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Ask HN: What is this triangle in the Philippines?

54 pointsby rajeemcariazoover 10 years ago

17 comments

arsover 10 years ago
It&#x27;s just a map error. They happen all the time - once they had a super thin park that ran from Pittsburgh to Texas - it was sort of fun to try to trace it all the way (I gave up, but someone persevered all the way to the end of it).<p>You can report it to google - there&#x27;s a report link on the page.
gzurover 10 years ago
That looks like somebody messed up while converting image data to vector data in their GIS.<p>Sometimes you see stuff similar to this when you have a bunch of coordinates and a few of them are corrupted - then the lines would shoot off somewhere, and sometimes you might not even notice it. BUT this doesn&#x27;t look like that - hell it could be pastefuck.
a3_nmover 10 years ago
Not on OSM <a href="http://osm.org/go/4zKBPA" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;osm.org&#x2F;go&#x2F;4zKBPA</a> so probably a Google Maps bug.
icebrainingover 10 years ago
Probably a bug; at least Nokia Maps has no such thing: <a href="https://www.here.com/discover?map=14.1088,120.63979,8,normal" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.here.com&#x2F;discover?map=14.1088,120.63979,8,normal</a>
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thawkinsover 10 years ago
Its the manila bay fault zone, obviously it sliped while they where taking the photo.
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sebastianconcptover 10 years ago
It&#x27;s fun to see how much credibility people give by default to these pieces of silicon and glass they have in front of them.
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kevindicationover 10 years ago
Similarly, it&#x27;s always fun to find out what has appeared at Null Island recently: <a href="http://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Null_Island&amp;params=0_N_0_E_type:isle" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tools.wmflabs.org&#x2F;geohack&#x2F;geohack.php?pagename=Null_I...</a>
androver 10 years ago
Mapmakers (and dictionary makers alike) often introduce small, purposeful errors so that they can track who steals their data. This could be Google&#x27;s (not very subtle) attempt.
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piscisaureusover 10 years ago
Similar situation here; this &quot;peninsula&quot; doesn&#x27;t really exist:<p><a href="https://www.google.com.ph/maps/place/23%C2%B047&#x27;02.5%22S+35%C2%B024&#x27;23.1%22E/@-23.784016,35.40641,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com.ph&#x2F;maps&#x2F;place&#x2F;23%C2%B047&#x27;02.5%22S+35%...</a><p>I always assumed that google uses some kind of algorithm to detect land&#x2F;sea borders, and it messed up.
alistairjcbrownover 10 years ago
It&#x27;ll be a map error; last year they removed one of the Scottish islands by mistake - <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-23331456" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;uk-scotland-glasgow-west-23331456</a>
ulfwover 10 years ago
A bug obviously. I am sure you knew that yourself already. Just click on satellite view and you&#x27;ll notice it&#x27;s just water.
sjtrnyover 10 years ago
Can someone post a picture? Looks fine on iOS.
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tmalyover 10 years ago
maybe something out of a Neal Stephenson novel? I have never seen it in all my visits to Manila.
Duckpaddle2over 10 years ago
That&#x27;s no error, it&#x27;s a feature!
vegancapover 10 years ago
A big kite?
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ExpiredLinkover 10 years ago
It&#x27;s an UFO landing zone. Stay away from this area!
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rmcover 10 years ago
Remember kids, you shouldn&#x27;t use OpenStreetMap because that&#x27;s crowd-sourced, and doesn&#x27;t have the same rigorous attention to detail and quality standards are a Real Professional Map like Google Maps.
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