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 establish 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 faux islands that attain got appeared on maps for a catamenia of time, solely to move afterward 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 together with geographical fault inwards positioning existent islands on novel maps
Phantom Islands – Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Sonic Atlas is an impressive interactive map which takes you lot on a tour of closed to of the world's imagined islands. Each of the islands has its ain phantom mark on the map. Click on a phantom isle together with you lot tin larn how the isle came to move invented. You tin every bit good abide by when the isle starting fourth dimension appeared on an atlas together with when it end appeared on whatever map. Press on the 'Cruise' push together with you lot volition move taken on an good tour of all the Phantom Islands.
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Sandy Island - the homo responsible for Google's non-island
