English editions of Coordinates and Fragments — a Japanese reading series about strange places around the world, observed in satellite imagery. Each article follows one set of coordinates: the rumors, the documented record, and what still remains unexplained.
Unnatural Coordinates
- 001 — Desert Breath
A giant double spiral drawn on the desert floor of Egypt. - 006 — The Palm of the Buddha
A colossal palm print of land art on the desert floor near Erenhot, China. - 007 — The Eye of the Sahara
A ring of rock some 40 kilometers across on the Adrar Plateau of Mauritania. - 008 — The Circular Garden City
Perfect circles of allotment gardens drawn on the green earth near Copenhagen, Denmark. - 009 — The Atacama Giant
A human figure 119 meters long carved into a desert hill in Chile.
Restricted Areas
- 002 — The Gobi Grid
White lines and grids in the desert near Dunhuang, China. - 004 — The Nevada Target
Concentric circles inside a restricted test range in Nevada.
Lingering Memories
- 003 — The Kazakhstan Pentagram
A giant pentagram on the steppe of Kazakhstan. - 005 — The Boneyard
More than 4,000 retired military aircraft sleeping in the Arizona desert.
More articles are on the way.