A) Test your knowledge of natural wonders in Google Earth
B) Test your knowledge of natural wonders in Google Earth
In Google Earth’s Voyager,
we’ve climbed aboard the ISS, simulated eclipses, and gone deep into the Amazon.
Now, with the help of our friends at Atlas Obscura, we’re adding something new to the mix. In a multiple choice quiz, Atlas Obscura takes you to some of the most beautiful and intriguing places on the planet. Know where Morning Glory Pool is? Or the hot springs of Dallol? See how well you know your planet, and explore these places in Google Earth. If you get stuck, look out for a hint or two on Twitter.
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Of places near and far.
Take this multiple-choice quiz and explore some unbelievable natural wonders.
The questions and the locales are fertile ground for a site like Atlas Obscura. The popular traveler’s guidebook loves to dig up rare and hidden wonders around the world. It’s a perfect blend of history and geography. So, just click on the blue Let’s Go button and hit a spot on the blue orb of Google Earth.
Pick an answer from the multiple choices and Google Earth will give you the answer.
Either way, you will get to jump to the specific spot on the 3D globe and explore it further. Go from cool ice caves in Alaska to the blazing salt mines of Ethiopia. Learn about geographical features and romantic legends.
In the end, just walk away with a better appreciation of the world we live in.
There are only seven questions in the first edition of this quiz. Google Earth will continue to update the quizzes with other themes as they hint the next one might be about “magnificent castles and palaces”. Until then, don’t miss these Google Earth gems.
Source: The Keyword
aSo, just click on the blue Let’s Go button and hit a spot on the blue orb of Google Earth.
bSo, just click on the blue Let’s Go button and hit a spot on the blue orb of Google Earth.
cSo, just click on the blue Let’s Go button and hit a spot on the blue orb of Google Earth.
dEither way, you will get to jump to the specific spot on the 3D globe and explore it further.