Google Maps Radarsearch Returning Less Than 200

Problem statement radarSearch is only returning locations close to the center of the map on initial load and only about 140 (not 200) are returned. I am setting the bounds member

Solution 1:

I managed to bottom this out myself eventually, my findings are as follows...

1. When using the location and radius parameters of the request object, the search area is actually the containing square of the search radius. The maximum search area is the containing square of a circle with 50 km radius (which is the documented maximum value for the search radius.
2. When using the bounds parameter of the request object, the maximum area searched is a 100 km square. If the bounds are set bigger than that, the search is still limited to the 100 km square. The documentation is not clear on this but it's kind of logical.