On its ongoing journey, Google Street View has so far documented more than 8.05 million kilometers of the world, i.e. more than 50 countries on seven continents, and on its way around the world it also visited the southernmost continent.
After a few weeks ago Google Street View as the 55th country added to his map Slovenia, the Street View team recently visited as well Antarctica. However, this is not the first interesting destination that Google has documented. On their way, they also stopped at the Galapagos Islands, the Grand Canyon and even visited some of the most famous galleries and museums.
Antarctica is the Earth's southernmost continent and, with 14 thousand million square kilometers, the fifth largest continent by area. As much as 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that is at least 1.9 kilometers thick. On average, it is the coldest, driest and windiest continent.
Google Street View visited the most famous landmarks in Antarctica, such as the ceremonial south pole, which is the southernmost point on Earth and is surrounded by twelve flags of the countries that signed the Antarctic Treaty. It is another great natural attraction half moon island in the form of a moon place where a colony of penguins lives, they also documented Scott's Hut, located on Ross Island, 10-meter telescope and Berg Field Center, where researchers received their equipment.
