Google Sightseer Newsletter - January 2015

The Sightseer is your source for news stories from across Google Earth and Google Maps. This month, we're going off the beaten path to bring you some of the weird and wonderful things you can find in Street View! And as always, please tell us what you think. If this isn't the journey for you, simply follow the directions below to unsubscribe. Up above Earlier this month, two climbers, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson, scaled El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. At 900 meters, these two free-climbers certainly needed a sure-footing. You'll see why when you check out this photo sphere taken during their climb! Check it out   Google Ocean Thanks to our friends at the Catlin Seaview Survey, the depths of the ocean are once again brought to your computer and mobile device. A pod of Minke whales was captured as part of their efforts. See how far you can track them! Take a look   Aurora borealis Set your sights on the aurora borealis, also known as the northern Lights. These dancing curtains of light capture our imagination and fascination with space. On a recent visit to northern Finland, our Street View cameras were lucky enough to capture this spectacular occurrence. Explore Geo for good Working with the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, we launched Street View imagery of 21 national parks in NSW, showing some of the most iconic places in natural Australia. In addition to wearing the Trekker on hikes, they mounted it on trucks, ATVs and boats to collect over 1,100km of trails and roads, plus 15km of waterway. Explore the Views collection. Learn more   Where in the world Somewhere in Google Earth is this interesting location. Can you find it? These clues can help lead you: • This building opened on August 3rd, 1997. • It's located in the part of the world where the nights are drawing in. • The capital city of the country where it is begins with "W." Post your answer here   In the mood for a new discovery? Surprise me Maps   |   Earth   |   Treks   |   Views   |   Map Maker   |   Business © 2015 Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 You have received this email because you indicated that you'd like to receive occasional Google Sightseer newsletters. If you don't want to receive such emails in the future, please opt out here. ————————————————————————————————————————————