Much of the UAE and wider region looks beautiful from ground level as you stroll through the wilderness of the desert or along parts of the practically untouched coastline. But the view from above can be even more extraordinary.
Thankfully, we are able to see many of these landscapes from a bird's-eye-view with the aid of Google Earth Views, a collection of thousands of images of the planet as seen from space.
Now, Google has released an update to its catalogue of images with more than 1,000 new jaw-dropping landscapes to stare at and admire.
It said the new imagery features more locations around the world and has been optimised for today's high-resolution screens.
We have picked out a selection of 25 landscapes covering the UAE and wider Middle East region which can be seen in the gallery above.
For those who really like what they see, the images can be downloaded from Google and used as digital wallpapers.
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Beautiful world: 50 of the best new images from Google Earth View Wiluna, Australia. Maxar Technologies / Google
Sun Lakes, Arizona, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Maxar Technologies / Google
Newark, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Al Fasher, Sudan. Maxar Technologies / Google
Zeewolde, Netherlands. Maxar Technologies / Google
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Chicago, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Tanbar, Australia. Maxar Technologies / Google
Florence, Italy. Maxar Technologies / Google
Mayo, Ireland. Maxar Technologies / Google
Boca Raton, Florida, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Hardan Region, Namibia. Maxar Technologies / Google
Abu Dhabi, UAE. Maxar Technologies / Google
Maricopa County, Arizona, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Cushing, Oklahoma, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Nijar, Spain. Maxar Technologies / Google
Yandoo Creek, Australia. Maxar Technologies / Google
Uluru, Australia. Maxar Technologies / Google
Greenland. Maxar Technologies / Google
Hamburg, Germany. Maxar Technologies / Google
Al Jowf, Saudi Arabia. Maxar Technologies / Google
Sublette, Kansas, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Kasese, Uganda. Maxar Technologies / Google
Waddan, Libya. Maxar Technologies / Google
Fderik, Mauritania. Maxar Technologies / Google
Imperial, California. United States. Maxar Technologies / Google
San Bernardino County, California, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
South China Sea. Maxar Technologies / Google
Kondh, India. Maxar Technologies / Google
Shangqui Shi, China. Maxar Technologies / Google
Bottrop, Germany. Maxar Technologies / Google
Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. Maxar Technologies / Google
Antarctica. Maxar Technologies / Google
West Berkshire, UK. Maxar Technologies / Google
Nomgon, Mongolia. Maxar Technologies / Google
Monaco, France. Maxar Technologies / Google
Panama, Central America. Maxar Technologies / Google
Gila Bend, Arizona, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Madrid, Spain. Maxar Technologies / Google
Washington, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Torino, Italy. Maxar Technologies / Google
Philadelphia, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Le Grau-du-Roi, France. Maxar Technologies / Google
Hitchcock, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Calabasas, California, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Tuscon, plane boneyard, Arizona, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Kepulauan Aru Regency, Indonesia. Maxar Technologies / Google
Colchani, Bolivia. Maxar Technologies / Google
Newark, New Jersey, US. Maxar Technologies / Google
Updated: February 19, 2020, 8:21 AM