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Google Maps KML markers

I am generating a Google KML file with a number of points.  For some set of these points I want to have markers which are say Red and for the others I want markers which are say Blue.   For all the markers I want a unique label eg: 'A', 'B', 'C'.

I found a downloaded a large set of markers from the net, with different colors and labels.. eg all red A-Z, all blue, A-Z.  so it is fairly easy to generate a url to select the correct marker eg .../markers/blue_markerB.png. and this is what I was in the process of doing.   However, when the marker is displayed Google has distorted the shape (squat and wide).

So my question(s) are:  

Why is Google doing this?  
Can I fix it.?  

Or:

Is there a set of compound/layered markers which Google supplies eg Blue+Letter that I can use and how are they used (code example please)?

Hope this make sense.

Attached is my test KLM code, a png of a distorted marker and a png of a marker as it should be.

Thanks
Phil


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2">
<Document>
	<name>test.kml</name>
	<Style id="marker1">
		<IconStyle>
			<scale>1.1</scale>
			<Icon>
				<href>http://97.85.145.94/joomla/CourseDetails/mapMarkers/green_MarkerA.png</href>
			</Icon>
		</IconStyle>
	</Style>
	<Style id="marker2">
		<IconStyle>
			<scale>1.5</scale>
			<Icon>
				<href>http://97.85.145.94/joomla/CourseDetails/mapMarkers/blue_MarkerA.png</href>
			</Icon>
		</IconStyle>
	</Style>
	<Placemark>
		<name>Newport</name>
		<description>Newport beach golf club</description>
		<styleUrl>#marker1</styleUrl>
		<Point>
			<coordinates>-117.88117110729218,33.610348371131316,0</coordinates>
		</Point>
	</Placemark>
	<Placemark>
		<name>Bar</name>
		<description>Nice Bar</description>
		<styleUrl>#marker2</styleUrl>
		<Point>
			<coordinates>-117.87686884403229,33.60939229911372,0</coordinates>
		</Point>
	</Placemark>
</Document>
</kml>

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