Google has sent its Street View cameras to the Antarctic to photograph the huts of explorers Scott and Shackleton.
Robert Falcon Scott's hut was built in 1911 as the base for his ill-fated mission to the South Pole. Google users can explore the huts virtually through 360-degree photographs.
Sir Earnest Shackleton's hut, erected in 1908, was the base for his team. They were forced to turn back 97 miles short of the South Pole.
Both sites are maintained by the Antarctic Heritage Trust, who partnered with Google on this project.
Scott and four of his team reached the South Pole in 1912 but had been beaten to it by Roald Amundsen. The men died on their return journey.
The pictures, Google says, will provide an "insight into how these men lived for months at a time".
Google has gradually been expanding its Street View project from simply providing navigation tools.
Recent additions include World Heritage Sites and museums, including Tate Britain (pictured).
Must have had "0" weight oil in the engine and ground-off #10 screws in the tires of that puppy.
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