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I've found myself recently wishing for a "globe" mode, akin to what's available in Google Earth, to better see some large-scale scale and distance interests that have come up for me.

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You mean you want a Google Earth-like 3D view in the web-based Google Maps? If so, you're in luck: http://maps.google.com/help/maps/helloworld/desktop/preview/

http://imgur.com/P7nWQh4

In chrome when you select 'Earth' view, it gets you to install a plugin, but then it's all there.

That's the old Google Maps. In the new version no plugin is required because it uses WebGL, and Earth mode replaces satellite mode entirely.

It's already in the new Google Maps, if you've requested a beta preview.

Oh, ok. Thanks!

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