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North America
In 2007, Google introduced street view for the first time to 23 cities in the United States. In 2008, it expanded coverage in the continental United States to the Washington D. C. in addition to the mainland part of the country and Alaska.

In 2008, Google launched street view for the first time in Canada and Mexico. In 2010, coverage was expanded in the state of Tijuana. In 2010, street view was added for the venues of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Canada. In 2011, some parks were added in the state of California. In December 2011, Google launched street view for certain parks in the US, one of them being the High Line. In addition, following the launch of the Google Art Project, coverage of the interiors of some museums in the United States was added, one of the most important being the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In August 2012, Google published street views of several archeological sites in southern Mexico. In 2012, Google added coverage of several sites in the United States, including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kennedy Space Center and Google Modular Data Center in addition to some national parks in California. In September 2012, Google added street view to several U.S. and Canadian university campuses. In November 2012, Google introduced street view for Cambridge Bay located in the far north of Canada.

In 2013, Google launched views of the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater. In 2013, Google launched views of the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater, in addition to different tourist and historical sites such as the Houston Zoo, Lucas Oil Stadium, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Central Park, Circuit of the Americas, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial and National World War II Memorial. In November 2013, Google collaborated with the U.S. National Park Service and Parks Canada to photograph more than 44 locations in parks across North America. An adapted street view of several ski resorts in the states of Utah and Michigan was also added. Also in that year, Moto X Manofacturing Facility in Texas was added in addition to the Schmidt Ocean Falkor Boat. In 2013 for Canada, it received an indoor street view adapted for the parliament building and the office of the Prime Minister of the country. This year, Mexico also received street view in one of its zoos, which is Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City. In July 2013, Google launched street view for the first time in Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut.

In February 2014, Google introduced street view in Churchill in northern Manitoba. In the same year, Google introduced street view to more university campuses in North America, which includes University of Regina, University of Calgary & University of Manitoba in Canada; University of Miami & University of Georgetown in the United States. In 2015, street view was launched for Greenland in addtition to some US landmarks, including Ford's Theatre, El Capitan, parks in Bucks County and boat views of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River along the Washington D.C. coast. In 2016, Google introduced street view for remote areas of Alaska and northern Canada including Nome, Unalakleet, Galena, Kangiqsualujjuaq and Nain in addition to tourist places in the US such as the Hazeltine National Golf Club and Bruce Wayne's Residence in Orion Township, Michigan. In this year, the city of Saskatoon received coverage of several tourist sites including boat tours of the South Saskatchewan River, in addition to the Sable Island in Nova Scotia.

In 2017, coverage was expanded in Greenland, in addition to some parks in the city of Philadelphia including Fairmount Park and shopping centers around the U.S. such as Susquehanna Valley Mall and Hagerstown Valley Mall. In 2018, Google launched street view for 100 km of the Waterfront Trail in Canada and virtual tours of the Universidad Iberoamericana campus in Mexico City and International Hot Air Balloon Festival at Leon Metropolitan Park. For this year, Google launched street views of 11 Disney parks around the United States in addition to several sites in Albuquerque to celebrate the anniversary of Breaking Bad and some nature reserves in California including Emerald Bay State Park, Eagle Falls trailhead, Mount Tallac & Lake Tahoe. In 2019, Google launched street view for Devon Island in Canada's far north, in addition to introducing street view for several parks in Arizona including Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park and state trails in Minnesota. In 2021, Google introduced new virtual views using a tripod of the White House in the United States.

Central America and the Caribbean
In December 2016, Google introduced street view in Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands. In 2017, Google introduced street view to Guatemala, the first country in Central America to have this coverage. In 2018, Google introduced certain tourist sites located in Costa Rica using a trekker in addition to the Cocos Island. In 2019, Google started driving in two cities in the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo and Santiago de los Caballeros.

South America
In 2010, Google introduced street view to three Brazilian cities, namely Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo; Brazil being the first country in South America to receive this coverage. In 2011, Google introduced street view to Brasilia, the capital of Brazil and several cities in the south of the country, one of the most important being Curitiba and Porto Alegre. In 2012, street view was introduced to the city of Manaus, capital of Amazonas State. In the same year, Google introduced street view for 3 Chilean cities, Santiago, Valparaiso and Concepción. In August of that year, Google began driving in Colombia. In 2013, Google finally published the first images of the streets of Colombia and Peru  to street view, in addition to expanding coverage in Chile to other cities, one of the most important of which includes Antofagasta, Temuco, Arica and Iquique. In the same year, it was also added the Aconcagua Summit in Argentina and Campus Curicó in the University of Talca, Chile. In the same year, Google published several views using trekkers of the Galápagos Islands.

In 2014, street view Argentina was introduced for the first time, for this same year, some landmarks were also added in both Argentina, Brazil and Chile such as 2014 FIFA World Cup venues, Instituto Teletón and San Ignacio Miní. In the same year, Google collaborated with the National Forestry Corporation of Chile to provide street view to different parks in the country, in addition Googl also expanded the street view coverage in the department of Antioquia and Medellín in Colombia. In 2015, Google introduced street view to different national parks in Brazil and Colombia including Gorgona Island Natural Park, Los Nevados National Natural Park, Salamanca Island Road Park, Tijuca National Park, Fernando de Noronha Park and Juma Sustainable Development Reserve.

In 2015 for Chile, street view was introduced to Punta Arenas in the southern part of the country and several beaches around the Chiloé archipelago. In addition, this year, Peru also received street view in several landmarks such as Machu Picchu and some churches in Lima such as the City Cathedral. In October 2015, Google launched street view for cemeteries in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. In the same year, street view was introduced for several South American countries including Bolivia, Ecuador and Uruguay.

In 2016, street view was introduced to different landmarks in Colombia such as archeological parks including San Agustín in addition to libraries in Bogotá, Neiva and Medellín. In the same year, Brazil also received street view in several fabelas in addition to Rio 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games venues. Also in 2016, Google published street views of more than 40 tourist sites around Bolivia, in addition to several national parks in Argentina. In 2017, Google introduced street view to different tourist sites in the Eje Cafetero in Colombia, in addition to some beaches in Ilhabela, several national parks and tourist sites in the Brazilian state of Ceará. In this year, Google added the Crossing from Los Andes in Chile to Mendoza in Argentina, in addition to several neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires. In 2018 for South America, Google introduced street view to Santa Cruz del Islote in Colombia, Grey Glacier in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile and 11 shopping centres around Argentina.

In 2019, street view using a trekker was introduced for certain neighborhoods around Buenos Aires, in addition to several tourist sites in the Colombian cities of Bogotá and Medellín, specifically the Moravia commune.

Western Europe
In order to celebrate the 2008 Tour de France, Google launched street view of several tour locations in Europe. In October 2008, Google introduced street view to several French, Italian and Spanish cities. In 2009, street view was introduced in four western European countries, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Portugal. In 2010, street view was introduced in several northern European countries, including Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, in addition to Ireland and 20 cities in Germany. In the same year, German stadiums were also introduced, in addition to Frogner Park in Norway. Following the launch of Google Art Project in 2011, several museums were added around Europe such as Palace of Versailles, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia and Alte Nationalgalerie, in addition to several tourist sites in Italy such as Roman Colosseum and the Palace of Caserta; the National Botanic Gardens in Ireland; Egeskov Castle in Denmark; Alps Railways in Switzerland; parks in the Netherlands; theme parks, châteaus and Palace of Fontainebleau in France. Also in 2011, it was introduced of street view to Monaco and Belgium, in addition to several European islands such as Lanzarote, Menorca Jersey and Isle of Man.

In 2012, street view was introduced to Andorra, Svalbard and most of Gilbratar, in addition to several ski resorts in Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Italy. In 2013, Google published views of several canals in Venice in addition to other tourist sites in Italy such as the Catacomb of Priscilla, other countries also received street views at different sites such as the Residence and Office of the Prime Minister of Belgium, the Eiffel Tower in France, several Swiss Alpine Club cabins, the Zoo Safari Park Stukenbrock in Germany, and several airports such as Gatwick Airport in the UK and Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport in Spain, also in the same year Google collaborated with CERN to provide street view images to different facilities around Switzerland and France. In 2014, Google published for the first time images of several city streets in Luxembourg and Iceland; in addition to several historical sites around Europe such as Opéra Garnier in France, Gerhard Hanappi Stadium and Österreichring in Austria; Blackness Castle, Stirling Castle, Dunfermline Palace, Edinburgh Castle and Fort George in the UK; and Museo della Stregoneria di Triora in addition to the Ducati Museum in Italy.

In 2015, Google introduced street view to different landmarks in Europe such as Walloon Parliament, Citadel of Dinant and Mardasson Memorial in Belgium; Dún Aengus in Ireland; in addition to 57 Portuguese monuments including the Belém Tower, the Jerónimos Monastery and the Pena Palace. Also this year, Google published views of Loch Ness in Scotland in addition to Northumberland National Park in England, Mount Etna in Italy and several hiking trails in Switzerland. Also in 2015, Google introduced adapted street view views to two aircraft in Europe, an Air France Boeing 777 at Charles de Gaulle Airport and an Airbus A318 at London City Airport. In 2016, Google introduced views of Schiermonnikoog National Park in the Netherlands, Mont Blanc between Italy and France, North Downs Way and other walking paths in the UK in addition to other sites such as Westminster Abbey in England, Miniatur Wunderland in Germany and Dublin Airport in Ireland.

In 2017, Google introduced street view to the Faroe Islands and Malta in addition to the publication of several sites in Europe such as train stations in Madrid Metropolitan Area, Pembrokeshire Coast Path in Wales, Cotswold Way in England and some tourist sites in Liguria, Italy. In 2018, some cities in Austria were introduced to the service, also Google integrated into street view the Stelvio National Park in north-eastern Italy and the Cygnus offshore gas platform in the North Sea, in addition to several sites in Spain such as Barcelona Zoo, RCDE Stadium, Mount Pindo and tourist sites in the Guadarrama Mountains. In 2019, Google introduced street view to several places in Europe such as Urban Archaeological Park of Brancaleone Vetus in Italy, boat views of the Shannon River in Ireland and some trails around Fløyen Mountain in Norway. In 2020, Google will publish several views of sites in Italy such as Orta Lake, Valle delle Ferriere State Reserve, Scaletta Mountain, Chersogno Mountain and more than 200 km of trails in the Maira Valley, as well as the Gwynedd Coast in Wales and boat views of the Royal Canal in Ireland, in addition to a expansion in the coverage of Austria. In 2022, Google published views of the Les Invalides hotel in France and the Milan Cathedral in Italy.

Eastern Europe
In 2009, Google introduced street view to the Czech Republic, the first Eastern European country to get this service. In 2012, Google introduced street view to both Poland, Ukraine, Latvia and Estonia; in addition to several UEFA Euro 2012 stadiums. In addition, in the same year, coverage was expanded in the Czech Republic and street view was introduced to the first Balkan country, Croatia. In 2013, Google introduced street view to Hungary and some tourist sites in Poland such as Wieliczka Salt Mine. In 2014, Google introduced street view to Slovenia in addition to new coverage in several Russian cities such as Sochi. This year tripods and trekkers were also used to photograph some tourist sites such as Bran Castle in Romania, Čachtice Castle in Slovakia and Sochi Autodrom in Russia.

East Asia
In 2008, Google introduced street view to major Japanese cities including Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe, making Japan the first country on the Asian continent to get this service. In 2009, Google introduced street view to Taiwanese cities in addition to Hong Kong and Macau in 2010, as well as adapted views of different temples and universities in Kyoto in the same year. In 2011, Google published photographs of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and other historical sites in Japan, Google also introduced street view to the Bonin Islands in this year. Also in 2011, Google photographed several areas that were devastated by the tsunami and earthquake that hit Japan in March of that year. In 2012, Google intrdouced the service to two South Koreans cities, Seoul and Busan; in addition Google collaborated with the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to provide street view to different facilities dedicated to the study of outer space in Japan.

In 2013, Google introduced street view to Kinmen County in Taiwan, in addition to Fukushima Exclusion Zone Town Namie-machi in Japan. In 2013, Google released for the first time views of Mount Fuji in Japan, the highest mountain in the country, in addition, it also published views of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China; Shou Shan Zoo in Gushan, Taiwan and Asahiyama Zoo in Japan. Also in that year, views of the interiors of Tokyo International Airport were published, in addition to the abandoned island of Hashima in Nagasaki Prefecture.

In 2014, Google introduced street view to different trails around several Hong Kong islands in addition to several tourist sites on the Korean island of Jeju. In 2016, Google published views of several trails of the Yu Shan, the highest mountain in Taiwan. In 2018, Google published the interiors of several venues that were used for the 2018 Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, South Korea; in this year, Google also added several views of train stations in Tokyo and 150 new images of scenic spots in Taiwan; in addition to the Itō City Government in Shizuoka Prefecture used Google Loan's Trekker program to photograph several tourist sites such as Mount Ōmuro. In 2019, Google introduced street view to the Chichibu Geopark in Japan. In 2020, Google introduced street view to different parks in the Japanese city of Tama, in addition to the Forbidden City in Beijing.

South-East Asia
In 2009, Google introduced street view to Singapore, the first country in Southeast Asia to be added. In 2012, Google introduced street view to Thailand. In 2013, Google published a street view of various tourist sites in Malaysia. In 2014, Google launched street view for Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia, the collaboration with the Khmer government allowed Google to photograph several temples in the country such as Angkor Wat, Google also published images of various historical sites of Intramuros in Manila such as Fort Santiago, San Agustin Church & Baluarte de San Diego. In 2015, Google introduced street view to several Philippine cities in addition to publishing images of the capital of Laos, Vientiane, as well as releasing to launching photos of the Coastline of Peninsular Malaysia. In 2016, Google launched trekker views of Wat Chaiwatthanaram in addition to several shopping malls around Thailand such as EmQuartier, in the same year, Indonesia's coverage expanded significantly. Also in 2016, Google published street views of the city of Cagayan de Oro, in the southern part of the Philippines, as well as several beaches on the Thai islands of Ko Pha Ngan and Ko Tao. In 2018, Google launched street view for the venues of the Asian Games that took place in Indonesia, in addition to other sites in the country, such as Lake Toba, Borobudur, and Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium. In 2020, Google launched street view for several shopping malls in Singapore such as the Hawker Centers. In 2021, Google published views of the Chao Phraya River along the coast of Bangkok.

Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2010, street view was introduced for the first time in South Africa being the first country in Africa to receive this type of coverage, in addition, Google also photographed several states that were used in the 2010 FIFA World Cup that took place in this country. In 2012, street view was introduced to Botswana, the second country in Southern Africa to receive street view, and in addition Google cars had passed close by nature reserves in the country such as Chobe National Park & Makgadikgadi salt pans. In 2013, street view was introduced to Lesotho and Eswatini. Also in 2013, street view was introduced to Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain on the African continent. In 2014, Gombe National Park was added. In 2015, street view was introduced to several national parks in Madagascar in addition to the Barren Islands and Sambirano river, other African countries also received street view in other parks or islands such as South Africa with Robben Island and Kenya with the Samburu National Reserve. In 2016, Google introduced street view to two Ugandan cities, Kampala and Entebbe, making it the first East African country to have normal street coverage, in addition to the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Also in this year, street view was introduced to Réunion Island, an overseas territory of France. In 2017, Google introduced street view to different cities in Ghana, Senegal and Lagos State in Nigeria; in addition to several parks in Uganda such as Queen Elizabeth, Kibale, Murchison Falls, Mount Elgon and Kidepo Valley, and South Africa with national parks such as Royal Natal National Park, Tugela Falls, Otter Trail, iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Mapungubwe National Park. In 2018, Google introduced street view to Kenya in addition to views at various tourist sites around Nigeria such as the Lekki Conservation Centre, the Millennium Park and the Olumo Rock. In 2019, street view was launched in 4 Nigerian cities which are Abuja, Ibadan, Benin City and Enugu in addition to 21 national parks in Kenya. In 2022, street view was introduced to some of Mali's historical sites such as the Great Mosque of Djenné.

Oceania
In June of 2012, street view was introduced to different islands in the state of Hawaii, in addition, underwater views were also added to this state and the Great Barrier Reef. In December 2013, Google published photographs of several remote U.S. islands, including Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Lisianski, Laysan and Tern Islands.