Microsoft Flight Simulator off to Oceania and Antartica in latest World Update

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Microsoft Flight Simulator has released its latest World Update, this time bringing geographical enhancements and handcrafted landmarks to 13 countries and 28 non-sovereign territories across its digital rendition of Oceania and Antartica.

As per developer Asobo's announcement post, World Update 13 brings improvements to Microsoft Flight Sim's Polynesia (Hawaii and Easter Island), Melanesia (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Indonesia's West Papua, and the Solomon Islands), the Galapagos Islands, and key regions of Antarctica, including the Antarctic Peninsula.

Today's update expands on each region's previous renditions with new aerial photographs, satellite imagery, and digital elevation modelling data, including an updated height field for Hawaii and a version of Honolulu city introducing "dozens" of handmade buildings.

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