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Re: Alaska

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg126334] Re: Alaska
• From: David Reiss <dbreiss at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 14:58:35 -0400 (EDT)
• Delivered-to: l-mathgroup@mail-archive0.wolfram.com
• References: <jnoa56$54g$1@smc.vnet.net>

It is a reported bug...  and I have been nudging them for a long time
to fix this.

On May 1, 5:24 am, "Kevin J. McCann" <Kevin.McC... at umbc.edu> wrote:
> Apparently Alaska is part of the World, but not of USA or NorthAmerica!!
> Try:
>
> Graphics@CountryData["USA", "Polygon"]
> Graphics@CountryData["NorthAmerica", "Polygon"]
> Graphics@CountryData["World", "Polygon"]
>
> I know that Wolfram has defined the Pound to be a mass rather than a
> force, but to miss Alaska ...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kevin