Does a court have jurisdiction to take judicial notice of undisputed geographical facts?
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The following excerpt is from Muckleshoot Tribe v. Lummi Indian Tribe, 141 F.3d 1355 (9th Cir. 1998):
4 The court may take judicial notice of undisputed geographical facts. See, e.g., United States v. Trenary, 473 F.2d 680, 682 (9th Cir.1973) (allowing judicial notice of map to determine geographical distance).
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