Since its launch in May 2007, Google has gradually been expanding its Street View service, starting with major U.S. cities, and then moving on to other countries all around the globe. Now, Street View comes to Brazil, Ireland and even as far as Antarctica.
Street View adds a street-level layer of imagery to Google Maps; drag the little yellow man icon from the upper left corner of Google Maps anywhere on the map, and the area will turn blue if the Street View imagery is available there.
If you're hoping to travel virtually through all of Antarctica, however, you're out of luck. The icy continent is vast, and Google Street View covers only a small area called Half Moon Island. If you drag the little yellow man in Google Maps around Antarctica, however, you'll see blue dots - those aren't "real" Street View panoramas, but user-submitted photos.
Check out a couple of images we've caught in Street View in Brazil, Ireland and Antarctica below.
