Google Earth locations showing selected changes over
time
Page last
modified 26/11/2021
Notes on this
table
Type of change, (ToC),
colour code below
x |
Urban
sprawl |
|
x |
Lake
level change |
|
x |
Topocide |
x |
Urban
renewal |
|
x |
(Coastal)
subsidence |
|
x |
Urban
depopulation |
x |
Road
construction |
|
|
|
|
x |
Rural
depopulation |
x |
Deindustrialisation |
|
x |
Coastal
erosion |
|
x |
River
evolution |
x |
Quarries |
|
x |
Coastal
accretion |
|
x |
Drought |
|
|
|
x |
Coastal
uplift |
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Delta
growth |
|
x |
Land
reclamation |
Alt� - optimum altitude (in kilometres) for
viewing)
Co-ordinates �
can be directly copied and pasted into Google Earth
Year � optimum year
for comparison with present day (may not be oldest available on GE) 43 lines per page� = 4.6 pp = approx.. 200 places
Please email us
at hillshaw@aol.com if you know of any other interestingly-changed
locations visible on Google Earth
ToC |
Place |
State |
Alt |
Co-ordinates |
Year |
x |
Ano Porocan |
Albania |
2.0 |
40 56 10 N 20 17 15 E |
2007 |
x |
Pequin |
Albania |
2.5 |
41 02 07 N 19 48 03 E |
2002 |
x |
Borjd Bou Arreridj |
Algeria |
1.8 |
36 02 56 N 4 41 09 E |
2001 |
x |
Algiers |
Algeria |
0.7 |
36 45 42 N 3 13 05 E |
2004 |
x |
Villa Mercedes |
Argentina |
11.0 |
33 33 25 S 65 19 30 W |
1984 |
x |
Guamini |
Argentina |
87.0 |
36 58 31 S 62 19 37 W |
2000 |
x |
Rio Grande |
Argentina |
8.6 |
53 47 25 S 67 44 11 W |
2000 |
x |
Warkworth |
Australia |
10.0 |
32 34 11 S 150 59 48 E |
2002 |
x |
Achensee |
Austria |
2.4 |
47 25 46 N 11 43 57 E |
2000 |
|
Chilov Is (Caspian) |
Azerbaijan |
13.0 |
40 19 09 N 50 35 12 E |
1984 |
x |
Daganbhuiyan |
Bangladesh |
12.0 |
22 55 35 N 91 20 27 E |
2007 |
x |
Dhigir Par Bazar |
Bangladesh |
15.7 |
23 25 10 N 90 32 58 E |
2002 |
x |
Madwa |
Bangladesh |
15.2 |
23 26 24 N 90 16 27 E |
2007 |
x |
Charleroi |
Belgium |
2.6 |
50 23 44 N 4 22 11 E |
2004 |
x |
Charleroi |
Belgium |
3.0 |
50 28 35 N 4 21 44 E |
2004 |
x |
Estaimpuis |
Belgium |
0.4 |
50 42 33 N 3 15 11 E |
1999 |
x |
Antwerp |
Belgium |
9.0 |
51 16 53 N 4 16 24 E |
1985 |
x |
Mohammadpur |
Bangladesh |
1.6 |
23 46 35 N 90 20 23 E |
2003 |
x |
La Paz |
Bolivia |
6.0 |
16 29 37 S 68 15 15 W |
2002 |
x |
Lake Poopo |
Bolivia |
170.0 |
18 48 53 S 67 01 30 W |
1970 |
x |
Warman |
Canada |
5.0 |
52 19 14 N 106 34 31 W |
2004 |
|
Kashgar |
China |
27.0 |
39 27 55 N 76 00 07 E |
1995 |
x |
Beijing |
China |
6.5 |
40 02 35 N 116 37 04 E |
2003 |
x |
Mongolian border |
China |
|
48 00 56 N 118 16 16 E |
2004 |
x |
Lhasa |
China - Tibet |
5.0 |
29 37 21 N 91 04 08 E |
2003 |
x |
Kindu Port Empain |
Congo Dem Rep |
0.5 |
2 57 02 S 25 55 54 E |
2003 |
x |
Odense |
Denmark |
1.3 |
55 00 46 N 10 18 34 E |
2005 |
x |
Agerso |
Denmark |
2.4 |
55 14 42 N 11 10 37 E |
2005 |
x |
Ansager |
Denmark |
1.5 |
55 41 59 N 8 42 08 E |
2005 |
x |
Skodsberg |
Denmark |
0.5 |
55 49 37 N 12 33 50 E |
2003 |
x |
Holstebro |
Denmark |
7.3 |
56 22 53 N 8 40 13 E |
2005 |
x |
Redsted |
Denmark |
3.4 |
56 43 11 N 8 38 35 E |
2005 |
x |
|
Dominican Rep |
18.0 |
18 30 37 N 71 45 27 W |
2004 |
x |
Wadi El Rayan |
Egypt |
47 |
29 11 18 N 30 24 29 E |
1984 |
x |
El Ein El Sukhna |
Egypt |
3.3 |
29 26 12 N 32 29 06 E |
2003 |
x |
New Cairo City |
Egypt |
26.0 |
30 00 47 N 31 28 56 E |
1984 |
x |
Cairo |
Egypt |
24.7 |
30 02 39 N 31 20 15 E |
1972 |
x |
El Sadat City |
Egypt |
129 |
30 19 47 N 30 25 10 E |
1984 |
x |
Marina El Alamein |
Egypt |
60 |
30 48 38 N 28 59 44 E |
1984 |
x |
At Tall al Asmar |
Egypt |
64 |
30 54 10 N 32 26 47 N |
1984 |
x |
Nile delta |
Egypt |
82.0 |
31 03 22 N 32 47 12 E |
1972 |
x |
Izbat Burj Rashid |
Egypt |
24 |
31 26 53 N 30 23 54 E |
1984 |
x |
NW Nantes |
France |
2.7 |
47 14 16 N 1 39 28 W |
2003 |
x |
Loire Atlantique |
France |
2.5 |
47 21 45 N 1 30 20 W |
2002 |
x |
Epegny |
France |
2.1 |
47 26 24 N 5 04 07 E |
2004 |
x |
Strasbourg |
France |
2.4 |
48 32 33 N 7 39 29 E |
2007 |
x |
Sangatte |
France |
1.2 |
50 55 35 N, 1 42 30 E |
2002 |
x |
Ravensburg |
Germany |
1.7 |
47 45 10 N 9 35 42 E |
2000 |
x |
Freissing |
Germany |
1.4 |
48 23 14 N 11 44 16 E |
2001 |
x |
Dessau-Breslau |
Germany |
2.0 |
51 49 39 N 12 13 24 E |
2000 |
x |
Zeesen |
Germany |
1.2 |
52 16 11 N 13 37 38 E |
2000 |
x |
Berlin |
Germany |
1.1 |
52 25 45 N 13 32 46 E |
2000 |
x |
Rhodes |
Greece |
0.2 |
36 04 58 N, 28 05 26 E |
2002 |
x |
Lesbos |
Greece |
0.2 |
39 12 27 N, 26 12 19 E |
2002 |
x |
Port au Prince |
Haiti |
1.1 |
18 32 23 N 72 21 23 W |
2001 |
x |
Patna |
India |
83.0 |
25 41 27 N 85 01 41 E |
1984 |
x |
|
Indonesia |
20.0 |
5 56 48 S 107 03 23 E |
1984 |
|
Gallugah (Caspian) |
Iran |
50.0 |
36 49 48 N 53 37 49 E |
1984 |
x |
Lake Urmia |
Iran |
240.0 |
37 38 27 N 45 29 05 E |
1984 |
x |
Dublin |
Ireland |
2.1 |
53 22 40 N 6 19 34 W |
2002 |
x |
En Gedi |
Israel |
29.0 |
31 23 45 N 35 27 59 E |
1984 |
x |
La Spezia |
Italy |
2.0 |
44 05 56 N 9 49 03 E |
2006 |
x |
Chivasso |
Italy |
2.8 |
45 10 50 N 7 52 22 E |
2004 |
x |
Tomakomai |
Japan |
1.7 |
42 41 00 N 141 41 24 E |
2002 |
x |
Amman |
Jordan |
1.6 |
31 53 39 N 36 00 44 E |
2000 |
x |
Mangystan (Caspian) |
Kazakhstan |
250.0 |
44 59 11 N 53 51 06 E |
1984 |
x |
Aral Sea |
Kazakhstan |
600.0 |
45 02 03 N 60 05 29 E |
1973 |
x |
Khiran City |
Kuwait |
17.3 |
28 40 31 N 48 20 43 E |
2004 |
x |
Nouakchott |
Mauritania |
2.9 |
18 06 50 N 15 57 51 W |
2002 |
x |
Kamma |
Myanmar |
15.2 |
19 02 40 N 95 06 39 E |
2004 |
x |
Bogenfels |
Namibia |
3.0 |
27 27 47 S 15 24 29 E |
2003 |
x |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
3.3 |
51 50 45 N 4 31 31 E |
2007 |
x |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
8.7 |
51 58 13 N 4 28 51 E |
2008 |
x |
Amersfoort |
Netherlands |
3.2 |
52 11 24 N 5 25 07 E |
2005 |
x |
Mossenest |
Netherlands |
1.5 |
52 15 46 N 4 30 98 N |
2005 |
x |
Ruiten Aa |
Netherlands |
1.3 |
52 55 31 N 7 07 07 E |
2005 |
x |
Noordenhaaks |
Netherlands |
12.3 |
52 58 39 N 4 40 51 E |
1990 |
x |
Niue |
Niue |
0.7 |
18 57 47 S 169 49 43 W |
2004 |
x |
Quryat |
Oman |
1.8 |
23 15 17 N, 58 55 21 E |
2002 |
x |
As Sifah |
Oman |
4.4 |
23 24 45 N, 58 47 33 E |
2002 |
x |
Yiti |
Oman |
2.7 |
23 32 28 N, 58 40 11 E |
2004 |
x |
Khasab |
Oman |
5.0 |
26 12 10 N, 56 15 06 E |
2001 |
x |
Gaddani |
Pakistan |
1.1 |
25 07 34 N 66 44 11 E |
2004 |
x |
Kolobrzeg |
Poland |
1.7 |
54 11 37 N 15 38 16 E |
2007 |
x |
Umm Said |
Qatar |
7.8 |
24 38 43 N 51 24 17 E |
2005 |
x |
Woody Island |
S China Sea |
4.7 |
16 50 05 N 112 20 19 E |
2005 |
x |
Red Sea |
Saudi Arabia |
8.1 |
27 25 53 N 49 17 43 E |
2002 |
x |
Red Sea |
Saudi Arabia |
9.6 |
27 46 11 N 48 50 31 E |
2004 |
x |
Red Sea |
Saudi Arabia |
12.0 |
28 05 49 N 34 44 19 E |
2002 |
x |
Singapore |
Singapore |
35.0 |
1 14 49 N 103 43 59 E |
1984 |
x |
Hruba Borsa |
Slovakia |
2.9 |
48 10 50 N 17 29 23 E |
2010 |
x |
Novy Svet |
Slovakia |
2.9 |
48 13 16 N 17 29 36 E |
2006 |
x |
Cfer |
Slovakia |
2.8 |
48 19 19 N 17 28 52 E |
2005 |
x |
San Pedro d�Pinatar |
Spain |
3.9 |
37 53 30 N 0 58 09 W |
2003 |
x |
Ciudad Quesada |
Spain |
2.6 |
38 03 07 N 0 43 06 W |
2002 |
x |
Alicante |
Spain |
1.7 |
38 23 44 N 0 24 48 W |
2002 |
x |
Valencia |
Spain |
7.7 |
39 26 50 N 0 19 06 W |
2001 |
x |
Museros |
Spain |
8.0 |
39 34 36 N 0 19 39 W |
2003 |
x |
Madrid |
Spain |
4.6 |
40 29 56 N 3 43 02 W |
2002 |
x |
Laholm |
Sweden |
1.0 |
56 32 44 N 12 57 06 E |
2002 |
x |
Northern Baltic |
Sweden |
120.0 |
65 38 36 N 22 11 11 E |
2002 |
x |
Tavannes |
Switzerland |
4.1 |
47 10 40 N 7 12 58 E |
2003 |
x |
Zurich |
Switzerland |
3.5 |
47 22 57 N 8 40 34 E |
2002 |
x |
Eglisau |
Switzerland |
3.3 |
47 35 47 N 8 30 45 E |
2002 |
x |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
0.9 |
13 30 59 N 100 33 56 E |
2002 |
x |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
2.0 |
13 32 41 N 100 34 52 E |
2002 |
x |
Nakham Chai Si |
Thailand |
2.4 |
13 51 46 N 100 16 23 E |
2002 |
x |
Kas |
Turkey |
0.4 |
36 12 12 N, 29 38 23 E |
2001 |
x |
Izmit |
Turkey |
2.0 |
40 44 22 N 29 56 54 E |
2007 |
x |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
17.0 |
41 05 52 N 28 48 07 E |
1984 |
x |
Garabogaz (Caspian) |
Turkmenistan |
100.0 |
41 06 47 N 52 57 36 E |
1984 |
x |
Dawlish |
UK |
2.7 |
50 35 29 N 3 27 35 W |
1945 |
x |
Exmouth |
UK |
2.8 |
50 36 28 N 3 25 48 W |
1945 |
x |
Sheppey |
UK |
1.7 |
51 22 12 N 0 55 40 E |
2003 |
x |
Sheppey |
UK |
3.5 |
51 23 41 N 0 47 28 E |
2003 |
x |
Kent |
UK |
4.0 |
51 24 27 N 0 40 10 E |
2003 |
x |
Corsham (Wilts.) |
UK |
2.0 |
51 25 38 N 2 12 05 W |
1945 |
x |
Portishead |
UK |
4.0 |
51 29 19 N 2 45 18 W |
1999 |
x |
Plumstead, London |
UK |
3.8 |
51 30 14 N 0 07 09 E |
1945 |
x |
Thurrock |
UK |
3.5 |
51 30 47 N 0 29 07 E |
1999 |
x |
Olympics, London |
UK |
3.5 |
51 32 19 N, 0 00 59 W |
1945 |
x |
Enfield, London |
UK |
3.1 |
51 38 56 N 0 03 21 W |
1945 |
x |
Kemble (Wilts.) |
UK |
12.0 |
51 39 20 N 1 56 25 W |
1986 |
x |
Berkampstead |
UK |
4.0 |
51 45 53 N 0 35 06 W |
1945 |
x |
Hatfield (Herts.) |
UK |
4.4 |
51 46 11 N 0 14 59 W |
2000 |
x |
Tollesbury |
UK |
1.2 |
51 46 50 N 0 50 50 E |
2000 |
|
Aylesbury |
UK |
2.7 |
51 47 59 N 0 43 00 W |
1945 |
x |
Aylesbury |
UK |
3.2 |
51 49 11� N 0 49 24 W�
|
1945 |
x |
Bishops Cleeve |
UK |
3.8 |
51 56 50 N 2 03 30 W |
1945 |
x |
Hereford |
UK |
1.6 |
52 00 35 N 2 42 44 W |
2001 |
x |
Milton Keynes |
UK |
5.3 |
52 01 41 N 0 40 52 W |
1945 |
x |
Milton Keynes |
UK |
5.7 |
52 03 17 N 0 48 57 W |
1945 |
x |
Worcester |
UK |
4.1 |
52 11 19 N 2 15 41 W |
1945 |
x |
Northampton |
UK |
6.1 |
52 12 53 N 0 52 28 W |
1945 |
x |
Worcester |
UK |
3.0 |
52 13 05 N 2 13 06 W |
1945 |
x |
Daventry |
UK |
3.7 |
52 15 33 N 1 09 25 W |
1945 |
x |
Coventry |
UK |
5.0 |
52 16 29 N 1 32 25 W |
1945 |
x |
Rushden |
UK |
5.9 |
52 17 59 N 0 35 42 W |
1945 |
x |
Godmanchester |
UK |
4.8 |
52 19 14 N 0 09 55 W |
1945 |
x |
Huntingdon |
UK |
3.9 |
52 19 15 N 0 13 37 W |
1945 |
x |
St Ives (Cambs.) |
UK |
7.8 |
52 19 23 N 0 01 10 W |
1945 |
x |
East Anglia |
UK |
0.6 |
52 20 39 N 1 41 18 E |
1945 |
x |
Raunds |
UK |
3.2 |
52 21 52 N 0 34 08 W |
1945 |
x |
Kettering |
UK |
5.7 |
52 23 12 N 0 41 30 W |
1945 |
x |
Birmingham |
UK |
3.3 |
52 23 32 N 1 52 58 W |
1945 |
x |
Birmingham |
UK |
5.1 |
52 23 33 N 1 47 09 W |
1945 |
x |
Coventry |
UK |
2.0 |
52 24 43 N 1 36 02 W |
1999 |
x |
Meriden |
UK |
2.2 |
52 26 19 N 1 39 41 W |
1999 |
x |
Desborough |
UK |
1.8 |
52 26 52 N 0 41 23 W |
2004 |
x |
Littleport |
UK |
1.9 |
52 27 11 N 0 17 57 E |
1999 |
x |
Peterborough |
UK |
5.7 |
52 32 56 N 0 17 57 W |
1945 |
x |
Birmingham |
UK |
5.4 |
52 35 02 N 1 42 38 W |
1945 |
x |
Birmingham |
UK |
3.4 |
52 37 15 N 1 56 04 W |
1945 |
x |
Lichfield |
UK |
1.4 |
52 40 38 N 1 50 28 W |
2003 |
x |
Telford |
UK |
2.0 |
52 42 03 N 2 28 32 W |
1999 |
x |
Cannock |
UK |
1.6 |
52 42 48 N 2 02 39 W |
2003 |
x |
Derbyshire |
UK |
5.0 |
52 44 33 N 1 42 16 W |
2003 |
x |
Shrewsbury |
UK |
2.3 |
52 44 43 N 2 43 55 W |
1999 |
x |
Swadlincote |
UK |
3.1 |
52 45 12 N 1 32 39 W |
1999 |
x |
East Anglia |
UK |
1.2 |
52 49 23 N 1 32 19 E |
1999 |
x |
East Anglia |
UK |
0.4 |
52 53 55 N 1 23 15 E |
1999 |
x |
Nottingham |
UK |
1.9 |
53 00 58 N 0 58 23 W |
2000 |
x |
Clipstone |
UK |
1.0 |
53 09 45 N 1 06 29 W |
2000 |
x |
Lincolnshire |
UK |
1.5 |
53 17 13 N 0 32 53 W |
2003 |
x |
Gainsborough |
UK |
0.8 |
53 23 56 N 0 46 19 W |
2003 |
x |
Manchester |
UK |
2.2 |
53 29 05 N 2 12 04 W |
2000 |
x |
Manchester |
UK |
2.4 |
53 30 37 N 2 18 05 W |
2000 |
x |
Manchester |
UK |
1.0 |
53 31 11 N 2 01 46 W |
2000 |
x |
South Yorkshire |
UK |
1.7 |
53 32 24 N 1 02 06 W |
2002 |
x |
Scunthorpe |
UK |
1.5 |
53 33 40 N 0 37 06 W |
2003 |
x |
Grimethorpe |
UK |
4.0 |
53 34 13 N 1 22 53 W |
2003 |
x |
Scunthorpe |
UK |
2.0 |
53 36 13 N 0 38 52 W |
2003 |
x |
West Yorkshire |
UK |
1.8 |
53 39 23 N 1 31 16 W |
1999 |
x |
Holderness |
UK |
0.6 |
53 41 37 N 0 04 42 E |
2003 |
x |
Wakefield |
UK |
1.2 |
53 41 47 N 1 29 55 W |
2002 |
x |
West Yorkshire |
UK |
2.2 |
53 42 15 N 1 22 54 W |
2002 |
x |
Hull |
UK |
0.7 |
53 44 43 N 0 20 52.66
W |
2003 |
x |
Leeds |
UK |
2.0 |
53 44 43 N 1 31 51 W |
2002 |
x |
Castleford |
UK |
3.3 |
53 44 58 N 1 24 22 W |
2002 |
x |
Ulrome |
UK |
0.6 |
53 59 17 N 0 12 16 W |
2003 |
x |
Texas |
USA |
3.5 |
31 13 24 N 102 43 44 W |
1996 |
x |
Las Vegas |
USA |
16.0 |
36 05 14 N 115 08 12 W |
2003 |
x |
Las Vegas |
USA |
10.0 |
36 17 22 N 115 18 35 W |
2003 |
x |
Chesapeake Bay |
USA |
2.0 |
37 45 51 N 75 47 57 W |
1994 |
x |
Chicago |
USA |
4.5 |
41 33 26 N 88 13 42 W |
1993 |
x |
Chicago |
USA |
6.1 |
41 43 01 N 88 25 32 W |
1993 |
x |
Chicago |
USA |
6.1 |
41 45 59 N 88 24 48 W |
1993 |
x |
North Dakota |
USA |
29.0 |
47 55 39 N 98 25 31 W |
1998 |
x |
Lake Dall |
USA-Alaska |
60.0 |
60 17 22 N 163 40 02 W |
1984 |
x |
Aden |
Yemen |
8.5 |
12 49 07 N 44 59 03 E |
2001 |
Notes on this
table
Type of change, (ToC)
colour code below
x |
Urban
sprawl |
|
x |
Lake
level change |
|
x |
Topocide |
x |
Urban
renewal |
|
x |
(Coastal)
subsidence |
|
x |
Urban
depopulation |
x |
Road
construction |
|
|
|
|
x |
Rural
depopulation |
x |
Deindustrialisation |
|
x |
Coastal
erosion |
|
x |
River
evolution |
x |
Quarries |
|
x |
Coastal
accretion |
|
x |
Drought |
|
|
|
x |
Coastal
uplift |
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Delta
growth |
|
x |
Land
reclamation |
Alt� - optimum altitude (in kilometres) for
viewing)
Co-ordinates �
can be directly copied and pasted into Google Earth
Year � optimum year
for comparison with present day (may not be oldest available on GE)
See also
Spain � Ebro Delta, https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149170/spains-changing-mediterranean-coastline
Please email us at hillshaw@aol.com if you know of any other interestingly-changed
locations visible on Google Earth