Google Maps uses aerial imagery (photos taken from planes)[0] because it's higher resolution, and I bet that's what you're seeing here. They don't fly those pla

Google Maps uses aerial imagery (photos taken from planes)[0] because it's higher resolution, and I bet that's what you're seeing here. They don't fly those planes often and they don't fly them over random uninhabited islands, whereas there's a company that takes satellite images of all the land on the planet daily. [0] https://support.google.com/earth/answer/6327779?hl=en https://support.google.com/earth/answer/6327779?hl=en