[mpetrov]

It's the geographic center of Canada, that's the coordinate that the geo-ip database gives us back when no specific city is available. Works well for smaller countries, but in Canada it's quite visibly "off" :)

[bentcorner]

I have this gripe with mapping in general - area of uncertainty doesn't seem to be plumbed well. The assumption that everything is a point seems to permeate everything.

[nwh]

Even more visible in Australia, nobody lives in the center.

[thrownaway2424]

Well the NSA's listening station is in Alice Springs, so that part makes perfect sense.

[pan69]

Zoom in on this: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alice+Springs+NT+0870/@-23...

[eli]

Yup, you'll occasionally see the same "bug" result in a bunch of hits to Kansas.