using findNearbyPlaceName on the web api works perfectly for me if the lat/lng I enter is on land.
However when the lat/lng is in some ocean (even if it is just a few hundred km from land)
Is there any way to get the closest populated place when that lat/lng you are searching for is in an ocean?
For example
35.683956, 139.7425205
returns
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<geonames>
<geoname>
<toponymName>Hayabusacho</toponymName>
etc etc etc
However
-35.6839561462402, -40.2574768066406
returns
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<geonames/>