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Google Earth is a web and computer program that renders a 3D globe based on satellite imagery, aerial photography, and GIS data. Users can explore the Earth, add their own data, view photos, Street View, and more, but also face privacy and security issues.
This web page lists some locations on free, publicly viewable satellite map services that have such issues due to censorship, blurring, or low resolution. It does not show a blurred satellite image of the earth, but it mentions some countries and regions that are partially or completely obscured.
An Australian external territory of volcanic Antarctic islands, discovered in the mid-19th century and claimed by Australia since 1947. The islands are among the most remote places on Earth, have two active volcanoes, and are a World Heritage Site.
It was discovered by Arthur Hickman, a government geologist with the Geological Survey of Western Australia, in July 2007. [1] The discovery was made by chance while browsing Google Earth. [2] A 2012 government scientific drilling project in the centre of the crater confirmed in 2017 the impact of an iron-nickel meteorite. [3] [4]
Australia is a continent situated on the Indo-Australian Plate, which has been part of all major supercontinents. The Australian landmass has a geological history of over 3.8 billion years, including Archaean, Proterozoic and Phanerozoic rocks and orogenic belts.
Learn about the 20 cultural and natural sites in Australia that are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, with criteria, descriptions, and images. Find out the location, year, and UNESCO data of each site, such as the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park, and Uluru-Kata Tjuṯa.
Australia has the third-largest exclusive economic zone of 8,148,250 km 2 (3,146,060 sq mi). This EEZ does not include the Australian Antarctic Territory (an additional 5,896,500 km 2 (2,276,700 sq mi)). Australia has the largest area of ocean jurisdiction of any country on Earth. [5] It has no land borders.
Learn about the geography, history, biodiversity and culture of the Great Australian Desert, the fourth largest desert in the world. The desert covers 18% of the mainland and 35% of the continent, and has diverse landscapes, rocks, wildlife and Aboriginal heritage.