Discovering Imaginary Islands

Back inward 2012 scientists from the University of Sydney sailed to Sandy Island, an isle which Google Maps clearly showed inward the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately when they arrived at the place indicated past times Google Maps all they constitute was a lot to a greater extent than empty sea. Sandy Island didn't exist. In fact it was a phantom island.

Phantom islands are imitation islands that get got appeared on maps for a menstruum of time, alone to endure after removed when it is proved that they don't genuinely exist. Most of the islands come upwards from the reports of sailors exploring previously unknown areas. Presumably they were a mixture of mythical tales too geographical mistake inward positioning existent islands on novel maps

Phantom Islands – Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Sonic Atlas is an impressive interactive map which takes yous on a tour of to a greater extent than or less of the world's imagined islands. Each of the islands has its ain phantom mark on the map. Click on a phantom isle too yous tin larn how the isle came to endure invented. You tin likewise notice when the isle commencement appeared on an atlas too when it concluding appeared on whatever map. Press on the 'Cruise' push too yous volition endure taken on an well tour of all the Phantom Islands.

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Sandy Island - the human being responsible for Google's non-island