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  2. Web Mercator projection - Wikipedia

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    Web Mercator, Google Web Mercator, Spherical Mercator, WGS 84 Web Mercator [1] or WGS 84/Pseudo-Mercator is a variant of the Mercator map projection and is the de facto standard for Web mapping applications. It rose to prominence when Google Maps adopted it in 2005. [2] It is used by virtually all major online map providers, including Google ...

  3. Arkansas - Wikipedia

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    Arkansas ( / ˈɑːrkənsɔː / ⓘ AR-kən-saw [c]) is a landlocked state in the South Central region of the Southern United States. [9] [10] It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west. Its name derives from the Osage language, and refers to ...

  4. Argleton - Wikipedia

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    Argleton was a phantom settlement that appeared on Google Maps and Google Earth but was later removed by Google. [1] The supposed location of Argleton was between the A59 road and Town Green railway station within the civil parish of Aughton in West Lancashire, England, in an area of empty fields. [2] [3] Data from Google is used by other ...

  5. U.S. Route 66 - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Route 66 Will Rogers Memorial Highway The final routing of U.S. Route 66 in red, with earlier alignments in pink Route information Length 2,448 mi (3,940 km) Existed November 26, 1926 (1926-11-26) –June 26, 1985 (1985-06-26) Tourist routes Historic Route 66 Major junctions West end Santa Monica, California East end Chicago, Illinois Location Country United States States California ...

  6. New York City Subway map - Wikipedia

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    Unlike similar apps, the real-time map does not use the Google Maps platform. Manhattan's street grid is oriented 29 degrees clockwise from true north, and the real-time map uses an orientation that follows Manhattan's street grid rather than the cardinal directions. However, the mobile version of Google Maps would not allow map rotation.

  7. Japan's anti-monopoly body orders Google to fix ad search ...

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    The Tokyo District Court suit demands 1.4 million yen ($9,400) in damages for 63 medical professionals, for reviews posted on Google Maps. Google said in response that it's working “24 hours a ...

  8. Southend-on-Sea - Wikipedia

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    Southend-on-Sea. / 51.55; 0.71. Southend-on-Sea ( / ˌsaʊθɛndɒnˈsiː / ⓘ ), commonly referred to as Southend ( / saʊˈθɛnd / ), is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in southeastern Essex, England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, 40 miles (64 km) east of central London.

  9. Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Interactive map showing border of Alaska (click to zoom) Alaska ( / əˈlæskə / ⓘ ə-LASS-kə) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. It is in the Western United States region. To the east, it borders Canada (the Yukon territory and the province of British Columbia ).