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Yea that's a good point. The classic example is Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where the DR has trees on the border in contrast with often a bare landscape j
by nickpinkston 4y ago
Yea that's a good point. The classic example is Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where the DR has trees on the border in contrast with often a bare landscape just on the other side.
Though I've heard this is actually overstated.
- amself 4y agoYou can see it more clearly on the Israel-Egypt border
- mkl 4y agoI think that's just different sources of imagery with different lighting. At some zoom levels it's more or less apparent, and it's mostly the same desert on both sides: https://www.google.com/maps/@31.03477,34.3411577,15440m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@31.03477,34.3411577,15440m/data...