NASA map misrepresents Azerbaijan’s territory
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Aug. 26, 2006
[ 26 Aug. 2006 15:57 ]
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has
misrepresented Azerbaijan’s map.
APA’s Europe bureau reports the regional map presented by
NASA, which has created analogue of Google Earth program on
, shows Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous
Republic as territory of Armenia.
This mistake was not in the Google Earth program. Taking into account
that NASA is a state agency, this is a quite a serious mistake.
Azerbaijani youths in Belgium started protest campaign regarding
this misrepresentation. Letters of protest can be sent to
www.worldwind.arc.nasa.gov
www.worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/contactus.html./APA/