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OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

8/ Another point of confusion is placenames that everyone knows and uses, but that have no official basis.

For example, tell anyone in London πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ to meet you for dinner in Chinatown, and they know exactly where you mean. But it is not an "official" placename in any sense. But that's a topic for another thread

#geoweirdness

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OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

9/ All of this weirdness is the β€œsalt in the soup” (as we say in German) that makes geo interesting, though at times it can also make it very difficult for a geocoder to give the answer people expect (rather than the technically correct answer).

What's your favorite example?

#geoweirdness

OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

10/ Thanks for reading (and sharing). Let us know your favorite examples of #geoweirdness.

We have more threads about specific countries, border disputes, geocoding, etc on our blog. Some still on twitter, but week by week we are moving them to mastodon (and writing new threads)

Enjoy: blog.opencagedata.com/geothrea

#geoweirdness

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