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>Wrong borders in Google Maps have nearly led to international incidents when soldiers ended up on the wrong side of a border. Speaking of, if you go click on

>Wrong borders in Google Maps have nearly led to international incidents when soldiers ended up on the wrong side of a border. Speaking of, if you go click on the Ukraine label right now on Google Maps, you won't get the red outline showing their border. Click on a neighboring country label for a comparison. Belarus: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Belarus/@53.696013,25.7358071,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x46da2584e2ad4881:0xa1d181ec8c10!8m2!3d53.2002745!4d28.0467224 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Belarus/@53.696013,25.7358... Ukraine: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ukraine/@48.2486332,26.6945129,6z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x40d1d9c154700e8f:0x1068488f64010!8m2!3d49.0171573!4d31.3865662 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ukraine/@48.2486332,26.694...

baybal2 5y ago
If you go to the code, you will see it being deliberately set by data coming through AJAX. Whomever did this...
- JeremyBanks 5y ago
loveJesus 5y ago
endless1234 5y ago
It's the same in all countries with not-clear borders. Applies to eg Georgia, Serbia/Kosovo and India/Pakistan too.
- np- 5y ago
  Interesting, even Spain seems to not get a red outline (maybe because of Catalonia?)
  - purjolok 5y ago
    It could be, but searching for Catalonia in Google maps explicitly indicates it's a part of Spain. https://www.google.se/maps?q=catalunya https://www.google.se/maps?q=catalunya Another explanation would be the dispute with Morocco about Perejil Island: https://www.google.se/maps?q=isla+perejil https://www.google.se/maps?q=isla+perejil Or even the dispute regarding Gibraltar with Britain.
    - henriquemaia 5y ago
      Or the disputed border with Portugal at Olivença/Olivenza. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivenza https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivenza