11 incredible discoveries that Google Maps brought us (12 photos)

The Internet is an amazing and wonderful thing. Anything you can think of can be found with just one click of the mouse. And with Google Maps, sometimes you can even find things you never thought you were looking for. Here are 11 of the most unusual and impressive finds that people have accidentally stumbled upon while walking around Google Earth.





1. Someone accidentally found "geoglyphs" in Kazakhstan. Scientists believe that they were left by ancient civilizations



2. And with the help of Google Earth, they recently managed to find "Area 6", a secret US military base





3. Geoglyphs found in Jordan show the sunrise during the winter solstice



4. Sandy Island does not actually exist. It was showing up on Google Maps for a long time due to a century-old recording error, but it was removed once the mistake was realized



5. A blood-red lake can be found on Google Maps. It is located outside of Sadr City in Iraq, and no one knows why it is that color.



6. An airplane graveyard in Tucson, Arizona. Thousands and thousands of planes have found their final resting place here



7. A corn maze depicting Oprah Winfrey's face



8. The US Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado is accidentally located in the shape of a swastika. Is it a coincidence?



9. A natural geoformation in Canada called the "Wasteland Guardian". A unique relief that resembles a face in profile was accidentally discovered by a girl while walking on Google Earth



10. The SS Jassim sank in 2003. The shipwreck was so large that it was found on Google Earth



11. Davey Lee Niles went missing in 2006. A Google photo of his car at the bottom of a lake helped find his body