Google Earth is a virtual globe, provided by web giant Google, with maps of the entire world. Well... mostly. The map and geographical information program offers satellite imagery, street view, maps, directions, and overhead views of nearly everywhere on earth. This list of 25 places Google Earth won't let you see, features the hot spots that Google has blocked from view of curious internet users and amateur geographers everywhere.
As Google Earth is constantly being updated and is widely known for providing a comprehensive, up close, map of the world. It's also INSANELY popular, so it's especially strange when stuff ISN'T there. What are you hiding from us, Google?
What's under those pixelated areas and whited out sections? Some sites are likely blocked for national security reasons, but others are more suspicious. Here are 25 places you cannot find on Google Earth, no matter how hard you try. Conspiracy theorists, have a field day.
Google Earth Won't Let You See These 25 Places,
The Royal Palace, Amsterdam
You can see everything around the Dutch Royal Palace, but not the Palace itself. Trees, roads, etc come in crystal clear, but the building itself is obscured from all angles.
Tantauco National Park, Chile
The park can only be seen from afar. Zooming in closer doesn't change anything.
Unknown Russian Site Near the Siberian Tundra
This big, dusty mass of nothing could be hiding missile interceptors, a radar station, or maybe even Putin's personal stores of vodka. No one knows.
Minami Torishima Airport, Japan
This small, one runway airport is not visible and serves the Japanese Maritime Defense Force so perhaps there are military secrets being hidden.
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada
According to conspiracy theory and popular lore, the black strip over Baker Lake covers extraterrestrial beacons no government wants the world to see.
Keowee Dam, South Carolina
The dam, which helps run a power utility on the East coast of the US, is not visible on Google Earth.
Russian Energy Executive Alexey Miller's House
Well...he's rich, so he can probably have whatever he wants done. Or maybe it's as simple as his need to sunbathe frequently in the nude.
Cornell University Power Plant
This new addition to Cornell University is eco-friendly and very hi-tech, so perhaps the academics just want to keep their erudite secrets under wraps.
Every Colonel Sanders EVERYWHERE
The Colonel is blurred out in all Google Earth images because he's a real person. Perhaps the most rational explanation for any blurred image on this list.
Michael Aaf Building, Utah
A chemical weapons test site, it's most likely whited out for security reasons.