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These are the banned Google Maps locations you can't see
Navigation apps are great, especially if you are getting back into traveling as restrictions ease. They not only guide you to your destination but can show you hot spots and points of interest along the way.
This isn’t to say that there aren’t drawbacks. These apps use your data and if you’re not careful, they can contribute to hitting your limit and also slow your phone down. Tap or click here to read about five types of apps that are guilty of this and how to stop them.
Google Maps can be a game of sorts if you know what to look for. The app has banned places you cannot see and it can be fun to find them and learn the history behind their concealment. We’ll get you started with some spots.
Montlucon prison, France
Active prisons are considered sensitive areas and thus can be censored on Google Maps. Here’s a location in central France that Reddit users identified as a prison.
Tap or click here to check out this pixelated blob.
Google Maps
Marcoule nuclear site, France
The Marcoule Nuclear Site in France is blurred out and you don’t need to be a nuclear scientist to figure out why the government made this so. The French seem to be serious about their privacy.
Tap or click here to see what’s blurred.
Google Maps
Ayioi Anargyroi military base, Greece
Headed to the beach? This tracker shows you where sharks are lurking
The last thing that you want when swimming in the ocean is something unidentified brushing up against you. For most people, the immediate thought would go to a shark. Encounters are somewhat rare, but it’s terrifying, nonetheless.
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6 feet longer
The average length of great white sharks near Norfolk Island compared to elsewhere. Why are sharks supersized in this part of the South Pacific? It’s thanks to their unique diet of seabirds. At dusk, thousands of birds float in groups just off the coast, making them easy prey for mega sharks to sink their teeth into and vanish into fin air.