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To capture these stunning images of the Galapagos Islands, the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galapagos National Park Directorate partnered with Google Maps and the Catlin Sea Survey to collect 360-degree views of the islands. The images—which will be available on Google Maps—will enable scientists to continue research with a minimal impact on the environment.
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Daniel Orellana of the Charles Darwin Foundation crosses a rocky lava field to reach an land iguana restoration area in Bahia Cartago, Isabela island. Bahia Cartago is a protected area not accessible to tourists but the Street View Trekker was invited to collect imagery there at the invitation of CDF and the GNPD.
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A Galapagos giant tortoise crawls along the path near Googler Karin TuxenBettman while she collects imagery with the Street View Trekker in Galapaguera, a tortoise breeding center, which is managed by the Galapagos National Park Service.
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Christophe Bailhache with the SVII camera being escorted by a Spotted Eagle Ray. Taken at the start of a shark and ray survey dive in the Galapagos Islands.
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Daniel Orellana of the Charles Darwin Foundation climbs out of a lava tunnel where he was collecting imagery. The dramatic lava landscapes found on Isabela island tell the story of the formation of the Galapagos Islands.
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Daniel Orellana of Charles Darwin Foundation crossing a field of ferns to reach Minas de Azufre (naturallyoccurring sulfur mines) on the top of Sierra Negra, an active volcano on Isabela Island. The Google Maps team traveled for over 3 hours, hiking and on horseback, to reach this remote location.
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Daniel Orellana of the Charles Darwin Foundation collecting seashore imagery with the Street View Trekker at the Los Humedales wetland area on Isabela island.
