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Google Maps JavaScript API: Marker Clustering

Documents using marker clusters to manage and display many markers, grouping nearby markers and revealing individuals at closer zoom levels.

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Map view Choose Map view when spatial relationship, proximity, coverage, route, region, or real-world placement changes the user's decision. Markers, shapes, routes, clusters, and overlays represent explicit coordinates, features, or geographic areas, not decorative positions. Google documents marker clustering for large marker sets and zoom-dependent cluster behavior.

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