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Controversial Places That Google Maps Won't Let You See

5 Secret Places That Google Maps Won't Let You See
Nitya Rajan
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Google Maps is notorious for hiding certain places from plain view.

The number of controversial areas changes from time to time and an Australian news site has put together the latest list of secret locations the search engine giant has blurred out.

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Without further ado, here they are:

Google Maps Censorship
Pacific Northwest, USA(01 of05)
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Conspiracy theorists believe the blocked area, near the Washington and Oregon border, is linked to HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) - dubbed by critics as a "secret weapon" designed to control the weather. (credit:Huffington Post UK)
The Faroe Islands, Denmark(02 of05)
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Nobody is entirely sure why these parts of the world, which fall under Denmark's jurisdiction, are blurred. Theories range from rumours of military activity to fishing rights. (credit:Huffington Post UK)
Volkel Air Base, Netherlands(03 of05)
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Out of all the censored locations, the pixelation in this region is perhaps the most obvious. In 2013 Dutch politician, Ruud Lubbers, confirmed the air base was housing around 22 US nuclear weapons. (credit:Huffington Post UK)
Baker Lake, Canada(04 of05)
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The blacked out rectangular strip has one man,"Dr Boylan," convinced that it is an "extraterrestrial beacon, stolen from space and placed on Earth." (credit:Huffington Post.com)
Siberian Tundra, Russia(05 of05)
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Nobody is quite sure what this area is. Conspiracy theorists believe the blurred region could be a "radar station or missile interceptor.”
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