Unbelievable Locations That Can Only Be Seen on Google Earth

Argentinian Oil Fields

This strange site is a highly trafficked area of oil pockets in Argentina. The oil collected here because of the pre-historic underground rock formations. Due to the density of the rock underneath the soil, these oil pockets are uncharacteristically shallow. 

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The More You Know

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