The beauty of Ecuador' Galapagos Islands can now be explored without ever leaving your house. In celebration of the 178th anniversary of Charles Darwin's visit to the islands you can now tour the Galapagos Islands courtesy of Google Street View. It was during Charles Darwin's visit to the Galapagos that he came up with his theory of natural selection. The British scientist first traveled to the Ecuadorian Islands in 1835 and it was there he studied a series of different animals belonging to the same species with different characteristics on each island.
"This week marks the 178th anniversary of Darwin's first exploration of the Galapagos Islands. This volcanic archipelago is one of the most biodiverse and unique places on the planet, with species that have remarkably adapted to their environment. Through observing the animals, Darwin made key insights that informed his theory of evolution," writes Raleigh Seamster of the Official Google Blog. Google has been working with the Directorate of the Galapagos National Park as well as the Charles Darwin Foundation. In May the Google team headed out to the islands in order to take photos and video.
Today Google launched "the 360-degree images from the Galapagos Islands...with the street view trekker. Now you can visit the islands from anywhere you may be, and see many of the animals that Darwin experienced on his historic and groundbreaking journey in 1835," Seamster writes. The Google Street View team took their cameras and went diving with sea lions, hiked up one of the biggest volcano's and enjoyed a leafy lunch with some giant tortoises in order to capture a glimpse of what Darwin would have seen on his voyage.
Other images captured by the Google team include some of the Islands' lesser known inhabitants and locations such as, Blue-footed Boobies, the Frigate Bird and the Marine Iguanas. Viewers can look at images of divers swimming alongside playful sea lions and turtles. They can visit the lava rock formations at the Bahia Cartago or walk alongside the wall of tears. The beauty of these islands are shown in great detail in the Google images. The water is so blue and clear you want to jump right in. The lazy sea lions basking in the sun make you want leave your office and head for the nearest beach.
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