Does this rehohy output help?

my $VAR1;
$VAR1->{formatted_address}
= "Johannesburg, South Africa"; #d0

$VAR1->{types}[0]
 = "locality"; #d1

$VAR1->{types}[1]
 = "political"; #d1

$VAR1->{address_components}[0]{types}[0]
   = "locality"; #d3

$VAR1->{address_components}[0]{types}[1]
   = "political"; #d3

$VAR1->{address_components}[0]{short_name}
  = "Johannesburg"; #d2

$VAR1->{address_components}[0]{long_name}
  = "Johannesburg"; #d2

$VAR1->{address_components}[1]{types}[0]
   = "administrative_area_level_3"; #d3

$VAR1->{address_components}[1]{types}[1]
   = "political"; #d3

$VAR1->{address_components}[1]{short_name}
  = "Johannesburg"; #d2

$VAR1->{address_components}[1]{long_name}
  = "Johannesburg"; #d2

$VAR1->{address_components}[2]{types}[0]
   = "administrative_area_level_2"; #d3

$VAR1->{address_components}[2]{types}[1]
   = "political"; #d3

$VAR1->{address_components}[2]{short_name}
  = "City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality"; #d2

$VAR1->{address_components}[2]{long_name}
  = "City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality"; #d2

$VAR1->{address_components}[3]{types}[0]
   = "administrative_area_level_1"; #d3

$VAR1->{address_components}[3]{types}[1]
   = "political"; #d3

$VAR1->{address_components}[3]{short_name}
  = "GP"; #d2

$VAR1->{address_components}[3]{long_name}
  = "Gauteng"; #d2

$VAR1->{address_components}[4]{types}[0]
   = "country"; #d3

$VAR1->{address_components}[4]{types}[1]
   = "political"; #d3

$VAR1->{address_components}[4]{short_name}
  = "ZA"; #d2

$VAR1->{address_components}[4]{long_name}
  = "South Africa"; #d2

$VAR1->{geometry}{viewport}{southwest}{lat}
   = -26.2389231; #d3

$VAR1->{geometry}{viewport}{southwest}{lng}
   = 27.942449; #d3

$VAR1->{geometry}{viewport}{northeast}{lat}
   = -26.1041199; #d3

$VAR1->{geometry}{viewport}{northeast}{lng}
   = 28.1376001; #d3

$VAR1->{geometry}{location}{lat}
  = -26.2041028; #d2

$VAR1->{geometry}{location}{lng}
  = 28.0473051; #d2

$VAR1->{geometry}{location_type}
 = "APPROXIMATE"; #d1

$VAR1->{geometry}{bounds}{southwest}{lat}
   = -26.2389231; #d3

$VAR1->{geometry}{bounds}{southwest}{lng}
   = 27.942449; #d3

$VAR1->{geometry}{bounds}{northeast}{lat}
   = -26.1041199; #d3

$VAR1->{geometry}{bounds}{northeast}{lng}
   = 28.1376001; #d3
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Yes... and no. I have to study this. I may be thinking a bit too old-fashioned - a 2D array but more like rows and columns (not in any particular order). Thanks for the help - I have my homework to do!