Mayday Stinky Bay: places’ nicknames added to UK database to help rescuers
by David Batty from Science | The Guardian on (#6MN8G)
Ordnance Survey's Vernacular Names Tool contains unofficial names - many created by local people - of 9,000 locations
From Stinky Bay to Sausage Island, local nicknames for UK landmarks have long been a source of amusement. But in an emergency, the last thing rescuers need to grapple with is how to find Crazy Mary's Hole.
Fortunately Ordnance Survey (OS) has added thousands of these unofficial names for cliffs, caves, sandbanks, coastal car parks and buildings to a database for the emergency services.
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