"Sandy Island" (Ghost Island)

New Caledonia / Nord / Waala /
 island, interesting place, historical layer / disappeared object
Phantom island mapped on Google Maps amongst others. Area explored in November 2012 ruling out the existence of the island.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20442487
www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2012/11/22/sci-south-paci...
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Coordinates:   19°13'9"S   159°56'23"E

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  • An island long believed to be in the middle of the Coral Sea, about 1,200 kilometres due west of the Queensland coast toward New Caledonia, exists on charts and maps but not in reality, Australian scientists say. "Sandy Island" appears to be an error that has been propagated through numerous maps and charts, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2012/11/22/sci-south-pacific-island-missing.html
  • Unfortunately, this island is no longer exist up to now. Scientists have just discovered that it disappeared on the world map by an unknown reason. An investigation is being carried out to find out the reason.
  • Also news here: http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2012/11/22/modern-atlantis-sandy-island-shown-in-marine-charts-google-maps-and-earth-doesnt-actually-exist/
  • Ok, but what is this black hole? Error on google map?
  • This island is a error, nobody know how it appears, but no long exist.... http://www.gizmodo.com.br/ilha-sandy-desaparece-mas-nunca-existiu/
  • something very funny about all this. something may have been wrongly mapped or charted, but it doesn't have to show up on satellite. why is it dark?
  • Director of charting services for the Australian Hydrographic Service, Mike Prince said the World Coastline Database incorporated some reports that were old or contained errors, noted The Sydney Morning Herald.
  • The expedition checking it out sailed right through the location and did not run aground.
  • Where is the Katrina island?
  • This island didn't exsist as Israel . . .
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