
English: 
10 Places Google Earth Is Hiding From You
Across the world are places that Google are
trying desperately to hide from us, Here at
AllTime10s we think it's time to dig a little
deeper into the areas they're trying to wipe
from the map.
10.
Shamsi Airfield in
Pakistan
In 2009, images published on Google Earth
in 2006 showing controversial
unmanned drones on the Pakistan air field
came to prominence.
Owned by the United States, the Predator drones
were able to travel across the globe, allowing
America to observe and attack their enemies.
Following the reveal, Google whited out the
runway, hiding the airfield's activity from
the world.
Pakistan has since ordered American troops
to vacate the site, mainly in response to
NATO airstrikes which killed 25 Pakistani
soldiers.
09.
Severnaya Zemlya
in the Russian Arctic Ocean
Scan the Russian arctic ocean on Google Maps,
and you'll eventually find the uninhabited
archipelago, Severnaya Zemlya.

English: 
NARRATOR:  Number 10: Shamsi Airfield, Pakistan.
In 2009, images published on Google Earth
in 2006 showing controversial unmanned drones
on the Pakistan air field came to prominence.
Owned by the United States,
the Predator drones were able to travel
across the globe ,allowing America
to observe and attack their enemies.
Following the reveal,
Google whited out the runway, hiding
the airfield's activity from the world.
Pakistan has since ordered American troops
to vacate the site,
mainly in response  to NATO airstrikes
which killed 25 Pakistani soldiers.
Number 9: Sevevernaya Zemlya in the Russian Arctic Ocean.
Scan the Russian arctic ocean on Google Maps,
and you'll eventually find the uninhabited archipelago,
Severnaya Zemlya.
Or rather you'll see its 36,200 square kilometers

English: 
Or rather you'll see its 14,000 square miles
blocked out by a crudely drawn white mass,
partly covered by a large grey bar.
Google aren't the first people in history
to leave the islands off the map.
Despite being clearly visible from the European
mainland, it's presence wasn't formally recorded
until the early 20th century.
08.
Military sites across
Taiwan
Concerned with national security, Taiwanse
authorities have asked Google to censor numerous
military sites across the country, including
National Security Bureau Headquarters and
Command Headquarters.
Clearly tampered with, Google have pixelated
some sites, and pasted over others with outdated
images.
The Taiwanese government were infuriated when,
in 2012, Apple Maps accidentally revealed
one of the Taiwan's secret radar bases.
Discovered and printed by one of the country's
newspapers, the Defense ministry quickly demanded
that the company blur the installation.
07.
US/ Mexico Border in Hudspeth County
Texas, America
For those wanting to plot their trip between
Texas and Mexico, a visit to Google Earth
won't bring them many answers, as the company
have heavily distorted the area, around Hudspeth
County.

English: 
blocked out by a crudely drawn white mass,
partly covered by a large grey bar.
Google aren't the first people in history
to leave the islands off the map,
as despite being clearly visible from the European mainland,
it's presence wasn't formally recorded
until the early 20th century.
Number 8: Military Sites Across Taiwan
Concerned with national security,
Taiwanse authorities have asked Google
to censor numerous military sites across the country,
including National Security Bureau Headquarters
and Command Headquarters.
Clearly tampered with, Google have pixelatedsome sites,
and pasted over others with outdated images.
Number 7: The U.S/Mexico Border in Hudspeth County
For those wanting to plot their trip
between  Texas and Mexico,
a visit to Google Earth won't bring them many answers,
as the company have heavily distorted
the area around Hudspeth County.
Looking like some incredibly poor photoshopping,
Google twisted the landscape,

English: 
until a section of the Rio Grande was transformed
into a surreal blur of waved lines.
The blurring hides an area renowned for
its violent drug trade,
which sees thousands of pounds worth of narcotics
pass the border each year.
Number 6: Marcoule Nuclear Plant, France.
This French nuclear plant that holds
uranium and plutonium supplies,
has been home to research into atomic weapons
and seen the country's first use of nuclear electricity.
Projects now focus on nuclear
decommissioning
and recycling.
But thanks to security concerns
Google Maps has transformed it into
a patch of heavy pixellation.
The site was rocked by an explosion in 2011
when a furnace used to melt nuclear waste blew up.
Investigations found no evidence
of a radioactive leak,
however one employee died in the incident.
Number 5: The Volkel Air Base, The Netherlands.
The Netherlands is notorious for censoring its online maps,

English: 
Looking like some incredibly poor photoshopping,
Google twisted the landscape until a section
of the Rio Grande was transformed into a surreal
blur of waved lines.
The blurring hides an area renowned for its
violent drug trade, which sees thousands of
pounds worth of narcotics pass the border
each year.
06.
Marcoule Nuclear Plant in
France
Covering 140 hectares, this French nuclear
plant that holds uranium and plutonium supplies,
has been home to research into atomic weapons
and seen the country's first use of nuclear
electricity.
Projects now focus on nuclear decommissioning
and recycling.
But thanks to security concerns Google Maps
has transformed it into a patch of heavy pixellation.
The site was rocked by an explosion in 2011
when a furnace used to melt nuclear waste
blew up.
Investigations found no evidence of a radioactive
leak, however one employee died in the incident.
05.
The Volkel Air Base,
The Netherlands

English: 
covering military bases across the country.
The Volkel Air Base is just one example of the
heavy pixelation that scatters the country.
In 2013 the country's former Prime Minister
Ruud Lubbers revealed that 22 nuclear weapons
are stored at the site's bunker.
Four times more powerful than those
used on Hiroshima and Nagosaki,
they had been placed there by
the US
at the height of the Cold War.
Number 4: The Portaoise Prison, Ireland.
Holding the country's most dangerous terrorists,
including several members of the IRA ,
Ireland's maximum security prison
has been censored from Google maps.
With round the clock armed military surveillance
and an air exclusion zone,
this is recognised as one of the
most secure prisons in Europe.
Though it can still be found online,
the photographs shown were taken over a decade ago.
taken over a decade ago.
Google haven't done a great job masking
the use of out-of-date images,
which are noticeably duller than the area
immediately surrounding the prison.

English: 
The Netherlands is notorious for censoring
its online maps, covering military bases across
the country.
The Volkel Air Base is just one example of
the heavy pixelation that scatters the country.
In 2013 the country's former Prime Minister
Ruud Lubbers revealed that 22 nuclear weapons
are stored at the site's bunker.
Four times more powerful than those used on
Hiroshima and Nagosaki, they had been placed
there by the US at the height of the Cold
War.
04.
Portlaoise Prison in
Ireland
Holding the country's most dangerous terrorists,
including several members of the IRA , Ireland's
maximum security prison has been censored
from Google maps.
With round the clock armed military surveillance
and an air exclusion zone, this is recognised
as one of the most secure prisons in Europe.
Though it can still be found online, the photographs
shown were taken over a decade ago.
Google haven't done a great job masking the
use of out-of-date images, which are noticeably
duller than the area immediately surrounding
the prison.
03.

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The Michael AAF Building
in Utah, America
Based in a Utah airfield, the Michael AAF
building is surrounded by 86,000 acres of
sweltering desert that would put most would-be
attackers off infiltrating the site.
Home to projects like the Unmanned Aircraft
Systems, the airfield is located on the Dugway
Proving Ground, America's primary bio-chemical
weapons test centre.
This is where toxic agents and biological
warfare weapons were tested during World War
2.
So it’s hardly surprising that America has
enlisted Google to help keep its research
as secret as possible.
.
02.
Mysterious Square,
Spain
What lies behind a blurry square spotted in
El Ejido remains a complete mystery.
Located in the South of Spain, it's not just
Google hiding the spot, as both Bing and Yahoo
maps have also hidden the area.
While some online conspiracists have suggested
the site could simply be a heli-pad, othersitn

English: 
Number 3: The Michael AAF Building, Utah, America.
Based in a Utah airfield,
the Michael AAF
building is surrounded by 348 square Kilometres of
surrounded by 348 square Kilometres of
sweltering desert that would put most
would-be attackers off infiltrating the site.
Home to projects like the Unmanned Aircraft Systems,
the airfield is located on the Dugway Proving Ground,
America's primary bio-chemical
weapons test centre.
This is where toxic agents
and biological
warfare weapons were tested
during World War 2.
So it’s hardly surprising that America has enlisted Google
to help keep its research as secret as possible.
Number 2: Mysterious Square, Spain.
What lies behind a blurry square spotted in El Ejido remains a complete mystery.
in El Ejido remains a complete mystery.
Located in the South of Spain,
it's not just Google hiding the spot,
as both Bing and Yahoo maps
have also hidden the area.
While some online conspiracists have suggested
the site could simply be a heli-pad,
others have speculated that a missile silo

English: 
could be behind the fuzzy shape.
Number 1: The HAARP Government Research Facility, Alaska, America.
At number one we've got another American research facility,
but this is one that has attracted  worldwide controversy.
The Defence Department's experimental weather station
and its 180 antennae, have been blamed for everything
from global mind control to natural disasters.
In 2010 the then-Iranian president blamed HAARP scientists
for the devastating floods that hit Pakistan,
while one-time Venezualen leader Hugo Chávez
claimed they were responsible for the Haiti earthquake."

English: 
have speculated that a missile silo could
be behind the fuzzy shape.
01.
HAARP Government Research Facility.
in Alaska, America
At number two we've got another American research
facility, but this is one that has attracted
worldwide controversy.
The Defence Department's experimental weather
station and its 180 antennae, have become
the root of countless conspiracy theories,
blamed for everything from global mind control
to natural disasters.
In 2010 the then-Iranian president blamed
HAARP scientists for the devastating floods
that hit Pakistan, while one-time Venezualen
leader Hugo Chávez claimed they were responsible

English: 
for the Haiti earthquake.
