Street View in the Top End

We're always working to include more Australian locations in Street View. Last week, we added many new streets in Darwin, Geelong and remote parts of the Northern Territory.

With more of the Top End now in Street View, I decided to do a bit of research about the Baz Luhrmann movie Australia, and check out some familiar scenes from the movie in Street View and Google Maps.

Of course, with Kakadu now in Street View, the iconic Australia's outback is now on show for all to see:


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(As you may know, the Kimberley region of WA was the actual filming location for many scenes in the movie - I came across this great Google Maps mashup that Tourism WA has made, showing satellite images of where 'Faraway Downs' and other outback locations were filmed).

While we now have large parts of Darwin visible, the real shooting location for Darwin for the movie was the town of Bowen in Queensland. Recognise these shots?

The main pub, the Territory Hotel, in Darwin (aka GrandView Hotel, Bowen):


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Customs House, Bowen where Bryan Brown's character is seen frequently:


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The police station in Darwin (this is a facade on 2 units in Bowen that the Street View cars photographed):


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Lots of Australians are using Street View to check out their holiday destinations before arriving. As 2009 winds down and we enter summer,  I hope you continue to enjoy your Street View exploring (and movie watching)!

Posted by Andrew Foster, Product Manager