Gallery: 19 Breathtaking Patterns Found on Earth's Surface, Using Google
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Designer Lauren Manning’s documents some of the most breathtaking swatches of the earth’s surface on her Tumblr, Earth Patterns. Here, an area she dubbed the Sequin farms, in Al Jawf, Saudia Arabia.
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Manning guesses these are solar farms.
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Escher farms, Ankara, Turkey.
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Villarino, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Ashoro-Gun, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Iran.
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Iran.
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Austbo, Norway.
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Iran.
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Kau Nature Reserve Conservation Reserve, Wittenoom Hills WA, Australia.
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Castro Marim, Portugal.
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Huelva, Spain.
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Huelva, Spain.
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Quinta da Ria Golf Course, Algarve, Portugal.
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Santa Cruz, Argentina.
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Loncopué, Neuquén, Argentina.
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Portimão, Portugal.
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See the rest of Manning's collected images on her Tumblr, Earth Patterns.
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