves You » (43.645074, -115.993081) National Forest of Boise, United States
16. King Lion (51.848637, -0.55462) Dunstable, United Kingdom
17. Northern Cyprus giant flag (35.282902, 33.376891) Kyrenia, Cyprus
18. Fort Henricus star-shaped (Schansdijk 5, 4655 De Heen) Netherlands
19. Potash ponds (Intrepid Potash) (38°29’0.16′N 109°40’52.80′′W) Moab, Utah, USA
20. Mysterious drawing (37.629562, -116.849556) Nevada, USA
21. Whampoa Commercial Center in the shape of a boat (22°18’14.15′N, 114°11’24.66′E) Hong Kong
22. Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London
23. Logo Coca Cola (-18.529211, -70.249941) Arica Region and Parinacota, Chile
24. Circles concentriques (39.623119, -107.635353) New Castle, Colorado, USA
25. An island in a lake in an island in a lake (69.793° N, 108.241° W) Canadian North
26. A returned car (51°19’18.13′N, 6°34’35.64′E) Krefeld, Germany
27. A strange symbol (37.401573, -116.867808) Nevada, USA
28. A face of a monkey (65.476721, -173.511416) Russia
29. The Badeschiff (52°29’52.24′N 13°27’13.67′E) Berlin, Germany
30. A building with a strange shape... (41.84201, -89.485937) Dixon, Illinois, USA
31. The Atacama Giant (19°56’56.96′S 69°38’1.83′W) Huara, Tarapacá, Chile
32. Another hunting aircraft on a parking lot (48.825183, 2.1985795) Ville-d’Avray, France
33. Still a strange drawing in the desert (40.458148, 93.393145) China
34. A wreck (30.541634, 47.825445) Bassora, Iraq
35. Landing trails in the desert (32.663367, -111.487618) Eloy, Arizona, USA
36. Oil fields (37°39’16.06′S 68°10’16.42′W) Río Negro Province, Argentina
37. Logo games (33.921277, -118.391674) El Segundo, California, United States
38. Uluru / Ayers Rock (-25.344375, 131.034401) Australia
39. Small-scale model of the disputed border region between India and China (38.265652, 105.9517)
40. Memorial of Vol 772 UTA (16.864841, 11.953808) Desert of Tenerife, Niger
41. A form of natural heart (20°56’15.47′′S, 164°39’30.56′E) New Caledonia
42. Rainbow plane, New Jersey, USA
43. Barringer weather crater (35.027185, -111.022388) Winslow, Arizona, United States
44. « Come downtown and play » (35.141533, -90.052695) Memphis, Tennessee, USA
45. A hippopotami bath (6°53’53.00′ S 31°11’15.40′ E) Katavi National Park, Tanzania
46. Solar Field (Solar Project) (34.871778, -116.834192) Daggett, California, USA
47. Flag of the United States giant (7300 Airport Blvd, Houston, TX 77061, USA)
48. large red lips in the desert (12°22’13.32′N, 23°19’20.18′E) Sudan
49. Grand Prismatic Spring (44.525049, -110.83819) Yellowstone National Park, USA
50. Sign of Batman (26.357896, 127.783809) Okinawa, Japan
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