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Google Adds More Map Photos
December 3, 2008 | Google Maps

Google added another 1/2 million photographs to their Google Earth and Google Maps databases bringing their total image count to over 15 million. The screenshot below shows a few photos from Grand Canyon National Park. Before you start looking, know that different zoom levels show different numbers of images.

CLICK THE IMAGE TO EXPLORE…..

Grand Canyon Google Map

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