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97 clues · 53 countries.
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97 clues · 53 countries.
Showing 97 clues across 53 countries.
The Alaskan highway shield has an image of the Big Dipper constellation on the bottom left.
American Samoa is a group of islands east of Fiji, located in the Pacific Ocean. Since it is a US overseas territory, for country streak purposes, it is counted as the US.
The tripod at the south pole can be recognized by numerous countries’ flags around the tripod, and a sign with ‘Geographic South Pole’ written on it.
This location is often on community-made world maps for a better scoring range.
Each Austrian state has its own unique flag, shown in the image.
You can click the image to enlarge it.
In Lower Austria, you may find signs with yellow and blue sign borders, corresponding to the flag of the region.
Baarle-Hertog, located north-east of Antwerp, is composed of several exclaves and enclaves of Belgium and the Netherlands. You can often see the country's borders in this city (indicated by small white crosses). Street name signs tell you whether you are in Belgium or The Netherlands.
Bermuda is a British overseas territory, located north of the Caribbean sea. As such, it is counted as the United Kingdom for country streaks purposes.
Prayer flags near the road are typically seen in Bhutan.
At the time Bolivia was covered by Street View, its ruling political party was the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS). Political graffiti often features the words MAS and Evo, short for then-president Evo Morales.
Additionally, many random objects are painted in the party’s colours: black, white, and a large blue field. This distinctive colour scheme is a good clue for Bolivia.
Bolivia has a second official flag, called the Wiphala. It is a square patchwork of seven diagonally arranged colours. It is sometimes seen on government buildings and project signs.
The British Indian Ocean Territory is an United Kingdom overseas territory in the Indian Ocean. As such, it is counted as the UK for country streaks purposes.
Beware that none of the coverage is considered pinpointable, and as a result you are unlikely to get it in most community-made maps. As such, this guide is mainly intended to give a general idea of what type of coverage you can find on the islands.
The majority of Cambodians are Buddhist. Temples are common throughout the country. Temple architecture is highly decorative, with ornamented roofs. You might also see Buddhist flags.
NOTE: Thailand and Laos are also majority Buddhist. Temples in these countries can look similar.
Throughout the country, you can find distinct blue signs from the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP).
These signs occasionally feature the likenesses of major party politicians: usually three men side by side.
Provincial flags appear decently often, so it is worth learning them. The Fleurdelisé of Québec in particular is very common.
You can click on the image to enlarge it.
Acadia is a French-speaking cultural region in the Canadian Maritimes. It does not have clearly defined borders, but is usually understood to at least include north and east New Brunswick. It has its own flag, which is very commonly seen in this region. The flag is a French-style tricolour with a yellow star in the blue band.
NOTE: There are some isolated Acadian communities in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (shaded pink on the minimap).
Each province has their own provincial flag.
Curaçao is a constituent country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands located north of western Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea. As such, for country streaks purposes, it is counted as the Netherlands.
Only the southern half of the Island, namely the Republic of Cyprus and the British overseas territories of Akrotiri and Dhekelia are covered.
Greenland is the world’s largest island country, and is a part of Denmark.
A separate Plonk It guide to Greenland can be found here.
The Faroe Islands is a group of united islands in the North Atlantic, and are an autonomous territory of Denmark.
A separate Plonk It guide to Faroe Islands can be found here.
Åland is a group of islands off the southwestern coast. It is an autonomous, mostly self-governing region of Finland with its own flag. Though it has a special status, for country streaks purposes it is still counted as part of Finland.
NOTE: Åland has no Generation 4 coverage.
The city of Kerava uses street signs with this blue-and-yellow coat of arms in the top-left corner.
Roads may be lined by tall rectangles on a stick in the colours of the Austrian flag, which are not found elsewhere.
Most departments have their own unique logo (formally called official flag), often containing stylized initials or the entire name. Notable infrastructure with department logos include bus stops, kilometre markers, trail banners, directional signs and signbacks. Learning what each logo looks like is not recommended for beginners, but it can be helpful to know what they stand for when scanning.
You can find the full list of logos here, or see them projected onto a map here.
A red and yellow logo with an Occitan cross and vertical stripes is the official flag of the Occitanie region.
The rest of the regions also have logos, which appear less frequently. You can see them projected onto a map here.
A flag made up of red and yellow stripes, based on the Senyera, is the official flag and department logo of Pyrénées-Orientales. You will often find the pattern used in coats of arms on street signs.
NOTE: The flag of Provence looks similar, but with vertical stripes instead.
Réunion is an overseas department and region of France, east of Madagascar. As such, it is counted as France for country streaks purposes.
Plonk It has a more in-depth guide to Réunion here.
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France, south of Newfoundland in Canada. As such, for country streaks purposes, it is counted as France.
Plonk It has a more in-depth guide to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon here.
Martinique is an overseas department and region and a single territorial collectivity of France, in the eastern Caribbean. For country streaks purposes, it is counted as France.
Plonk It has a more in-depth guide to Martinique here.
On rare occasions, you may find a flag attached to the antenna in the generation 3 coverage. While much of the highlighted areas has been overwritten, learning the distribution of each antenna can yield very high scores.
NOTE: All pictured colourful antenna flags are unique to France.
Each German state has their own flag. Many of them are rare to find, though.
Each German state also has their own coat of arms. They are found on unblurred licence plates and some official buildings.
Some of the green caps will have the text ‘LVR’, along with a small coat of arms. These specific green caps are unique to southern North Rhine-Westphalia.
Ghana is a patriotic country, and you can often see things painted in the national flag’s colours: red, yellow, green, and sometimes including the black star.
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain. For country streak purposes, the territory is counted as the United Kingdom.
Guam is a United States overseas territory. As such, it is counted as the US for country streaks purposes.
Hong Kong is located in Southern China, sharing a border with the Guangdong province. It is a Chinese Special Administrative Region, so for country streaks purposes, it is counted as part of China.
You can click on the image to enlarge it.
It is somewhat common to see a small, grey flag on the antenna of Generation 3 Google cars in Hungary.
NOTE: This is also seen in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria.
Buddhist prayer flags are found in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
Lakshadweep, located off the coast of Kerala, can be easily recognised by the abundance of coconut trees. They are often painted red-and-white, resembling the Polish flag.
Poles in Indonesia are typically round and made out of either steel or concrete. Many of the steel poles are painted black, and also feature the Indonesian flag colours on them. The pole tops are usually either even or uneven, depending on the region.
You can learn more about regional poles in the region-guessing section.
You can find these rows of red and white banners all around Indonesia. Sometimes, more colourful flags can be found.
Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency, situated between the United Kingdom and Ireland. So for country streaks purposes, it is counted as the United Kingdom.
Many street signs in Ramsey feature the oval shaped coat of arms.
The coat of arms is placed above the text on many signs in Port Erin.
In Ness Ziona, There is an Israeli flag on house numbers.
Each Italian region has its own unique flag.
The Campione d'Italia exclave in Switzerland can be recognized by its low camera, having a long antenna and a flag. There is also a body of water to the west.
NOTE: This antenna can also be found in several areas in Switzerland.
Laos has a communist government. You can sometimes see red hammer and sickle flags.
Liechtenstein uses black plates with white lettering and a yellow-and-red emblem near the left side. When blurred, the plates will appear grey, with the emblem colours being visible.
Lithuania's historical state flag, known as the Vytis, depicts a mounted knight on a dark red background. It can sometimes be seen on both private and public buildings.
Macau is a Special Administrative Region of China, so for country streaks purposes, it is counted as China.
State flags can be seen with some regularity, so it is worth learning them.
Round metal bins, often painted green and white like the Nigerian flag, can be spotted at many rest stops and intersections.
NOTE: On some roads, the bins are blue and white.
All Dutch provinces have their own flag. However, most of these are very rarely seen in the wild. The major exceptions to this are the flags of Friesland and Noord-Brabant.
In addition, you can sometimes see the unofficial but very popular flag of the Achterhoek cultural region in the east of Gelderland.
For a full list of all provincial flags, you can view this Wikipedia page.
Curaçao is a constituent country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located north of western Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea. As such, for country streaks purposes, it is counted as the Netherlands.
Plonk It has a more in-depth guide to Curaçao here.
Baarle is a town in the south of the Netherlands which contains a number of Belgian enclaves. Throughout the town, you can sometimes see signs of this, such as markings on the pavement and Dutch and Belgian flags being flown together.
The Northern Mariana Islands is a United States overseas territory. As such, it is counted as the US for country streaks purposes.
The Pitcairn Islands are a group of four islands in the South Pacific Ocean and a territory of the United Kingdom. As such, it is counted as the UK for country streaks purposes.
Poland is one of the most Catholic countries in Europe. You can often find Christian shrines on the side of roads. Blue-white and yellow-white Polish Catholic flags also sometimes appear.
Puerto Rico is a United States overseas territory. As such, it is counted as the US for country streaks purposes.
Réunion, officially the Department of Réunion, is an overseas department and region of France, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. As such, for country streaks purposes, it is counted as France.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, is an overseas department and region of France, south of Newfoundland in Canada. As such, for country streaks purposes, it is counted as France.
Street signs in Celje feature the emblem of the city, a blue shield with three yellow stars.
Similar to Celje, Trbovlje also features the city’s coat of arms, which is a blue and green shield with a black crest.
The regional flags of the autonomous communities are reasonably common, so it is worth learning them.
NOTE: You can practise them with this quiz.
The Catalan Independence flag is not official, but is commonly found in Catalan-speaking areas. It uses the red-and-yellow striped Senyera pattern that is also used in four of the autonomous community flags.
Most kilometre markers in Spain are either rectangular or square in shape. This can be a good clue to exclude half the country if you can see one in the distance.
There are also some unique designs.
Andalusian markers are especially tall, featuring an extra stripe with the name of the governing body responsible for the road.
Madrid markers are square and feature the regional flag at the top.
Markers in Biscay are bigger than usual and feature a semi-circle shape at the top.
NOTE: National roads will always have a red rectangular marker.
In Castilla la Mancha you can find stone markers with the region’s coat of arms lining up fields. It can be recognized from afar by the blue coloured left side and the unpainted right side.
In most Generation 3 coverage, you will be able to see the front of the Google car partially through the blur: it is visible as blue-white-red patches, reminiscent of the French flag. The red patch is usually most visually distinct.
NOTE: This car is unique to Sri Lanka. Coverage in Ghana has a similar front of the car visible, but this coverage also has a roof rack.
The country is majority Buddhist: 70% of the population practise this religion. Throughout the country, you will often see signs of the religion, including temples, Buddha statues, stupas and the Buddhist flag.
NOTE: Thailand, Cambodia and Laos are also majority Buddhist.
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, of which Norway has sovereignty over. As such, Svalbard is counted as Norway for country streaks purposes.
The Swedish church flag has a red cross on a yellow background with a crown in the middle, and is often found near churches throughout the country.
Swiss licence plates differ substantially from other European plates. They are fully white and lack the blue strip found in most other European countries.
Front plates are extremely short compared to most in Europe.
Rear plates can be either long or tall. In both cases the red country emblem can be seen on the left, while the canton emblem can be seen on the right.
Directional signs on smaller roads are white, and are composed of two signs: one with an arrow at the bottom, and one with the information at the top. These can have place names. When they do not, you will see them as just the road number with a Garuda. Moreover, highway signs are green, and frequently feature the place names in Latin script below the Thai name.
These two road markers are generally found in Thailand. They will either have a white or a black Garuda on them.
NOTE: White Garudas are found on country roads and appear white on the map, while black ones are found on province roads and appear dark blue on the map.
On the map, national roads are white-and-black, while provincial roads are blue-and-yellow.
Thailand often has many flags lining the side of its streets. Aside from the national flag, you can often see royal flags, which are usually yellow.
Tunisian licence plates are black with white text.
NOTE: Military plates feature a small Tunisian flag on the left side of the plate, which is visible on the dark green follow car.
Ukraine uses long, white licence plates, with a distinctive blue and yellow strip on the left (the colours of the flag).
You may also come across older plates, where the blue and yellow are difficult to spot.
NOTE: Russia uses fully white licence plates, without a strip on the left.
Many random streetside objects are painted in the colours of the Ukrainian flag: blue and yellow. Most commonly, you will see fences that have this colour.
On one side of the road going to Chernobyl, a yellow flag with an Opel logo can be seen on the Google car’s antenna.
Occasionally, you can find one of the 4 country flags, which will tell you where in the UK you are.
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain. For country streak purposes, the territory is counted as part of the United Kingdom.
Plonk It has a more in-depth guide to Gibraltar here.
Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory located in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Plonk It has a more in-depth guide to Bermuda here.
The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Plonk It has a more in-depth guide to the Falkland Islands here.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Plonk It has a more in-depth guide to the territory here.
The Pitcairn Islands is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Pacific Ocean.
Plonk It has a more in-depth guide to the Pitcairn Islands here.
The British Indian Ocean Territory is a British Overseas Territory, unsurprisingly located in the Indian Ocean.
Plonk It has a more in-depth guide to the British Indian Ocean Territory here.
Each of the 50 states has its own state flag. These appear frequently enough that they are worth learning.
You can click on the image to enlarge it.
Hawaii is the youngest state in the US and the only US state outside of North America.
A separate Plonk It guide to Hawaii can be found here.
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean US territory with official Commonwealth status.
A separate Plonk It guide to Puerto Rico can be found here.
American Samoa is a South Pacific island group and an unorganised US territory.
A separate Plonk It guide to American Samoa can be found here.
Guam is an unincorporated territory of the US and the largest island in Micronesia.
A separate Plonk It guide to Guam can be found here.
Northern Mariana Islands is a Northwest Pacific island chain and a Commonwealth US territory.
A separate Plonk It guide to Northern Mariana Islands can be found here.
The US Minor Outlying Islands is a collective name for several small island US territories, with the Midway Atoll being the most relevant in Geoguessr.
A separate Plonk It guide to the US Minor Outlying Islands can be found here.
The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands that are US overseas territories. As such, it is counted as the US for country streaks purposes.