From bloody lakes to mysterious ancient landmarks,
Google Earth has helped us uncover hidden
secrets all over the world!
Here are 14 of the strangest things caught
by satellite!!!
14.
Island Inception
One of the things that makes our planet beautiful
is that you just don't know how's it's going
to form things.
Meaning, you can see something from the ground
level and think it's one thing, but when you
get a higher perspective, something new unfolds
before your eyes.
Such is the case with the Philippine island
of Luzon.
On this island, there is another tiny island
that resides on a crater lake, that is on
another island called Volcano Island.
Volcano island is in a lake called Lake Taal,
all of which is on Luzon itself.
It’s an island, on another island, on another
island!
Yep, it's island Inception!
How cool is that?
Truly, something like this can only be understood
from the satellite imagery, just look at it,
it doesn't seem to be real, and yet, it's
very real.
Ironically enough though, this is NOT the
largest Island Inception in the world, but
in fact, there's an area in Canada that has
an even bigger version of this.
That's impressive.
13.
The Temple Of Area 51
From natural wonders to speculation and conspiracy,
a satellite once picked up an image that is
supposedly near Area 51, in Nevada (if you
didn't know).
However, the image itself is something very
odd and special.
The image depicts a literal symbol inscribed
in the dirt.
It appears to be a sun of sorts, with indentations
in each "point" of the "sun", and another
indentation in the center of it.
Now, it's clear that someone made that symbol,
it is not naturally made.
Look at the precision of it, the perfect spacing
and design of the circle.
It's clearly man-made, but to what end?
What does it mean?
And is it really a coincidence that it just
so happened to be near Area 51?
It's unclear at present, but it is something
to think about.
The mere fact that Area 51 is attached to
this in any way is going to raise conspiracy
theories and questions.
I’m sure you have tons of questions already!
What's life without a good mystery, or conspiracy?
12.
Driving On the Roof
Next up, how about a unique place to do races?
Well, that's exactly what the Lingotto building
in Turin did.
This place was actually once a car manufacturing
plant.
And it was one with a very intriguing, and
pretty brilliant, way of doing an assembly
line.
They literally started on the ground floor,
and then, as the cars got built, they would
move up higher and higher into the building.
It's a fascinating way of doing it, and I
wish I could've seen it.
But, that's not why we're here.
You see, the "final" test, if you will, was
one that happened on the roof.
On the roof, is a test track.
Now, there are likely a lot of safety procedures
and barriers on said roof to make sure that
bad things don't happen to the people in the
car or below them on the streets.
But on a purely business level, this is another
brilliant move.
If you need to test one of your cars, you
wouldn't have to go far to get it.
It's probably just a floor below the track.
Plus, you don't have to go anywhere special
to test it, and you know your people will
have kept the track pristine!
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11.
Wheels Keep On Turning
The ancient people of the world left us some
pretty big mysteries to unravel.
One of them is the symbols they've left in
the dirt.
You’ve probably heard about the Nazca Lines,
which were said to be spirits trapped within
the Earth.
But, as satellites have found, there are actually
symbols in the ground older than the Nazca
line, which to be clear, are already old!
These "wheels" are said to have been from
around 8,500 years ago.
Some of them can be found near Jordan's Azraq
Oasis.
What's just as interesting though is that
the wheels actually vary from wheel to wheel.
Some speculate that the wheels are designed
to mimic the moments of the Summer and Winter
solstice, but it's still very unclear.
However, people are still studying them to
try and determine their meaning, although
they may remain an enigma just like the Nazca
lines.
10.
Aircraft Graveyard
Sometimes, the best questions you can ask
are the ones that no one’s ever thought
about before.
Why?
Because the reaction you get when you think,
"huh, I wonder why I never thought about that"
is priceless.
Here's one such question...where do airplanes
go when they're retired?
Never thought about it before, have you?
After all, planes get older, their parts get
worn, newer, more efficient models come out,
etc.
So...where do they all go once their wings
are clipped?
Simple, they go to an aircraft graveyard.
No, really, they do.
This was established after World War II with
their fighter planes, but it soon became a
similar route commercial airplane companies
would take.
One satellite image shows the largest military
airplane graveyard in the world via the 309th
Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group
in Tucson, Arizona.
And as you can see, there are a lot of aircraft
there.
Now, what do they do there?
Well, they sit and wait to be scrapped for
parts, among other things.
In fact, several episodes of the show Mythbusters
featured them getting aircraft parts from
just such locations.
9.
Pyramids Both Present And Not
One of the most astounding achievements of
the ancient world was the construction of
Pyramids.
Between the Egyptians and the Mayans, they
proved that humans could truly make wonders
with their own two hands.
So, not surprisingly, the Pyramids are visible
via satellite imagery.
After all, they are huge.
But...the satellites also seem to have picked
up unknown pyramids, or ones that used to
be there.
In truth, we honestly don't know if these
are pyramids, however, they certainly look
like them.
They have the right shape, the right size,
etc.
But, until someone actually goes and explores
them, we won't know for sure.
Sadly, Egypt doesn't have the resources to
go and check at the moment.
The other curious thing though is an image
of an area where a pyramid seemed to have
been, but has now disappeared.
True, this could just be another natural formation,
however, the shape of the base is very pyramid-like.
All this is fascinating because it proves
that the ancient world may still have some
secrets left for us.
8.
Penta-Park
Let's talk design.
There's a lot of thought that goes into it.
Seriously, a lot.
If you don't plan it out, you'll likely get
a terrible piece of work in return.
Or a disaster on your hands, right?
Well, you have to wonder what they were thinking
when people designed this park.
Khazakh Town, in Lisakovsk.
A place that is seemingly very normal...until
you notice the pentagram sign via this satellite
image.
Is this some sort of symbol to summon a dark
god?!?
No, it's actually a public park.
You know, like a regular ordinary park for
families and kids.
Turns out, during the days of the Soviet Union,
it was common for areas like these to be shaped
like stars.
Why?
I don't know.
But it is funny when you think about it.
7.
The Phantom Island
The world has many wonders in it, but, it
also has many mysteries.
Many use satellite imagery to try and unravel
these mysteries.
And sometimes, the mysteries continue despite
evidence to say they're real.
Such is the case with Sandy Island, or as
some call it, the "Phantom Island."
In 2012, there appeared to be an island that
hadn't been "discovered" by humans northwest
of New Caledonia.
In fact, some people actually had it on physical
maps but a lot of people said it was just
a rumor, that it never existed.
It was "undiscovered".
Satellite imagery was brought in and the island
was found exactly where it was stated to be.
So, some people decided to sail to the exact
coordinates that the maps and images showed
to finally prove their point.
But when they got there, the island was gone.
The coordinates were right, the island just
wasn't there.
So what happened?
Well, there's some debate on that.
Some say it was a technical glitch and human
error.
Others say it was a craft that the satellite
saw, not an island.
Or...maybe it’s just a ghost.
6.
Old Military Installations
Satellite imagery is a valuable source of
recon in the present day.
Spying on enemies and their military outposts,
seeing and knowing what's out there, it's
a lot to take in.
But, it can also be used to look into the
past to see what nations used to do.
For example, there are some abandoned missile
silos that can be viewed by satellites that
were a prominent thing back in the 50's-70's.
These silos housed Nike missiles, and there
were 300 of them once upon a time.
A New York professor wants to use these satellite
images to make a record of the past so that
people can look it up whenever they want.
5.
Desert Breath
Sometimes, you look at things from space and
go, "What on Earth?".
Probably why they named a show that!
But when you get the actual answer to what
it is, everything starts making sense.
Well, that's exactly the case with the "Desert
Breath" in Egypt.
It's the name for a very curious design found
in Egypt, not too far from the Red Sea in
fact.
You might think that this is another ancient
mystery, it’s a large double spiral of cones
that can be seen from space.
...but...it's actually fairly recent.
This very alien-like design was created in
1997 by Greek female artists who wanted to
"express" the desert as a "state of mind".
It takes up about 25 acres (10 hectares) and
really confuses people who are checking it
out on Google Earth and don’t know what
it is.
4.
Guitar Forest
The things we do for love.
Which apparently includes sculpting an entire
section of trees so that it's in the shape
of a guitar if you look at it from above.
Pedro Martin Ureta sadly lost his wife during
childbirth in 1977.
To honor her, he and his children used eucalyptus
and cypress trees to make the shape of a guitar.
A very detailed one too as you can see in
the satellite imagery.
Interestingly enough though, the man was afraid
of heights, so he never got to see it from
the air.
He had to be shown pictures of his work instead
of being able to see it himself.
It is now a wonder for pilots and passengers
flying over the pampas of Argentina.
3.
The Blood Lake
A mysterious blood-red lake has been captured
by satellite in Baghdad, Iraq.
When everyone saw it, people started freaking
out that it was blood.
Some bodies of water do have different colors
because of various chemicals or minerals that
are in them.
But this lake used to be normal, and the lakes
on either side are bluish green.
Now, there is a way for water to go naturally
red by having too much iron in it, but it's
unclear if that's what's happening here.
There are also rumors that it is blood from
a nearby slaughterhouse.
Either way, no official statement has been
released.
2.
The World's Largest Swimming Pool
Here's one that'll make a splash.
In Chile, there is a resort known as the San
Alfonso Del Mar.
On the surface, it may look like just any
ordinary resort.
But, look at it via Satellite and you'll see
it's something special!
For those of you who guessed, this resort
has the largest outdoor pool in the world!
It’s a 20-acre pool.
20 acres...that's a lot of water.
Like, a whole lot.
66 million gallons of water.
Now, they technically call it a "spring",
but it's a pool, trust me.
It’s not only big, but it is Deep!!
It holds the Guiness World Record for being
the world’s deepest pool to swim in.
Guess how deep it is!
Guess!!
I’ll wait!.......115 feet!!!
So if you go there, make sure you check it
out so you know where the bottom is.
1.
Your Name Here
We've all written our name in sand at a beach,
or in the snow, but have you ever wanted to
do it...bigger?
Well, one rich man definitely did.
And it's a world record holder.
In the Persian Gulf, there is a place called
Futaisi Island, which is owned by a man named
Hamad bin Hamdan al Nahyan.
He is rich.
Very rich, and he put that wealth to good
use by having his name, Hamad, put into the
dirt on his island.
It's massive, and can be seen very clearly
by satellites.
The whole thing is 2 miles long to give you
a sense of scale.
But, Hamad was also smart, he constructed
the name in such a way that the water of the
Gulf could wash over it, but not wash it away.
And that's why it's still there.
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