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# place

An object that allows a custom annotation to potentially supersede a point of interest at the same map coordinates.

```
place?: Place | SearchAutocompleteResult;
```

## Discussion

By using a [`Place`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place) object as an argument to the [`AnnotationConstructorOptions`](/documentation/MapKitJS/AnnotationConstructorOptions), you can, depending on the exact coordinates and other rendering computations, supersede an Apple-provided item on the map. This can reduce potential visual clutter of two icons representing the same place on a single map.

You can also use a `Place` as the first argument when creating a [`Annotation`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Annotation), rather than using a [`Coordinate`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Coordinate) to achieve the same effect.

MapKit JS also supports this capability for the initializer and constructor options for [`ImageAnnotation`](/documentation/MapKitJS/ImageAnnotation) and [`MarkerAnnotation`](/documentation/MapKitJS/MarkerAnnotation).

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