What are the weirdest things caught on Google Maps?

Here's a look at some of the strangest.
  • Sprawling swastika. A swastika-shaped geoglyph can be seen from above Kazakhstan. ( ...
  • The island in a lake, on an island, in a lake, on an island. ...
  • Weird Wheels. ...
  • Bull's eye. ...
  • Mysterious pyramid? ...
  • Egyptian pyramids? ...
  • Phantom Island. ...
  • Puzzling Pentagram.
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What is the scariest place on Google Maps?

Ghost World: 6 Most Haunted Sites
  1. Petra, Jordan. The area around Petra has been inhabited since 7000BCE, but these rock-cut ruins date back to the Nabataean Kingdom of the 1st Century. ...
  2. Farafra Desert, Egypt. ...
  3. Zvíkov Castle, Czech Republic. ...
  4. Agrasen Ki Baoli, India. ...
  5. Mount Pelier Hill, Ireland. ...
  6. The Catacombs of Paris, France.
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Are the backrooms in Google Earth real?

The image shows an area, what looks like Backrooms, a virtual sensation on the internet that has netizens obsessing over it. For the unversed, the Backroom is a never-ending maze of offices that are completely vacant.
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What are the blacked out spots on Google Earth?

The blacked out rectangular area is in reality an extraterrestrial beacon, that fosters navigation and position-finding across our galaxy.
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What things are blurred on Google Maps?

25 Places You Can't See on Google Maps or Google Street View
  • Jeannette Island - Russia. ...
  • Arial Castro's house - Cleveland, Ohio. ...
  • Marcoule Nuclear Site - France. ...
  • AREVA La Hague Nuclear Plant - France. ...
  • The Yard of Orange Trees, Almeira - Spain. ...
  • Minami Torishima Airport - Japan. ...
  • Moruroa Island - French Polynesia.
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Craziest Things Ever Captured On Google Maps - Part 1



Why can't I see Russia on Google Maps?

Google Maps stopped obscuring the sensitive locations due to Russia's ongoing invasion of its neighbor Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces announced the end of Google's censorship of Russia's bases on Twitter.
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Why would Google Maps blur out a house?

If this has happened, it could be for several reasons: The previous occupant of the property requested blurring. Your landlord decided to blur the house. A neighbor has blurred their property, and it has been done inaccurately (either by the neighbor or Google.
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Why is Israel blurred on Google Maps?

The entire country of Israel is shown in low resolution in all U.S.-based mapping services, including Mapquest, Bing, etc. This is a result of the Kyl–Bingaman Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 1997.
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Can you see military bases on Google Earth?

The U.S. Department of Defense banned Google from capturing images of military bases for its entertaining Street View facility on Google Maps, citing security risks.
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How do I Uncensor a Google map?

Step 2: Detect a face and blur.
  1. Open the Street View app .
  2. Under the “Private” tab, open a photo.
  3. Tap More Detect faces and blur. . Faces in the photo may be detected and blurred.
  4. To undo the blur, touch and hold the spot on the photo that's blurred and tap Remove .
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Who invented The Backrooms?

Origin and description. The Backrooms originated from a thread posted on the /x/ board of 4chan on 12 May 2019, where an anonymous user asked for others to "post disquieting images that just feel 'off'."
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Can you survive The Backrooms?

Survival Elements - You will need to scavenge the backrooms for any food and water you can find to survive, including drinking from leaks in the ceiling and cannibalizing the already dead, while trying to maintain your sanity. Permadeath - Death in The Backrooms, just like in our reality, is permanent.
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How do you exit Backrooms?

By opening the door in Level 101010101010101010 leads you to The End. Running The Backrooms game in The Backrooms will send you to The End.
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Where is the Titanic on Google Maps?

More than 1,500 passengers lost their lives, during what is the seventh largest maritime disaster in history. The Google cameras have pinpointed the remains at coordinates 41.7325° N, 49.9469° W. For those looking at the scenes, the wreckage can be seen south of the island of Newfoundland.
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Can you see ghosts on Google Maps?

There's actually a good explanation for most of them. Anyone who visits the Martha Chapel Cemetery in Texas via Google Maps may be able to spot two “mysterious” figures, seemingly hanging out on the grounds of the graveyard. In the foreground, a “ghost” girl appears to be peeking out from behind a tree.
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Where is the broken face on Google Maps?

14. Broken Face. Reddit users report that this creepy broken face on Google Maps is somewhere on the coast in The Hague, Netherlands.
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What is S4 military?

Battalion S4 Soldiers

At the battalion level, Army S4 soldiers primarily receive, inspect, inventory, store, issue and deliver unit supplies and equipment. Most battalion-level Army S4 supply specialists also maintain automated supply systems and issue and receive their battalions' small arms.
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What is the biggest base in the US?

Topping the list for the world's largest military base is in Fort Bragg. This is located in the United State's North Carolina. Among military enthusiasts, it is also deemed the center of the military realm. Fort Bragg is home to more than 260,000 people, of which nearly 54,000 are active troop members.
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How can a civilian get on a military base?

TLDR – Civilians can get on military bases if they are a spouse or dependent of a service member or sponsored by a service member. However, the policies vary from base to base. Many bases also have visitor centers that are open to the public or require a special visitor pass.
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Why is there no North Pole on Google Maps?

A commonly cited reason is that the Arctic ice cap is floating on open ocean; there's no land underneath that reaches sea level. Antarctica, on the other hand, does conceal land above sea level. Thus, the reasoning goes, the Arctic does not qualify as land, and is rendered as ocean based on depth data.
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How often does Google Earth Take a picture of my house?

According to the Google Earth blog, Google Earth updates about once a month. However, this doesn't mean that every image is updated once a month – far from it.
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Why is Google Maps blurry in Korea?

Google stores its maps on foreign servers and therefore has not been allowed access to South Korea's map data.
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Can you block your house on Google Maps?

Just look up your address, enter Street View, click report a problem, and choose blur “My home.”
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Can you Unblur a house on Google Maps?

Its Street View Privacy Policy states, “Once Google blurs an image the effect is permanent. If you submit a request to have your personal home blurred from Google Street View imagery, all historical and future images of your home will also be blurred.”
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Why is a house blurred on Zillow?

A spokesman described “cutting-edge face- and license plate-blurring technology'' that also applies to property exteriors. Like with the consumer sites, it starts with verification that can take days. It ends in blurring so properties are indiscernible.
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