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Distorted maps on the Hong Kong – China border
In the course of researching topics for this blog I’ve ended up on many unexpected tangents, and today I’m writing about one of them – missing roads along the Hong Kong – Mainland China border.
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged cartography, China, geography, GPS, Hong Kong, mapping, Shenzhen
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