Unbelievable Locations That Can Only Be Seen on Google Earth

The Boat Shaped Shopping Center

Located in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, this place is a world reknowned shopping center. Also known as the Whampoa Boat-Shaped Shopping Center, this is a market for all sorts of goods. Farmers and commercial retailers take up space in thsi shopping center, which is mostly populated by tourists on any given day. 

The Plane in the Desert

This is not an ordinary plane out in the desert. This black spot is a memorial to commemorate the famous UTA Flight 722 plane crash. If you want to see this one for yourself, go to 16.864841, 11.953808 on Google Earth. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.