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Bowser Head-Shaped Cloud

Bowser Head-Shaped Cloud

If you've ever seen Bowser, this cloud will remind you of this classical Nintendo villain. Picture (not mine) is added for assistance if you forgot what Bowser looks like.
Rating of 105/14/2006128Google Earth Logo
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Every Possible Border Color At Once

Every Possible Border Color At Once

Here we see yellow (regular), pink (mutated red), red (borderline in dispute), light blue (territories), and orange (cease fire line) border lines.
No rating yet05/13/2006142Google Earth Logo
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chrenobil antennas

chrenobil antennas

antennas near Chernobil
Rating of 3.505/13/2006219Google Earth Logo
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A rather stubborn farmer

A rather stubborn farmer

This location is on the M62 motorway in England. The story goes that the motorway was originally planned to pass directly through the farm house. The owner wasnt, shall we say, impressed at this and decided to fight it out. After many months of "discussion" no agreement was reached so the motorway planners built around the farmhouse. What you see on the placemark is the east and w...
Rating of 3.205/12/2006404Google Earth Logo
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Change the Water

Change the Water

I've seen pools filled with green soup but i'm not sure what this could be in this Hong Kong pool!!
No rating yet05/12/200676Google Earth Logo
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Large Oil Slick

Large Oil Slick

Come on Rio get a grip! A 5 mile long oil slick from a refinery near the Duque de Caxias area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
No rating yet05/11/2006130Google Earth Logo
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Loewensteiner Berge

Loewensteiner Berge

Great "real" viewpoint from the "Löwensteiner Berge" above the "Weinsberger Tal"
Rating of 305/11/2006112Google Earth Logo
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New Norcia Tracking station

New Norcia Tracking station

The New Norcia Tracking station is located 140 kilometres north of Perth, in Western Australia, close to the town of New Norcia. It is operated by Xantic.
The 35-metre diameter antenna with transmission and reception in both S- and X-bands, is designed for deep-space satellite missions and provides daily support to Mars Express, Rosetta and Venus Express in its Routine phase, and in the ...
No rating yet05/10/200698Google Earth Logo
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Kuffner Observatory

Kuffner Observatory

The Kuffner Observatory is a historical Observatory that was founded in 1884 by the Viennese brewer Moritz von Kuffner as a private research institute. Probably the most famous astronomer who has ever worked at the observatory was Karl Schwarzschild.
The observatory's main instrument is a double refractor for visual and photographic use with apertures of 27 cm and 15.6 cm, respectivel...
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Iraqi Bunker

Iraqi Bunker

This appears to be an underground bunker that has been heavily bombed.
Rating of 3.405/09/2006801Google Earth Logo
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VWS - Very White Spot

VWS - Very White Spot

The White Sands in New Mexico. See that X? X Marks the spot. (Probably an abandoned airport)
Rating of 2.505/09/2006169Google Earth Logo
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Red, Orange, Yellow Border Lines

Red, Orange, Yellow Border Lines

Usually border lines on GE are marked by yellow lines. Throughout the globe there are several examples of red border lines. Here is an example of red, yellow, and orange lines all next to each other. At this moment, I'm not sure why there are different colors to these lines. I'm guessing Yellow is for countries, red is for special territories (like the Gaza Strip or West Bank in Israel), li...
Rating of 305/09/2006141Google Earth Logo
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HPPs in Albania

HPPs in Albania

The main HPPs in Albania
No rating yet05/07/200689Google Earth Logo
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Places of chemical interests

Places of chemical interests

Placemarks of several "chemical places" e.g. the places where the biggest chemical desaster took place:

Bhopal, India
Seveso, Italy
Flixborough, Great Britain
Muttenz, Switzerland

Many Locations of chemical companies in Europe are also included:

Germany
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Merck, Darmstadt
BASF, Ludwigshafen
Bayer...
Rating of 305/07/2006148Google Earth Logo
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Draining the Mediterranean Sea

Draining the Mediterranean Sea

Drainage pipes to drain large swaths of the Mediterranean Sea. Actually, I have no idea what this could be.
Rating of 3.605/06/2006899Google Earth Logo
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Enver Hoxhas mausoleum

Enver Hoxhas mausoleum

Albanian dictator from 1945 to 1985. Located in Tirana, Albania.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enver_Hoxha
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Mausoleum_von_Envar_Hoxha.jpg
Rating of 105/04/200696Google Earth Logo
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Bruce Lee grave

Bruce Lee grave

This is were bruce and brendon lee are buried.
R.I.P
Rating of 405/04/2006194Google Earth Logo
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circus

circus

circus in nordwalde
Rating of 205/04/200669Google Earth Logo
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Old Cemetery

Old Cemetery

Old Portuguese cemetery on Ibo Island, Mozambique.
Rating of 505/03/2006178Google Earth Logo
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Impressions of the World Series 1.0

Impressions of the World Series 1.0

Showing people and nature from different parts of the planet.
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In this series:

Mexico
Indonesia
Congo
Brazil
Japan
Namibia
Iran
China

Rating of 405/02/2006182Google Earth Logo
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Thermal Plant Meirama(Cerceda)

Thermal Plant Meirama(Cerceda)

Placed in Cerceda(A coruña)
No rating yet05/02/200661Google Earth Logo
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The Silent killer Death Valley

The Silent killer Death Valley

French asbestos "death valley" in Normandy.

Those plants were involved in the greatest long term trial for "industrial decease" in France.... more than 30 years before any recognition of facts, but not yet finalized.
Rating of 505/01/2006153Google Earth Logo
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Road to nowhere

Road to nowhere

Stretch of abandoned road that was part of I-44 until a new interchange was built after 2000.
Rating of 405/01/2006238Google Earth Logo
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Skanderbeg Square, Tirana

Skanderbeg Square, Tirana

Skanderbeg Square is the main plaza in Tirana, Albania's capital city.
No rating yet05/01/200674Google Earth Logo
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Italian Regional Flags

Italian Regional Flags

This file is folder that contains the regional flags of Italy in their respective regions.
Rating of 3.66666666605/01/2006350Google Earth Logo
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