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ulfwtoday at 3:06 PM1 replyview on HN

None of that GNIS US shit explains why people in the free world have to read "those outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names"


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SpicyLemonZesttoday at 3:33 PM

In particular, their claim that they do this for all bodies of water with disputed names is a lie. They do it for some, but the Heilong River is called simply the "Amur River" on my map with no notice whatsoever of the longstanding Chinese name.