The faces of Google Earth: Landscapes that have something familiar about them


At first glance you could be forgiven for thinking it’s the work of aliens with a sense of humour.

But these images – which bear more than a striking resemblance to some well-known faces - are mostly created by nature.

Some are man-made of course.

But without eagle-eyed users of Google Earth they might never have been found - or at least seen by the rest of us.

Now scroll down though these incredible pictures and prepare to be amazed…

A native Canadian Indian? Or do these hills in Alberta look more the iPod girl complete with earphone (right)
Apple iPod face

A native Canadian with a headdress? Or do these hills in Alberta look more the iPod girl with earphones (right)?

A bearded man in a Polish field? But could be the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln without his hat?
Abraham Lincoln

A bearded man in a Polish field? But could it be the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln without his hat (right)?

Oprah Winfrey maze
Oprah Winfrey

Her face is often on American TV screens, but could Oprah Winfey (right) also feature on a maze in Arizona?

Jesus on Peruvian dunes
Painting of Jesus

Have you found him? Well, one Google Earth user spotted what looks like Jesus (right) on sand dunes in Peru

Pumpkin field Massachusetts
Halloween pumpkin

Spookey! Is it a coincidence or has this Massachusetts field been ploughed into a Halloween pumpkin (right)?

Chateau de Versailles
Johnny 5

Five alive? Nope, not this time. But the grounds of Versailles (left) do look remarkably like the Short Circuit robot