# Observation's verbally described location doesn't match the location on map

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observations-verbally-described-location-doesnt-match-the-location-on-map/76213>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [March 1, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observations-verbally-described-location-doesnt-match-the-location-on-map/76213 "2026-03-01T07:42:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![kasvikaveri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/kasvikaveri/32/67958_2.png) [@kasvikaveri](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/kasvikaveri)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observations-verbally-described-location-doesnt-match-the-location-on-map/76213/1 "2026-03-01T07:42:46Z")

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**Platform** : Android, web

**App version number** : 1.37.2

**Browser** : Android Firefox

**URLs of any relevant observations or pages:** [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340730012](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340730012)

**Screenshots of what you are seeing** :

 ![Screenshot_20260301-092926](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/d/b/db345a80f6b7cf6c35d4338cfcbc45d30df47d94.jpeg)

**Description of problem** :

This observation is said to be located in Italy, but the location on the map is in Finland.

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**Author:** ![cthawley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cthawley/32/1445_2.png) [@cthawley](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cthawley)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observations-verbally-described-location-doesnt-match-the-location-on-map/76213/2 "2026-03-01T12:07:04Z")

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While something is incorrect here, this seems unlikely to be a bug. The location description (text) can be edited by users to be whatever they wish and doesn’t have to match the coordinates. I left a comment asking the user to check which is usually the best solution.

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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observations-verbally-described-location-doesnt-match-the-location-on-map/76213/3 "2026-03-02T14:00:47Z")

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