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"Null Island" is a ocean buoy at zero-latitude/zero-longitude in the Gulf of Guinea off the west cost of Africa. This an odd case of dereferencing a NULL Point
by rpaddock 4y ago
"Null Island" is a ocean buoy at zero-latitude/zero-longitude in the Gulf of Guinea off the west cost of Africa.
This an odd case of dereferencing a NULL Pointer. Some Apps default to this valid physical location (It has become a tourist destination for the brave or foolish) leading to strange directions and distance calculations.
If need to have a default make sure it is not a valid location such as using +91 or -181 (out of range values).
- fatnoah 4y agoFacebook used to (still does?) have an easter egg on their map depicting NULL island: https://twitter.com/chris_whong/status/1359126193413488645 https://twitter.com/chris_whong/status/1359126193413488645 If you look closely, it strongly resembles another island: https://www.trueachievements.com/game/Myst/walkthrough/3 https://www.trueachievements.com/game/Myst/walkthrough/3