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Google Earth tour featured on new website
06 Jul 2009 14:42:18 GMT
Source: UNHCR
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GENEVA, 06 July (UNHCR) – The Google Earth Tour is a joint project between the UN refugee agency and the search giant Google. Initially developed by UNHCR's Field Information and Coordination Support Section, it was finalized by experts at Google Earth. The tour, which is accompanied by a soundtrack from the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter," takes viewers from Mae La Refugee Camp in the rainforest of western Thailand to Treguine in the arid wastes of eastern Chad, visiting five other UNHCR-run camps along the way. Start the journey by clicking on the play button below.

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