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Google Earth To Show Ocean Floor

f1vlad writes "Google is expected to announce the addition of ocean floor imagery to its Google Earth project, which will complete digital representation of our planet. 'The existing site, to which an estimated 400 million people have had access, already includes three-dimensional representations of large cities around the world and includes images from street-level and aerial photography covering thousands of miles across Britain and elsewhere. The new additions to the website are expected to include views of the ocean, and portions of the seabed. They will also provide detailed environmental data that will enhance information about the effect of climate change on the world's seas and oceans.'"

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  1. Britiain? by alta · · Score: -1, Troll

    What's that? Isn't that some small island nation somewhere? He silly poster, slashdot's for Americans ;)

    Sorry, couldn't resist. Anyway, I was hoping it would show that ocean below the ocean in the Gulf of Mexico. This isn't one of the hypoxia, dead zones, but an area of high salinity that has an actual border between it and the regular water above it. It was on one of the discovery channel series, but I forgot what it's called. Anyone know?

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