Google Earth locations showing interesting (but perhaps less
well known) changes over time
The altitude in kilometers is given for
the optimum viewing point. Cut &
paste the co-ordinates (given as degrees, minutes, seconds)
into Google Earth. Note that the
earliest available image (use clock tool) is not necessarily the best view, due
to lower resolution in earlier image views
Please email Dr Hillary Shaw (hillshaw@aol.com) if you know of any other interestingly-changed
locations visible on Google Earth
1)
Ireland,, Dublin, urban sprawl, alt 2.1 km, 53 22 40 N 6 19 34 W 2002
UK,
Thames estuary
2)
Sheppey,
coastal subsidence, alt 1.7 km, 51 22 12 N 0 55 40 E
2003
3)
Sheppey,
coastal subsidence, alt 3.5 km, 51 23 41 N 0 47 28 E
2003
4)
Kent,
coastal subsidence, alt 4.0 km, 51 24 27 N 0 40 10 E
2003
5)
Plumstead, urban sprawl, alt 3.8 km, 51 30 14 N 0 07 09 E 1945
6)
Olympics,
topocide, alt 3.5 km, 51 32 19 N, 0 00 59 W, 1945
7)
Enfield,
urban sprawl, alt 3.1 km, 51 38 56 N 0 03 21 W 1945
8)
Thurrock,
deindustrialisation,
alt 3.5 km, 51 30
47 N 0 29 07 E 1999
9)
Tollesbury, coastal subsidence, alt 1.2 km, 51 46 50 N 0 50 50 E
2000
UK,
East Anglia
10) East Anglia, coastal erosion,
alt 0.6 km, 52
20 39 N 1 41 18 E 1945
11) Littleport, urban sprawl, alt 1.9 km, 52 27 11 N 0 17 57 E 1999
12) East Anglia, coastal erosion,
alt 1.2 km, 52 49
23 N 1 32 19 E 1999
13) East Anglia, coastal erosion, alt 0.4 km, 52 53 55 N
1 23 15 E 1999
UK,
South West
14) Dawlish, urban sprawl, alt 2.7 km, 50 35 29 N 3 27 35 W 1945
15) Exmouth, coastal accretion,
alt 2.8 km, 50 36
28 N 3 25 48 W 1945
16) Portishead, urban sprawl, alt 4.0 km, 51 29 19 N 2 45 18 W 1999
17) Corsham (Wilts), urban sprawl, alt 2.0 km, 51 25 38 N 2 12 05 W 1945
18) Kemble (Wilts/Glos) quarrying, alt 12.0 km, 51 39 20 N 1 56 25 W 1986
19) Chippenham
(Wilts) urban sprawl,
alt 2.6 km, 1945
20) Bishops Cleeve (Glos) urban
sprawl, alt 3.8 km,
51 56 50 N 2 03 30 W 1945
UK,
South Midlands
21) Rushden, urban sprawl, alt 5.9 km, 52 17 59 N 0 35 42 W, 1945
22) Berkhampstead, urban sprawl, alt 4.0 km, 51 45 53 N 0 35 06 W 1945
23) Aylesbury, urban sprawl, alt 3.2 km, 51 49 11 52 N 0 49 24 09 W 1945
24) Hatfield, urban renewal,
alt 4.4 km, 51 46
11 N 0 14 59 W 2000
25)
Aylesbury, urban sprawl, alt 2.7 km, 51 47 59 N 0 43 00 W 1945
26)
Northampton, urban sprawl, alt 6.1 km, 52 12 53 N 0 52 28 W 1945
27)
Milton Keynes, urban sprawl, alt 5.3 km, 52 01 41 N 0 40 52 W 1945
28)
Milton Keynes, urban sprawl, alt 5.7 km, 52 03 17 N 0 48 57 W 1945
29)
Godmanchester, urban sprawl, alt 4.8 km, 52 19 14 N 0 09 55 W 1945
30)
Huntingdon, urban sprawl, alt 3.9 km, 52 19 15 N 0 13 37 W 1945
31)
Peterborough, urban sprawl, alt 5.7 km, 52 32 56 N 0 17 57 W 1945
32)
St Ives, quarrying, alt 7.8 km, 52 19 23 N 0 01 10 W 1945
33)
Raunds, quarrying, alt 3.2 km, 52 21 52 N 0 34 08 W 1945
34)
Desborough, urban sprawl, alt 1.8 km, 52 26 52 N 0 41 23 W 2004
35)
Kettering, urban sprawl, alt 5.7 km, 52 23 12 N 0 41 30 W 1945
36)
Daventry, urban sprawl, alt 3.7 km, 52 15 33 N 1 09 25 W 1945
UK,
West Midlands
37)
Birmingham, urban sprawl, alt 3.3 km, 52 23 32 N 1 52 58 W 1945
38)
Birmingham, urban sprawl, alt 5.1 km, 52 23 33 N 1 47 09 W 1945
39)
Birmingham, quarrying,
alt 5.4 km, 52 35
02 N 1 42 38 W 1945
40)
Birmingham, urban sprawl, quarrying,
alt 3.4 km, 52 37 15 N
1 56 04 W 1945
41)
Worcester, urban sprawl, alt 4.1 km, 52 11 19 N 2 15 41 W 1945
42)
Worcester, urban sprawl, alt 3.0 km, 52 13 05 N 2 13 06 W 1945
43)
Coventry, urban sprawl, alt 5.6km, 52 16 29 N 1 32 25 W 1945
44)
Coventry, deindustrialisation,
alt 2.0 km, 52 24
43 N 1 36 02 W 1999
45)
Meriden, quarrying, alt 2.2 km, 52 26 19 N 1 39 41 W 1999
46) Swadlincote, quarrying,
alt 3.1 km, 52 45
12 N 1 32 39 W 1999
47) Lichfield, urban sprawl, alt 1.4 km, 52 40 38 N 1 50 28 W 2003
48) Telford, urban sprawl, alt 2.0 km, 52 42 03 N 2 28 32 W 1999
49) Derbyshire, quarrying,
alt 5.0 km, 52 44
33 N 1 42 16 W 2003
50) Cannock, urban sprawl, alt 1.6km, 52 42 48 N 2 02 39 W 2003
51) Clipstone, deindustrialisation,
alt 1.0 km, 53 09
45 N 1 06 29 W 2000
UK,
East Midlands
52) Nottingham, quarrying,
alt 1.9 km, 53 00
58 N 0 58 23 W 2000
53) Gainsborough, urban renewal,
alt 0.8 km, 53 23
56 N 0 46 19 W 2003
54) Lincolnshire, urban sprawl, alt 1.5 km, 53 17 13 N 0 32 53 W 2003
UK,
Yorks and Humber
55) S Yorks, urban
sprawl, alt 1.7 km,
53 32 24 N 1 02 06 W 2002
56) Scunthorpe, urban sprawl, alt 1.5 km, 53 33 40 N 0 37 06 W 2003
57) Scunthorpe, urban sprawl, alt 2.0 km, 53 36 13 N 0 38 52 W 2003
58) Grimethorpe, quarrying,
alt 4.0 km, 53 34
13 N 1 22 53 W 2003
59) Ulrome, H’ness, coastal erosion, alt 0.6 km, 53 59 17 N 0 12 16 W 2003
60) W Yorks, urban
sprawl alt 1.8 km,
53 39 23 N 1 31 16 W 1999
61) Wakefield, urban sprawl, alt 1.2 km, 53 41 47 N 1 29 55 W, 2002
62) Castleford, quarrying,
alt 3.3 km, 53 44
58 N 1 24 22 W 2002
63) W Yorks, urban
sprawl, alt 2.2 km,
53 42 15 N 1 22 54 W 2002
64) Hull, urban renewal,
alt 0.7 km, 53 44
43 N 0 20 52.66 W 2003
65) Leeds, urban sprawl, alt 2.0 km, 53 44 43 N 1 31 51 W, 2002
66) Holderness, coastal erosion,
alt 570m, 53 41 37 N 0 04 42 E 2003
UK,
North West
67) Manchester, urban renewal,
alt 2.2 km, 53 29
05 N 2 12 04 W 2000
68) Manchester, urban sprawl, alt 2.4 km, 53 30 37 N 2 18 05 W 2000
69) Manchester, quarrying,
alt 1.0 km, 53 31
11 N 2 01 46 W 2000
70) Sweden, N Baltic, coastal uplift, alt 120.1 km, 65 38 36 N 22 11 11 E 2002
71) Sweden, Laholm, coastal subsidence, alt 1.0 km, 56 32 44 N 12 57 06 E
2002
72) Denmark, Agerso, coastal subsidence, alt 2.4 km, 55 14 42 N 11 10 37 E
2005
73) Denmark, Odense, coastal subsidence,
alt 1.3 km, 55 00
46 N 10 18 34 E 2005
74) Denmark, Skodsberg, lake level change,
alt 0.5 km, 55
49 37 N 12 33 50 E 2003
75) Netherlands,Amersfoort, urban sprawl, alt 3.2 km, 52 11 24 N 5 25 07 E 2005
76) Belgium,Charleroi, quarrying,
alt 2.6 km, 50 23
44 N 4 22 11 E 2004
77) Belgium, Charleroi, urban sprawl, alt 3.0km, 50 28 35 N 4 21 44 E 2004
78) Belgium, Estaimpuis, urban sprawl, alt 0.4km, 50 42 33 N 3 15 11 E 1999
79) Germany, Ravensburg, urban sprawl, alt 1.7 km, 47 45 10 N 9 35 42 E 2000
80) Germany, Freising, urban sprawl, alt 1.4 km, 48 23 14 N 11 44 16 E 2001
81) Germany, Dessau-Breslau, urban
depopulation, alt
2.0 km, 51 49 39 N
12 13 24 E, 2000
82) Germany, Zeesen, urban
depopulation, alt
1.2 km, 52 16 11 N
13 37 38 E 2000
83) Germany, Berlin, deindustrialisation, alt 1.1 km, 52 25 45 N 13 32 46 E 2000
84) Poland, Kolobrzeg, coastal subsidence, alt 1.7 km,54 11 37 N 15 38 16 E
2007
85) France, Sangatte, coastal erosion,
alt 1.2 km, 50
55 35 N, 1 42 30 E 2002
86) France, Strasbourg, urban sprawl, alt 2.4 km, 48 32 33 N 7 39 29 E 2007
87) France, Epegny, quarrying,
alt 2.1 km, 47 26
24 N 5 04 07 E 2004
88) France, N W Nantes, urban sprawl, alt 2.7 km, 47 14 16 N 1 39 28 W 2003
89) France, Loire Atlantique, subsidence,
alt 2.5 km, 47 21
45 N 1 30 20 W 2002
90) Switzerland, Tavannes, quarrying,
alt 4.1 km, 47 10
40 N 7 12 58 E 2003
91) Switzerland, Zurich, urban sprawl, alt 3.5 km, 47 22 57 N 8 40 34 E 2002
92) Switzerland, Eglisau, quarrying, alt 3.3 km, 47 35 47 N 8 30 45 E 2002
93) Austria, Achensee, delta growth, alt 2.4 km, 47 25 46 N 11 43 57 E 2000
94) Spain, Madrid, urban sprawl, alt 4.6 km, 40 29 56 N 3 43 02 W 2002
95) Spain, Museros, urban sprawl, alt 8.0 km, 39 34 36 N 0 19 39 W 2003
96) Spain, Valencia, urban sprawl, alt 7.7 km, 39 26 50 N 0 19 06 W 2001
97) Spain, Alicante, urban sprawl, alt 1.7 km, 38 23 44 N 0 24 48 W 2002
98) Spain, Ciudad Quesada, urban sprawl, alt 2.6 km, 38 03 07 N 0 43 06 W 2002
99)
Spain, San Pedro d Pinatar, urban sprawl, alt 3.9 km, 37 53 30 N 0 58 09 W
2003
100)
Italy, La Spezia, urban depopulation, alt 2.0 km, 44 05 56 N 9 49 03 E 2006
101)
Italy, Chivasso, river evolution,
alt 2.8 km,
45 10 50 N 7 52 22 E 2004
102)
Greece, Rhodes, coastal subsidence, alt 0.2km, 36 04 58 N, 28 05 26 E,
2002
103)
Greece, Lesbos, coastal subsidence, alt 0.2 km, 39 12 27 N, 26 12 19 E,
2002
104)
Albania, Peqin, river evolution, alt 2.5km, 41 02 07 N 19 48 03 E 2002
105)
Albania, Ano Porocan, river evolution,
alt 2.0 km, 40 56
10 N 20 17 15 E 2007
106)
Turkey, Kas, urban
sprawl, alt 0.4 km,
36 12 12 N, 29 38
23 E, 2001
107)
Turkey Izmit, coastal subsidence, alt 2.0 km, 40 44 22 N 29 56 54 E 2007
108)
Jordan, Amman, urban sprawl, alt 1.6 km, 31 53 39 N 36 00 44 E 2000
109)
Kuwait, Khiran City, urban sprawl, alt 17.3 km, 28 40 31 N 48 20 43 E
2004
110)
Saudi, Red Sea, coastal subsidence, alt 8.1 km, 27 25 53 N 49 17 43 E
2002
111)
Saudi, Red Sea, coastal subsidence, alt 9.6 km, 27 46 11 N 48 50 31 E
2004
112)
Saudi, Red Sea, coastal subsidence, alt 12.0 km, 28 05 49 N 34 44 19 E
2002
113)
Qatar, Umm Said, coast subsidence, alt 7.8km, 24 38 43 N 51 24 17 E 2005
114)
Oman, Khasab, land reclamation, alt 5.0 km, 26 12 10 N, 56 15 06 E, 2001
115)
Oman, Yiti, land reclamation, alt 2.7 km, 23 32 28 N, 58 40 11 E, 2004
116)
Oman, As Sifah, urban
sprawl, alt 4.4 km,
23 24 45 N, 58 47
33 E, 2002
117)
Oman, Quryat, coastal subsidence, alt 1.8 km, 23 15 17 N, 58 55 21 E, 2002
118)
Yemen, Aden, land reclamation,
alt 8.5km, 12 49 07
N 44 59 03 E 2001
119)
Pakistan, Gaddani, coastal erosion, alt 1.1
km, 25 07 34 N
06 44 11 E 2004
120)
Bangladesh, Daganbhuiyan, river ev’n, 12.0 km, 22 55 35 N 91 20 27 E
2007
121)
Bangladesh, DhigirParBazar, river, 15.7 km, 23 25 10 N 90 32 58 E 2002
122)
Bangladesh, Madwa, river evolution,
15.2 km, 23
26 24 N 90 16 27 E 2007
123)
Bangla, Mohammadpur, urban sprawl, 1.6 km, 23 46 35 N 90 20 23 E
2003
124)
Myanmar, Kamma, river evolution,
15.2 km, 19
02 40 N 95 06 39 E 2004
125)
Thailand, Bangkok, coast subsidence, 0.9 km, 13 30 59 N 100 33 56 E
2002
126)
Thailand, Bangkok, coast subsidence, 2.0 km, 13 32 41 N 100 34 52 E
2002
127)
Thail, Nakham Chai Si, urban sprawl, 2.4 km, 13 51 46 N 100 16 23 E
2002
128)
China (Tibet), Lhasa, topocide, 5.0 km, 29 37 21 N 91 04 08 E 2003
129)
China, Mongolian
border, river
evolution, 48 00 56 N
118 16 16 E 2004
130)
China, Beijing, urban sprawl, 6.5 km, 40 02 35 N 116 37 04 E 2003
131)
Japan, Tomakomai, urban sprawl, 1.7 km, 42 41 00 N 141 41 24 E
2002
132)
Australia, Warkworth, quarrying, 10.0km, 32 34 11 S 150 59 48 E 2002
133)
Niue, rural depopulation,
0.7 km, 18 57 47 S 169 49 43 W 2004
134)
Algeria, Borjd Bou Arreridj,
drought, 1.8 km, 36 02 56 N 4 41 09 E, 2001
135)
Algeria, Algiers, urban sprawl, 0.7 km, 36 45 42 N 3 13 05 E 2004
136)
Egypt, El Ein El Sukhna, urban sprawl, 3.3 km, 29 26 12 N 32 29 06 E 2003
137)
Egypt, Cairo, urban sprawl, 24.7 km, 30 02 39 N 31 20 15 E 1972
138)
Egypt, Nile, coastal subsidence, 82.0 km, 31 03 22 N 32 47 12 E
1972
139)
Mauritania, Nouakchott, urban sprawl, 2.9 km, 18 06 50 N 15 57 51 W 2002
140)
Dem Rep Congo, Kindu-Port Empain, 500m, 2 57 02 S 25 55 54
E 2003
141)
Namibia, Bogenfels, quarrying, 3.0km, 27 27 47 S 15 24 29 E 2003
142)
Canada, Warman, urban sprawl, 5.0 km, 52 19 14 N 106 34 31 W 2004
143)
USA, , Chicago, urban sprawl, 6.1 km, 41 45 59 N 88 24 48 W 1993
144)
USA, Chicago, urban sprawl, 6.1 km, 41 43 01 N 88 25 32 W 1993
145)
USA, Chicago, urban sprawl, 4.5 km, 41 33 26 N 88 13 42 W 1993
146)
US, Chesapeake
Bay, coast subsidence, 2.0km, 37 45 51 N 75 47 57 W 1994
147)
USA, N Dakota, lake level change, 29.0 km, 47 55 39 N 98 25 31 W 1998
148)
USA, Las Vegas, urban sprawl, 10.0 km, 36 17 22 N 115 18 35 W, 2003
149)
USA, Las Vegas, urban sprawl, 16.0 km, 36 05 14 N 115 08 12 W, 2003
150)
Dominican Rep, lake level change,
18.0
km, 18 30 37 N 71
45 27 W 2004
151)
Haiti, Port Au
Prince, delta growth,
1.1 km, 18 32 23 N 72 21 23 W, 2001
152)
Bolivia, La Paz, urban sprawl, 6.0 km, 16 29 37 S 68 15 15 W 2002
153)
Argentina, Guamini, lake level change,
87.0 km, 36 58 31 S 62 19 37 S 2000
Labels,
land reclamation,
coastal uplift,
coastal accretion,
delta growth,
coastal erosion,
coastal subsidence,
subsidence,
lake
level change,
river
evolution,
drought,
rural depopulation,
quarrying,
urban renewal,
urban sprawl,
urban depopulation,
deindustrialisation,
topocide,