Back inwards 2012 scientists from the University of Sydney sailed to Sandy Island, an isle which Google Maps clearly showed inwards 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 mistaken islands that cause got appeared on maps for a catamenia of time, exclusively to survive afterward removed when it is proved that they don't truly exist. Most of the islands come upward from the reports of sailors exploring previously unknown areas. Presumably they were a mixture of mythical tales as well as geographical error inwards positioning existent islands on novel maps
Phantom Islands – H5N1 Sonic Atlas is an impressive interactive map which takes you lot on a tour of approximately of the world's imagined islands. Each of the islands has its ain phantom marking on the map. Click on a phantom isle as well as you lot tin larn how the isle came to survive invented. You tin too notice when the isle outset appeared on an atlas as well as when it concluding appeared on whatever map. Press on the 'Cruise' push clit as well as you lot volition survive 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
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