Ten of the most unusual Google Earth discoveries


	Ten of the most unusual Google Earth discoveries
einbar
2-28-2009 12:53 AM
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From Swastika-shaped buildings to the lost city of Atlantis, here's ten of the most unusual Google Earth discoveries
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2-28-2009 2:13 AM
mona
how do people find these??
2-28-2009 8:02 AM
zalisan
I love google earth. Easy to load, easy to access, great fun to play with, great applications.
2-28-2009 3:02 PM
chestnut501
Great Clip. I love Google Earth!
3-1-2009 12:11 PM
an2ony
Who finds these pictures? I wish I had the time, for more of those go to http://tinyurl.com/yu6de2
3-1-2009 10:19 PM
Ilsadago1
I have so far been unable to load Google Earth 5 - it just won't let me update! Rats....

Very cool pics - obviously some people have lots of time on their hands...lol.
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