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Your screenshot indicates that your issue almost certainly relates to obscured taxa. You’ll note that many of the points on the map are faded circles, rather than pins. These are records that have had their location obscured, hence, the location on the map appears different to the coordinates you in…

Thanks, @thebeachcomber , for the explanation. I hadn’t realised that is what happens. I checked quite a few and anything from NT (Near Threatened) up is scrambled as you said. So that is basically all corals and lots of other things.

Location not correctly reflected on Observations Map

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Location not correctly reflected on Observations Map

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