Facebook says Ketchikan is indeed in Alaska

According to Facebook, Ketchikan is finally located in Alaska.

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A cruise ship is docked at Ketchikan’s downtown Berth 2. Such ships brought about 1 million passengers to Southeast this season. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)
A cruise ship is docked at Ketchikan’s downtown Berth 2. Such ships brought about 1 million passengers to Southeast in 2015. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)

The Ketchikan Daily News reports that after almost a year of complaints, the social media giant has fixed a glitch that listed updates geotagged to Ketchikan as “Ketchikan, Washington.”

A similar problem occurred on Wikipedia.

Earlier this week, a Facebook spokeswoman said the issue was fixed. The problem cropped up in April, but the official declined to provide more details.

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