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Fly
Like a Butterfly All the Way to Mexico!
Try Google Maps for a Satellite-view |
- Where
is the monarch’s winter home in Mexico?
- What
does the habitat look like along the migration trail?
- You
can see for yourself using GoogleMaps.
It's
like flying! |
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Find
These Locations:
Go to GoogleMaps.
Put the following locations in the search engine, and select “satellite”
view. Zoom-in for a close-up view of the landscape. Then zoom-out for
a global perspective.
- Angangueo,
Mexico—Find this mountain town in Mexico. This is the
region where the monarchs are headed! Angangueo is at its center of
the monarch sanctuary region.
- Your
hometown—Take a close-up look at your own home or school,
then zoom-out and fly like a butterfly all the way to Angangueo, Mexico.
- Cannon
Falls, Minnesota—This is one site where hundreds of migrating
monarchs are now resting, in overnight roosts. What do you notice about
the surrounding landscape? Find where other roost sites are located,
too.
- Geographic
features along the migration trail—Watch for prairies,
mountains, water crossings, deserts, and oceans that may affect the
monarchs as they travel.
- Your
favorite highlights of this fall's migration—As you track
the migration with us this fall, take a satellite view of your favorite
highlights. Bookmark the Google Maps and plan to visit again!
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