If you have Google Earth installed, you can double-click on the attached Placemark file and it will fly you to a location. If not, you will need to install Google Earth first (available at
http://earth.google.com).
Google Earth streams the world over wired and wireless networks enabling users to virtually go anywhere on the planet and see places in photographic detail. This is not like any map you have ever seen. This is a 3D model of the real world, based on real satellite images combined with maps, guides to restaurants, hotels, entertainment, businesses and more (OK, this is a Google generated plug, there are no restaurant or entertainment guides for Arkalyk on here!). You can zoom from space to street level instantly and then pan or jump from place to place, city to city, even country to country. Really cool stuff.
The Arkalyk tower placemark you will see when you get there, is the red and white TV tower you can see in our Arkalyk photo album, the link is on the right side of the page under 'links'! This is what we see looking out our bedroom window- that and a whole lotta white.
1 comment:
So you think its pretty cold in Arkalyk? Did you hear the one about the North Pole expedition intended to bring attention to global warming? It was called off partway into the expedition due to extreme cold temperatures. No kidding! 100 below!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070312
/ap_on_sc/polar_trek_1
Steve
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