The Guardian was also covered by Canada's Global Television. PCWorld magazine has referred to the formation as a "geological marvel". The Badlands Guardian was also described by the Sydney Morning Herald as a "net sensation". They altered the suggested 'Guardian of the Badlands' to become Badlands Guardian. Out of 50 names submitted, seven were suggested to the Cypress County Council. Suitable names were canvassed by CBC Radio One program As It Happens. The feature was originally discovered by Lynn Hickox while examining images on the Google Earth application in November 2006.
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It was the winner of the RTNDA National TV short feature award for that year. In 2006 Medicine Hat's CHAT-TV Reporter Dale Hunter did a short feature on the Badlands Guardian. Although the image appears to be a convex feature, it is actually concave - that is, a valley, an instance of the Hollow-Face illusion. The 'head' may have been created during a short period of fast erosion immediately following intense rainfall. The arid badlands are typified by infrequent but intense rain-showers, sparse vegetation and soft sediments. The Guardian is regarded as one of Google Earth’s most remarkable finds. The head is a drainage feature created through erosion of soft, clay-rich soil by the action of wind and water. The Guardian of the Badlands as seen from above (Google Earth) The feature was discovered during the Google Earth project when they used satellite imagery and reproduced them in 3-D which led to the identification of the natural world. The apparent earphones are a road and an oil well, which were installed recently. Because of additional man-made structures, it also appears to be wearing earphones.
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Viewed from the air, the feature bears a strong resemblance to a human head wearing a full native American headdress, facing directly westward. They altered the suggested 'Guardian of the Badlands' to become Badlands Guardian.The Badlands Guardian (also known as "Indian Head") is a geomorphological feature located near Medicine Hat in the south east corner of Alberta, Canada. Originally discovered by Lynn Hickox (screen name "Supergranny" on Google Earth), suitable names were canvassed by CBC Radio One program As It Happens. Although the image appears to be a positive feature, it is actually a negative feature (a valley). The lighting is ideal for bringing out the apparent facial features.
The feature is best viewed from Google Maps (satellite view). The apparent earphones are a road and an oil well, which has been in place only a few years, and will likely become invisible once the well falls into disuse and its superficial features are eroded. The face measures 255 meters across and 225 meters in length.
The individual looks like to be wearing earphones and it faces west. The arid badlands are typified by infrequent but intense rain-showers, sparse vegetation and soft sediments. The Badlands Guardian is an image with the semblance of a human head wearing indigenous Canadian headdress. Apparently, the earphones are a road and an oil well built in its vicinity. The head is a drainage feature created through erosion of soft, clay-rich soil by the action of wind and water. The Badlands Guardian is an image with the semblance of a human head wearing indigenous Canadian headdress. Viewed from the air, the feature bears a strong resemblance to a human head wearing a full native American headdress. The Badlands Guardian is a geomorphological feature located at 50☀0′38.20″N, 110☀6′48.32″W near Medicine Hat in the south east corner of Alberta, Canada.
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