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Pictures: Google Street View heads to coral reefs

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Fishes in water in the Great Barrier Reef
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Now you can see deep down in the world's coral reefs thanks to Google Street View maps and the Catlin Seaview Survey which have been taking thousands of snaps of what lies beneath the waves. This is a scene below Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef.

Manta Ray swimming around the Great Barrier Reef.
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The Great Barrier Reef is near Australia and this Manta Ray was snapped around an island within the reef.

Sea view near Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef.
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There's more than fishes around the islands. Coral and green turtles are captured in this photo - can you spot the turtles?

Seabed around the Philippines
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Special cameras are being used and around 50 thousand snaps are being taken. This one was taken around the Philippines, a country in South-East Asia.

Divers underwater around Hawaii, an island which is one of the fifty states of America
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As well as being great for people to see what it's like underwater, the snaps will help scientists look at the different reefs around the world and keep an eye on how things are changing.