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June 4, 2007 12:03 AM
Broken: Airline magazine Route 66 article image
Alex Tyler points out:
I was on an international flight from China to San Francisco last May and was flipping through the airline's in-flight magazine.
The magazine contained a little article on Route 66 and I couldn't help laughing when I saw that they had placed Los Angeles in Alaska on the map instead of in California!
The magazine editors clearly need a geography lesson.
Well, with the San Andreas Fault, that's where LA is headed. I guess they are thinking ahead—only a few million years ahead.
Yeah, um, Chicago is next to Lake Michigan actually.
I think they drew the whole thing with their eyes closed.
The Great Lakes are being hidden under their overly-confident Chicago sign. I wonder if Alex actually made it to San Francisco, or if they just dropped him off in Mexico and called it close enough?!
DISCLAIMER: The map presented is an artistic interpretation of a real map. Due to stylistic preferences and/or ignorance of the artist, cities and other landmarks may not necessarily be depicted where they are actually located. This map is not to be used for actual navigational purposes.
and on top of all that it looks like a drawing instead of a real map so its probably out of whack anyway
KarmaBaby,
I think most people know that the map is a drawing and that it is not meant to be used as an acutally navagational tool.
What's broken is that the artist placed Las Angeles nearly 3000 miles away from where it actually is.
That's practically the equivalent of placing the little LA flag in NY and drawing a line to Chicago from there as if that was representing route 66 and the article.
They have also negelected to draw in Vancouver Island!!! I know it's sinking(slowly) but I didn't think it had gone that far down!! LOL.
Besides the fact that Alaska looks a lot different then california.. Hmm maybe I should take that to the travel agent and say Hey, I want to travel to LA Just for the Halibut and everything else that is in Alaska compared to LA...seems I can fly to LA for about half the price of flying to Alaska.
They did put Chicago in Manitoba (or at least on the Ontario/Manitoba border). That large inlet is Hudson Bay, and Chicago is well south of there. So are the Great Lakes - btw - they aren't hiding under the Chicago sign. Mind you, given the location of Los Angeles it could equally be the Florida everglades under there.
As a cartographer I know I'm biased, but this is the most broken thing I've seen on this site! Fantastic stuff.
Uhh...Where is the Canadian side of the great lakes? And How stupid do you have to be to think a hot desert city is in a barren, cold, mountain?
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Now..is that means that we can't trust US Airways with their navigation system?
Posted by: krizpiyo at June 4, 2007 12:24 AM