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Mount Washington Observatory

Mount Washington Observatory

Mount Washington is the highest peak in the northeastern U.S. with an elevation of 6,288'. It is located in the heart of the White Mountain National Forest. The mountain boasts about some of the world's most severe weather and retains the world record for recorded wind speed at 231 mph.
No rating yet01/23/2007337Google Earth Logo
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Norton Victorian Water Tank

Norton Victorian Water Tank

One of several water tanks and balancing reservoirs built as part of a massive engineering project to improve water supply between North Wales and Liverpool. Norton Water Tank is one feature of a water supply system that includes the Vyrnwy Dam and aqueduct. At 650,000 gallons capacity, it is not the largest of the works -- that honour goes to the tank at Malpas, which can contain 4.5 million g...
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45 Steel Grain Bins

45 Steel Grain Bins

45 Steel grain bins all in one row on a farmplace in Montana.
No rating yet01/20/2007276Google Earth Logo
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Kilroot Power Station

Kilroot Power Station

Kilroot Power Station is owned by AES Corporation and is the only remaining coal fired power station in Northern Ireland and provides about one third of electricity supplies for Northern Ireland.
No rating yet01/18/2007244Google Earth Logo
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Blue Whale Skeleton

Blue Whale Skeleton

Arching 87 feet in length and rising 18 feet above the ground, the blue whale skeleton at the Seymour Center is a sight to behold.
Rating of 3.33333333301/17/2007961Google Earth Logo
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Wind Turbines

Wind Turbines

Numerous wind turbines on the area known as the Buffalo Ridge. Some of these wind turbines are the largest ones manufactured in the United States. These wind turbines stand 257' high and weigh 196,000 pounds. Each wind turbine has 3 blades with a rotor diameter of 157' and can supply the annual electricity needs of 250 homes.
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Piazza Michelangelo, Firenze

Piazza Michelangelo, Firenze

This elevated square offers a wonderful sighteeing of Florence.
Rating of 301/15/2007225Google Earth Logo
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Halewood, Liverpool

Halewood, Liverpool

Halewood was famous for making the Ford Escort. Halewood now makes the Jaguar X-Type and Land Rover Freelander 2
No rating yet01/11/2007273Google Earth Logo
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Pivot Irrigation in South Australia

Pivot Irrigation in South Australia

Pivot irrigation (watering from a central source) has caused these green circles of foliage in brown (dry) areas to the southwest of Mount Gambier, South Australia.
Rating of 301/09/2007167Google Earth Logo
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Scarborough Renaissance Festival

Scarborough Renaissance Festival

Scarborough Renaissance Festival is a medieval era fair in North Texas that runs from early April to Memorial Day Weekend.
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Man Made Oasis

Man Made Oasis

Is this a man made oasis? And what are those lines extending outwards from it. And what's with the purple circle. Is that water? Interesting structure nonetheless, especially since its in the middle of the Australian outback.
No rating yet01/01/2007262Google Earth Logo
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Transparent construction

Transparent construction

Utah, desert: Transparent construction, open at the top, a car(?) inside, rather high... but what is it?
Rating of 2.66666666612/29/2006679Google Earth Logo
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Shanyrak

Shanyrak

Contractors site in oil fields in Kazakhstan. It is in the
middle of nowhere but is very unusual in design. Housed about
9,500 people in the "Domes"

urther south would be the SGP oil refinery - The largest in the world.
Rating of 412/29/2006363Google Earth Logo
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Yun-men-kuan Jade Gate (Gansu,China)

Yun-men-kuan Jade Gate (Gansu,China)

In former times, Yumenguan Pass (Jade Gate Pass) was called Small Square City. Why was its name changed? There is an interesting story about Yumenguan Pass that answers this question.
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Rating of 512/27/2006192Google Earth Logo
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UFO-runway for extraterrestrial cultures

UFO-runway for extraterrestrial cultures

World's first runway for extraterrestrial cultures.

The two roundabouts connecting the municipality Houten with the A27 highway and their connecting road have been transformed into a runway for extraterrestrial cultures. The one roundabout is a UFO landing platform, a lighted smooth tar plate decorated with a giant letter U. On the other roundabout a control tower, which signals ...
Rating of 512/22/2006355Google Earth Logo
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Korean Fisheries

Korean Fisheries

This looks like somme kind of fishery or some fishing operation. Oddly hi-res.
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Grave in the Middle of the Road

Grave in the Middle of the Road

South of Franklin, a mile east of Highway 31 on County Road 400S is the grave of Nancy Barnett. And I do mean ON the county road, smack dab in the middle of it. At one time her grave was surrounded by other graves, but a path through the family plot eventually became a road and the other graves were moved. Her son refused to let her grave be disturbed, and at that time it wasnÕt in the way much...
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Patriotic Tank

Patriotic Tank

In Dover along Rt 15 just south of Mt. Pleasant Rd , at the Armory this patriotic painted tank can bee seen.
No rating yet12/19/2006200Google Earth Logo
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U2 concert venues

U2 concert venues

This one is for all the U2 fans like me!
I started this project one year ago, but I had to restart twice due to some HD problems. Now I am working on this project using a different classification of the venues in order to achieve the result faster. The first Tour is Vertigo, but I'll upload newer versions of the files with other ones, going backwards in the years, so the next one will be...
Rating of 312/17/2006231Google Earth Logo
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Santa Tracker

Santa Tracker

Hello boys and girls. Ready to find some toys? Santa has hidden a treasure trove of presents somewhere in Google Earth (actually, it was a few of his elves, but you get the idea) . Every day from December 12th until Christmas Eve, a clue will appear outside Santa's North Pole workshop which, if you can solve it, will lead you to a toy hidden in a Google Earth satellite image. And every day, the...
Rating of 412/16/2006542Google Earth Logo

Settlments in Chinese Desert

Settlments in Chinese Desert

This appears to be an abandonded settlement in the Chinese Desert. Try zooming out a bit and looking for more little black dots, chances are these will be more settlemnts. A really good on is at 32°34'31.50"N 82°41'35.02"E.
Rating of 112/16/2006184Google Earth Logo
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8 holes in chinese desert (Qinhai,China)

8 holes in chinese desert (Qinhai,China)

I've found this 8 holes in chinese desert.
Rating of 412/16/2006202Google Earth Logo
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10 chimneys in chinese desert (Qinhai,China)

10 chimneys in chinese desert (Qinhai,China)

10 chimneys near Da Qaidam Zhen in qinhai desert in China.
Rating of 512/16/2006245Google Earth Logo
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Kythnos Island - renewable energy powered island

Kythnos Island - renewable energy powered island

Kythnos Island Energy Timeline:
1982 - Installation of the first wind park in Europe (5 x 20 kW);
1983 - Installation of a 100 kW PV system with battery storage;
1989 - Exchange of the wind turbines (5 x 33 kW);
1992 - Installation of a new grid-connected inverter for the PV system;
1998 - Installation of the 500 kW wind turbine;
2000 - Operation of th...
Rating of 1.512/16/2006208Google Earth Logo
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Armed SA-2 Missile Site

Armed SA-2 Missile Site

Armed SA-2 Missile Site at Dalian
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