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This fourteen-syllable Massachusetts lake's name is the longest place name in the United States, and 6th longest in the world — when the last six syllables aren't used by themselves, as is usually seen on maps of its area.
The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including especially short or long names.
Cartography is cool. Where would we be without it as a species? The post 30 Interesting Facts About The World Represented In Unconventional Maps first appeared on Bored Panda.
This is a list of fictional countries from published works of fiction (books, films, television series, games, etc.). Fictional works describe all the countries in the following list as located somewhere on the surface of the Earth as we know it – as opposed to underground, inside the planet, on another world, or during a different "age" of the planet with a different physical geography ...
This is a summary of map projections that have articles of their own on Wikipedia or that are otherwise notable. Because there is no limit to the number of possible map projections, [1] there can be no comprehensive list.
Following are lists of fictional locations, as large as a universe and as small as a pub.
The tenth-largest pyramid in the world, located in Memphis, Tennessee, and home to a Bass Pro Shops megastore. Michigan left: Directions are more complicated in Michigan. Mickey pylon: A powerline pylon with a shape reminiscent of a certain fictional rodent. Mill Ends Park: The smallest park in the world – 452 in 2 (0.292 m 2) – in Portland ...
Google Maps offers an API that allows maps to be embedded on third-party websites, [3] and offers a locator for businesses and other organizations in numerous countries around the world. Google Map Maker allowed users to collaboratively expand and update the service's mapping worldwide but was discontinued from March 2017.