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Man Shares His Most Interesting Finds From Google Earth

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Google Earth is a pretty incredible tool. Even if you are not using it for navigation, you can discover many interesting places from around the world through it. A geologist, Will, who goes under the nickname geologistmakesthebedrock, has been collecting and sharing some really cool places he found from this wonderful program. Many of those places are man-made structures while several others are surreal-looking land formations. Here, we have shared some of his best finds. From beautiful volcanoes to stunning islands, these places look so fascinating on Google Earth. Take a look.

1. A fort in Lille, France.

Google Earth images, fort in Lille, France.

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2. A private island on the coast of Maine. The bridge has a gate, and the house overlooks a shipping lane in Penobscot Bay.

Google Earth images, private island on the coast of Maine

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3. This looks like an abstract painting but these are pits that are used in a very old-fashioned salt extraction operation.

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4. An extremely serpentine river. Almost looks like a painting...

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5. A real live oasis! The lines you see are tracks from cars. The smaller ones must be of animals.

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See Also: Use Google Street View to See the World in Panoramic 360°

6. A perfect meteor crater with a very nice raised rim.

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7. The circular reflections of these waves look so cool.

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8. This is Assamakka, a small town in Niger. The community has to battle with the raging sands every single day.

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9. A shipwreck on a desert coast in North West South Africa.

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10. A river cutting a hole in the ice.

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11. Some sort of reservoir in Belgium with an unusual octagonal pond.

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12. This volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia looks so well-formed.

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13. An atoll, also known as a coral atoll, is a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets, that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.

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14. A volcano poking up out of the South Pacific.

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See Also: 8 Glorious Places on Earth That Are Largely Untouched

15. The Zambezi River in Africa downstream of the falls. The path of the river seems rather unusual.

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