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A place to share pictures taken from above, that reveal interesting views, fascinating places or different angles to places.

I have made a short video describing how I take the pictures that I share, here

This is not a rule! You are welcome to share any aerial picture you feel is worth sharing. I just thought that maybe some of you may need a little help. It's really addictive once you get started!

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La Plata - Argentina

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Sorry for one more of these, but I find it fascinating to see

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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/aviation/p/1851879/airspace-closures-following-israeli-and-us-strikes-on-iran-live-flightradar24-blog

It's hard to keep track of all the updates, this live blog does a good job.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43338229

Image credit: u/Mediocre-Disk737 on reddit

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42025722

Also testing if my MP4 file loads on lemmy

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Also known as the Sea of Plastic, the greenhouses that now cover more than 40,000 hectares of the Spanish province of Almería are said to be easily visible from space. More info here.

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Now one of Italy's most fertile plains, this is the area formerly occupied by Lake Fucine until it was fully drained in 1878. More info here.

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A curious round-ish depression located in the mountains by the Korean DMZ. More info on Wikipedia.

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Not sure what these darker stripes are. They look like submerged timber og logs

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The former capital of the Caribbean island of Montserrat, a British overseas territory, has been fully abandoned since 1997 due to a series of eruptions at the Soufrière Hills volcano. More info here.

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34°22'25.3"S 137°40'23.6"E

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I was randomly browsing Google Earth and had drifted into Hungary when I noticed that many plots there, are elongated. They have a short front towards a road, where a house or structure usually is located, but then extend a pretty long way behind that!

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Hidden Beach is not quite so hidden - listed as a tourist attraction on google:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2LvWzMa5iaYtYiS2A

Interestingly, google has the location of quite a lot of hidden beaches!

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Aerial maps of Berlin 1928-2024 (luftbilder.berlin.codefor.de)
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