Do You Think These Pictures Taken From Space Look Like Hearts?

We're not so sure...

By
Hayes Brown
by Hayes Brown

BuzzFeed News World Editor

You know how clear and awesome the maps on Google Maps are? Those images come from DigitalGlobe, a company that provides satellite imagery to clients like Google, humanitarian relief groups, and the U.S. government.

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*Not their actual satellite but you get the idea.

Ahead of Valentine's Day, they've provided BuzzFeed News with a series of images taken from space that they claim look like hearts. Take a look:

1. Gaislacher See, Austria

Satellite image courtesy of DigitalGlobe

This "see" is actually a lake, located below the Gaislachkogel Mountain.

2. Halmstad City, Sweden

Satellite image courtesy of DigitalGlobe

These man-made ponds are located south of Halmstad City Airport.

3. Valentine Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Satellite image courtesy of DigitalGlobe

You can really feel the love in Canada.

4. Heart Reef, Queensland, Australia

Satellite image courtesy of DigitalGlobe

Heart Reef is located in the Great Barrier Reef, was discovered in 1975, and it is so very, very precious.

5. Makepeace Island, Australia

Satellite image courtesy of DigitalGlobe

This is a private island built by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Australia co-founder Brett Godfrey, because sure why not.

6. Neighborhood in San Bruno, California

Satellite image courtesy of DigitalGlobe

Somewhere there is a very, very proud cul-de-sac designer.

7. Brussels, Belgium

Satellite image courtesy of DigitalGlobe

That is someone's personal swimming pool. What.

8. Galešnjak, Croatia

Satellite image courtesy of DigitalGlobe

In English it's known as "Lover's Island," it's a naturally occurring, uninhabited island, and located in the Pašman channel of the Adriatic Sea.

9. "The Heart of Voh" near Voh, New Caledonia

Satellite image courtesy of DigitalGlobe

Made famous on the cover of the book The Earth from Above (La Terre vue do Ciel) by the photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, this is part of a mangrove forest.

After all that, we're not really sure we see it. Check for yourself:

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