Google Maps redraws national borders
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The harbour of a coastal town in northwest Germany is now part of the Netherlands – according to Google Maps. The online map service has suffered the wrath of officials in the town of Emden who complained about the error, but Google Maps has still not changed the boundary line. A Google spokesperson was quoted by Deutsche Welle as saying that a continuing border dispute may be to blame.
According to the BBC, both countries agree that their common border runs through the Ems-Dollart estuary, but its exact location is disputed. Germany says the border runs close to the dykes on the Dutch side, while the Netherlands says it is actually located further from the Dutch shore.
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