5/19/2005: Fun with Keyhole: natural wonders and disasters
Today's Keyhole sample tidbits focus on nature's majesty and a couple natural disasters. Some are well-known spots and some are more remote. Colors can vary from place to place on the globe due to variables on the aerial photography side, and time of year of the photo of course, but all the samples I post here are straight from the Keyhole viewer: the Earth is a colorful thing, after all.
One of the true benefits of Keyhole over other aerial mapping services is its (accurate) terrain feature. I've focused on several mountainous areas today: you really can't get a true feel for these shots unless you fire up the application and move around these high places, watching the land rise and fall beneath you. You can also move around within the terrain to get different perspectives than just overhead, as illustrated in some of these. Download today's Keyhole tour to view or save these placemarks in your Keyhole.
forest fire burning in eastern Russia
Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park
Niagara Falls
glacier on the slopes of Mt. McKinley
Bombetoka Bay, Madagascar
looking into the crater of Mt. St. Helens
bison herd in Yellowstone National Park (and observers)
Grand Canyon detail, North Rim
