Is Google indexing on-page named anchors?

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On-Page Navigation (Named Anchors) Added to Google Mini-Sitelink?
by Ann Smarty, Daily SEO Tip
August 24, 2009

For a long time SEOs have been wondering about the SEO value of named anchors (/page#headline1) linking to some parts of the page. It is often used for FAQ pages where each link quickly takes you to the chosen answer.

A really great find by WebmasterWorld member: Google adds Wikipedia on-page navigation to mini-sitelinks within Google SERPs.

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I am not sure if Wikipedia receives any special treatment regarding on-page navigation but in any case, that?s a huge reason to try adding it to some of your (long) pages.

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