Kamay Botany Bay National Park has been added to Google Street View.
Visitors can plan walking trips from the comfort of their homes.
- Mark Speakman
Environment Minister Mark Speakman said National Parks and Wildlife Service and Google had mapped and photographed more than 10 kilometres of the park.
This included both the Kurnell and La Perouse precincts.
“The stunning images include Cape Solander, a prime viewing location during whale watching season, and Burrawang Walk, a place of profound cultural and historical significance as the site of the first meeting place of Aboriginal and European culture,” Mr Speakman said.
“Visitors can plan walking trips to Kamay Botany Bay National Park from the comfort of their homes.
“Hikers, who are not physically able to get to certain sections of the park can now see its rich Aboriginal history and natural beauty on Google Street View.”
The project took two days, with a car-mounted camera mapping sections accessible by road and a backpack camera used elsewhere.
The 18-kilogram backpack has 15 cameras, which take photographs every 1.5 seconds. Images are stitched together to create 360-degree high resolution images.
