........Columbus and Magellan had it rough. Exploration these days is quite literally an armchair activity, as high-resolution satellite images and tools like Google Earth make it possible for anyone with an Internet connection to pore over the globe with a fine-toothed comb. There are entire online communities devoted to finding and cataloging the most unusual locales worldwide, creating 21st century atlases of minutiae. It isn't just for hobbyists, either — Google Earth has helped scientists find previously unknown ruins and police locate clandestine marijuana fields. Here are 10 of the most unusual discoveries.
- 1. Atlantis Found?
- 2. Firefox Crop Circles
- 3. UFO Landing Pads, Maybe?
- 4. Oprah Maze
- 5. Secret Swastika
- 6. Lost (and Found) at Sea
- 7. A Face in the Clay
- 8. Iraq's Bloody Lake
- 9. Airplane Graveyard
- 10. Missile Test?
— By Dan Fletcher
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