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Google Earth Pictures: The Most Mysterious Sightings Ever (PHOTOS)

PHOTOS: The Most Mysterious Google Earth Sightings Ever
Catharine Smith
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Google Earth, which allows you to "fly anywhere" in the world to see satellite images of almost any place on Earth, has enabled us to "travel" to landmarks and parks, buildings and cities, and even to the ocean floor with just a few clicks.

The vantage point Google Earth provides has shown us things we weren't expecting to see--and can't always explain: a giant pink bunny, a massive drawing of Colonel Sanders, a mysterious figure carved into the earth, and a "UFO" that appears to hover over a field.

We've put together the strangest, most enigmatic Google Earth sightings ever in the slideshow below. Check them out, vote for your favorite, then send us the strangest views you've ever seen!

Craziest Google Map Sightings!
Italy's Big Pink Bunny(01 of34)
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View it at Google Maps. (Via PCWorld) (credit:Google Maps)
Mystery Figure(02 of34)
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Via YouTube. (credit:YouTube)
Blue Tree, Australia (03 of34)
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View it at Google Sightseeing. (credit:googlesightseeing.com)
Bottomless Pit, Libya(04 of34)
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Via TechEBlog. (credit:TechEBlog)
Iraq's Mysterious Red Lake(05 of34)
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View it at Google Maps. (Via TIME) (credit:Google Maps)
Comet(06 of34)
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Via TechEBlog. (credit:TechEBlog)
'UFO'(07 of34)
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Via TechEBlog. (credit:TechEBlog)
'The Badlands Guardian,' Alberta, Canada(08 of34)
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View it at Google Maps. (Via canada.com) (credit:Google Maps)
The Firefox, Oregon(09 of34)
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View it at Google Maps. (credit:Google Maps)
KFC Mapversiting, Nevada(10 of34)
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Read more about this advertising strategy here. View the real thing at Google Maps. (credit:Google Maps)
Capsized Boat, Iraq(11 of34)
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View it at Google Maps. (credit:Google Maps)
Triple Rainbow, South Carolina(12 of34)
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Via RodsBot.com. (credit:RodsBot.com)
Desert 'Crop Circle,' Nevada(13 of34)
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View it at Google Maps. (Via PCWorld) (credit:Google Maps)
'Eat Pecans,' New Mexico(14 of34)
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View it at Google Sightseeing. (credit:googlesightseeing.com)
Crop Circle(15 of34)
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Via TechEBlog. (credit:YouTube)
Truck Accident, North Dakota(16 of34)
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Via Google Sightseeing. (credit:Google Maps)
Expletive(17 of34)
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Via The Register. (credit:YouTube)
Concentric Shapes(18 of34)
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Via YouTube. (credit:YouTube)
Pac Man(19 of34)
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Via Google Earth Blog. (credit:Google Earth Community )
Jesus Loves You, Idaho(20 of34)
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View it at Google Maps. (Via DarkVision Hardware) (credit:Google Maps)
World Peace, Ontario, Canada(21 of34)
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View it at RodsBot.com. (credit:RodsBot.com)
Dino Maze, England(22 of34)
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View it at Google Maps. (credit:Google Maps)
Swastika Building(23 of34)
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View it at Google Maps. (credit:Google Maps)
Greenland Oddity(24 of34)
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tobiasaurusrex:
At 70* North, 40* West in Greenland, there is a massive, marbled prism sumberged in the snow, and a censored block as well.
Freeway love for Gina(25 of34)
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tarzan1234:
Sighted on freeway 520 in Seattle, Washington
Strange Patterns Over Myton, Utah(26 of34)
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via Patrick B.
Kenya Multiple Swastika Buildings(27 of34)
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kipper84:
This is in Nairobi Kenya close to Kenyatta Hospital
Underwater City - Canary Basin, Atlantic Ocean(28 of34)
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Jenius:
Abandoned Ships from the Aral Sea(29 of34)
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Quwhellyicquid:
Ships now are on dry land since the Aral Sea has dried up
Area 52 Pyramid?(30 of34)
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the odyssey:
Pyramid looking thing and censored area in the Nellis Air Force Base / Area 52: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.835547,-116.727076&spn=0.021183,0.044675&t=h&z=15
Subdivision in Canadian Wilderness(31 of34)
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Paul Nodwell:
Must be a google earth glitch Lat 45.63d x long -78.333
Lake Huron Sunken Ship(32 of34)
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via Google Maps
'Missing' Planes(33 of34)
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Via Google Maps
Giant Human Shadow Close to Area 51(34 of34)
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zman977:
A giant human like shadow close to Area 51 with other weird things by it. The shadow measures out to be about 90 feet.

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