Atoll Maps Compared to Satellite Images (IMAGE)

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Atoll Maps Compared to Satellite Images

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A comparison of contemporary Google Earth satellite images (right) and Charles Darwin's 1842 maps (left) for: Vanikoro fringing reef, Solomon Islands (top); Chuuck barrier reef, Micronesia (middle); and Peros Banhos Atoll, Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean. (bottom).

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Image courtesy A. Droxler

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