North Korea visible on Google Maps

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>>> google maps used to show north korea as a blank, vast morass. now, suddenly those looking to get around in the most shut off nation in the world can rely on google maps . they are detailed enough to show pyongyang subway stops and they show the famous gulags, which the map labels concentration camps. a lot of people found it interesting this comes just after google executive chairman eric schmitt visited north core wry ya.

North Korea visible on Google Maps

Thanks to a group of ‘citizen cartographers,’ North Korea’s infamous gulags, Pyongyang subway stops and other details are visible on Google Maps where there was once only blank space. NBC’s Brian Williams reports

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