(images via: Outdoors Webshots, Absolute Astronomy and Travel Webshots) These 6 examples are from Turkey and have been named (clockwise from above left) by photographer Algis Kemezys as Armored Warrior, Sad Widow, Toothed Ancient and Zues’ Disdain.Ībove is one more Turkish mimetolith, dubbed The Goat Herder – looks more like The Goat Eater if you ask me… lookout, Billy! Old Man Of The Mountain Mimetoliths, rocks “the shape of which resembles something else”, range from loose stones to large natural topographic features. Wave erosion over millions of years have carved the pretty pink granite rocks scattered along the shore into a plethora of anthropomorphic figures and faces, a sampling of which is shown above. The “Cote de Granit Rose” at Ploumanach in France’s northwestern province of Brittany offers the serious pareidoliac a virtual field day. Not only does this true giant represent the diety of the local people, but the various points around his head could tell the local inhabitants various calendar events such as the day and season and when to plant certain crops.(images via: Getty Images, Schnapz and Getty Images)
Although some skeptics and “ancient aliens” believers think this is a representation of alien visitors who have visited the Incans, the Atacama Giant’s unusual features actually have a specific purpose. Records indicate it was built around 1000 to 1400 CE. The Atacama Giant is the largest prehistoric anthropomorphic figure in the world and measures 282 ft long. Our last example of mysterious places found on Google Earth is also located in the Atacama desert of Chile. If utilizing Google Earth to view this feature, you will notice many questions from fellow Googlers wondering what this feature is and its intended purpose.Ĭoordinates: 19★6’56.88?S, 69☃8’1.87?W. Perhaps this is a military site to test kill probabilities of Chinese missile systems. The lines span a very huge distance and yet still retain their linear proportions despite the curvature of the rough terrain. Of note is that these lines are somewhat near the Mogao Caves, which is a World Heritage Site. Some records indicate they were created in 2004, but nothing that seems official.
There isn’t much information available on these strange, yet beautiful mosaic lines carved in the desert of the Gansu Sheng province in China. Theories of its purpose range from it being the birthplace of the Incan “Virgins of the Suns”, an estate of the Incan emperor Pachacuti, a prison for the select few who commit extremely heinous crimes or as a settlement to control the economy of the conquered lands.Ĭoordinates: 40☂7’28.56?N, 93☂3’34.42?E. The area only thrived for 100 years and the place was abandoned following the Spanish conquest of the Inca empire in Peru. Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site built around 1400 AD. Located on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, Machu Picchu is considered one of the most mystical sites on our planet. Even though this area is a natural formation, it is amazingly ironic to see these arid badlands formations resemble the fully detailed shape of the very same indigenous people that lived in these landsĬoordinates: 13° 9’49.69?S, 72☃2’42.65?W. Some have also claimed that the figure appears to be wearing earphones, which is nothing more than a road leading to an oil well.
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Although this area is a completely natural geological feature in southwest Alberta, Canada, one cannot help but notice the striking resemblance of a human head wearing his full native American headdress. The Badlands Guardian was one of those mysterious places that was first discovered by Lynn Hickox utilizing the Google Earth program. Check out the latest finds on google earth, here we list all the strange and unexplained mysteries found on google earth.Ĭoordinates: 50° 0’36.30?N, 110° 6’46.82?W.
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