a Google Maps It is not just a GPS tool, it also allows you to “travel” without leaving your home thanks to the advanced display of satellite images from almost the entire planet. However, there are still some places that remain mysterious – they are places that are too secret to be photographed or shown by maps. Meet some of them.
8. Mururoa, French Polynesia
Murrowa It is a small oceanic island made up of coral reefs in the South Pacific Ocean. It’s unclear why large parts of the island are censored on maps, but some believe it may be linked to the area’s nuclear past, as France conducted several nuclear tests there between 1966 and 1996.
7. 2207 Seymour Street, Ohio, United States
The censored house It is the site of the 2002-2004 Ariel Castro kidnappings in Cleveland, Ohio. Castro kidnapped three young women who were captured and tortured in that space – they remained in prison until May 2013 when one of the victims escaped and was able to seek help. The criminal was arrested and sentenced to 1,000 years in prison.
6. Stockton-on-Tees, UK
this house, It is located on Princeport Street, in Stockton-on-Tees UK, appears as blurry on Google Maps as in the previous case. However, no one – including former residents – knows why it hasn’t appeared on the Google service.
5. Military base in Greece
When accessing the maps to discover them This military base is located in the capital of Greece, Athena, looks quite blurry and speckled. The cause of the faint image was never explained, but many of the dotted areas on the map are believed to be places that require protection for reasons of national security.
4. Patio de los Naranjos, Spain
a Patio de los Naranjos, which translates to Patio de Laranjeira, is a district in the municipality of Almeria, Spain. It’s unclear why the foggy area appears on Google Maps, but the reason could be related to nearby government buildings.
3. North Korea
The North Korea It is a semi-secret country, so details about it are not accessible on Google Maps. You will find all the names of cities and mountains on the maps.
2. Janet Island, Russia
The Jeanette Island It is a small island in the East Siberian Sea, mostly covered with ice, with a height of more than 350 meters in the center. It is not yet known why there is no information about the island on the map, but in the past it was the cause of conflicts between Russia and the United States.
1. Nuclear installation in France
The Areva The Hague Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facility, in France, is not entirely clear on Google Maps. It was opened in 1976 for the purpose of processing spent nuclear fuel from several countries, yet it has been a source of great controversy for allegedly dumping a large amount of radioactive waste into the ocean every day, according to Greenpeace.
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