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Phantom Town appears in Google Map

By: kalex send a private message
London : United Kingdom | about 1 month ago  
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A Phantom Town in Lancashire called as Argleton recently shown in Google Maps and different online directories but in real the Place doesnot exist which really keep everyone dumb.In Goggle Map the Town appears near M58 motorway, south to Ormskirk.

Actually it means that the software in the Google Map detected it and automatically treated it as a town, if one search now for the town it brings lists of home , jobs in Argleton.The businesses , people and different services are predicted to be real one but its based elsewere in the same postcode area.Though the Google officials are unable to explain the fact of Phantom Town and investigation is going on in this matter.

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    Posted By mllovric mllovric | about 1 month ago
    It may be an image projected by aliens because flying saucers are around
    and about lately again. 4/11/2009.
    • Reported by kalex
    kalex

    Member Since Oct 12, 2008

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