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[–] mercano@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh, look, there’s Аламеда, where they keep the nuclear wessels.

[–] lars 3 points 2 years ago
[–] ech@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

All the airports and harbors are so clearly labeled. They must have really cared about the local infrastructure.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 8 points 2 years ago
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Interesting how Sunnyvale got shifted west.

[–] moreeni@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Why?.. Is shifting name of an object when there's no "proper" space for it not a common thing in the Western maps?

[–] JustCopyingOthers@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Soviet maps of the UK are redrawn versions of maps from uk publishers (Ordinance Survey). This was discovered from identical locations of height measurements. Who did they copy here?

Ordinance Survey attempted to sue the publishers of the Soviet maps for copyright violation. They were still selling the maps after the fall of the Soviet Union.