Google Earth is a free program that makes possible to visit all the planet with our computer. We can navigate and travel from a place to another and get closer at any point of the earth until getting to perceive impressive details. We will be able to see houses, the color of cars, and even the shadows of people and street signs and the degree of resolution may be different from place to place.
All this happens thanks to the superimposition of images obtained from satellites which are combined with maps. If you still don't have this potent tool, it can be downloaded from here.
We should say that some areas of the globe are not totally covered, but the more important cities and places have good resolution. United States is the most covered country nowadays and In the future the photographic database will be enlarge so that the whole planet will be seen in great definition.
Because the program uses streaming technology it is necessary to be connected to the Internet to use it.
Many curious and strange images have been discovered with Google Earth. Inside the vast collection of amazing photos we made this selection with the most impressive ones.
To observe the places with more deteils we provide the coordinates of each place (you only have to copy them inside Google Earth in the option " go to " and you will access to the destination rapidly).
In this amazing image of great definition we can see a group of elephants running freely in Africa.
The coordinates to locate the image in Google Earth are 10 54 13.02N, 19 55 59.30E
Also in Africa you can find this big quantity of hippopotami sunbathing and freshening up in the water. The photo is extremely clear and many interesting details can be observed.
The coordinates to locate the image in Google Earth are 6 37 44.05S, 31 08 09.49E
A horse on a mountain
In this curious photo we see what it seems to be a quadruped drawn on the top of a mountain. Probably what we are really watching are the excavations of some mine.
The coordinates to see the image in Google Earth are 31 39 45.70N, 106 35 16.31W
Woman sunbathing
Unprepared and without knowing that a satellite was taking a picture, this woman took a time to rest in bikini (or in topless?) and she will remain forever immortalized in Google Earth.
The coordinates to locate the image in Google Earth are52 04 43.23N 4 19 58.26E
Messages in an English field
It seems that a farmer in England wanted to send a message to the entire world and he decided to write it on his field...
The coordinates to locate the image are 53.5387878616,-1.34678606976
Close to the field of the photo above, we can observe this design with circles without apparent meaning.
The coordinates to locate the image are 53°31 ' 57.17" N, 1°21 ' 21.39" W
Native with earphones
In this photo we see this curious rocky formation that resembles the profile of a native with earphones in his ears.
The coordinates to see the image in Google Earth are 50 ° 0 ' 38.20" N 110 ° 6 ' 48.32" W
Sawmilll in Africa
This image amazes us for its big resolution which allows us to appreciate the details of this curious scenery of a sawmill in Africa.
The coordinates to see the image in Google Earth are 11 20 14.40S, 40 21 37.73E
Man doing nudism undercover
Surely this man believed that hiding in the beach between a few shrubs would protect him from the view of other people (and that nobody might see him naked on the sand...) but he was wrong.
The coordinates to locate the image in Google Earth are 51.997659,4.126874
The planet is cracked?
Clearly there was some error with the satellite that obtained the photo inside the territory of China, since this streak on the ground surface is not normal at all.
The coordinates to locate the image in Google Earth are 46 18 19N, 119 58 31E
Explosion under the water?
The most probable thing that might have happened here is an explosion under the water in this lagoon of Acapulco, Mexico. Nevertheless this effect in the waves can be the result of many other things... The coordinates to locate the image in Google Earth are 16 54 09.21N, 99 58 15.34 W
Plane in full flight
This image that looks like a video game photo was taken on the territory of England and we suppose that it might be a plane of the Second World war.
The coordinates to locate the photo in Google Earth are 52°20 ' 10.16" N 0°11 ' 42.62" "W
Mickey Mouse has his own lake
This is a very special lake with an unmistakable figure (the logo of Disney). It´s not just a coincidence of course, it was an intentional effect because the lake is inside Disneyworld Orlando.
The coordinates to locate the image in Google Earth are 28.396403,-81.578271
Wrinkles at the bottom of the sea
Strange lines similar to wrinkles at the bottom of the sea, surround these beautiful islands close to Michelson, Exuma, in the Bahamas.
The coordinates to locate the photo in Google Earth are23°28 ' 11.84" N 75°51 ' 57.68" W