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silicon.com Classics: The best of Google Earth

From Googleplex to Area 51...

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By silicon.com

Published: 22 April 2008 12:14 BST

The latest in our weekly look back through some of the classic stories in the silicon.com archive from the last decade is a photo tour of the best of Google Earth - from burning oil fields, to topless sunbathers and Area 51.

The photo tour also includes incredible shots of the famous Hollywood sign in California, Microsoft's Redmond HQ and a rude message in a farmer's field.

Click here to start the tour of Google Earth at Google's own Googleplex HQ in Mountain View California.

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