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Blank white space[edit]

I'm seeing some blank white space on the "American Samoa" page between the sections "19th century" and "20th century". I'm unsure if it's my computer or if there is a formatting error with the page. Michaeledits (talk) 18:54, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's purposeful. There's a {{clear}} template there to bump the 20th Century text below the 1896 map of the Samoan islands. Depending upon your screen size and other display settings, the amount of white space (if any) will vary. —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 19:05, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see, that makes sense. Thank you for your help. Michaeledits (talk) 20:58, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]