Ooops. Oh, you Google, you.
9/11/10 08:34![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madrobinsI heard about this on NPR a few minutes ago, and had to go looking for more information. An error on Google Maps almost started a border skirmish between Nicaragua and Costa Rica:
Where once only two rocks marked a sleepy border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, recent days have witnessed an escalation in tension between the Central American neighbors over the tiny Isla Calero at the mouth of the Rio San Juan, which both nations have claimed since 1850. Nicaragua began to re-dredge the San Juan in October in order to restore its channel route, a move justified by the Google Maps portrayal of the border location, which it turns out was off by about 2.7 kms (1.6 miles).Google has apologized for the error, and is fixing up its maps.