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Churchill

A polar bear checks out the Tundra Buggy

Now you can zoom in on polar bears using Google Street View

Environment

Not many people can visit Churchill, Canada to see the polar bear capital of the world. But now, with the help of Google Street View, you can travel along the frozen shores of Hudson Bay aboard a Tundra Buggy and meet a few fuzzy seal hunters along the way.

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