This Arizona crater was formed during the Pleistocene era, around 50,000 years' ago. It gets its name from its appearance - the striking rainbow of colors that forms when light shines through an optical prism. This giant eye is the largest hot spring in the USA. This 'figure' is facing westwards and recent man-made structures also give the impression that it's wearing headphones! 7. This geomorphological feature is in Canada and when viewed from above looks like a human head wearing a traditional Canadian headdress.
This land sculpture is in a desert near Hurghada on the Red Sea coast and is an elegant double spiral comprising of 89 protruding and 89 incised cones that gradually decrease in size. It was created by 3 artists in 1997, although it will erode over time and the area will revert to being a desert plain. It was commissioned by William the Silent and was designed to control the only road that ran between Germany and Groningue in Holland - the latter being under Spanish rule during the Eighty Years' War. Fort Bourtange in The Netherlandsīuilt in 1593, this magnificent Dutch fort looks like a star. If you zoom in, you'll spot some former Second World War planes including the B-52 Stratofortress and F-14 Tomcat. The Davis-Monthan Airbase in Tucson, Arizona is the final resting place for out-of-service military aircraft, including around 4,400 fighter jets. Only parts of this base can be visited, but with the help of Google Earth we can all admire if from above. They're found in the Gharb region of Darfur, Sudan. These big red lips can only be seen from the sky and are formed by two rocky outcrops that are almost half a mile long. Most of them depict indigenous animals, although their purpose still remains a mystery. and can only been seen in their entirety from above. Situated close to the Peruvian coast, the Nazca lines stretch across almost 300 km sq. The Nazca Lines in PeruĮveryone's heard of these gigantic geoglyphs.
Here are 14 weird and wonderful Google Earth images that prove our world has a lot of 'no longer hidden' secrets! 1. And we're not just talking about finding your house or having a nose at your neighbor's yard! Google Earth has mapped almost every centimeter of our planet and has captured not only famous landmarks, but structures and natural phenomena that we never even knew existed! Perusing the world from above is one of the most entertaining things to do on a rainy afternoon.
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