Sandy Island - phantom island
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Sandy Island is a non-existent island that was charted for over a century. The island was included on many maps and nautical charts from as early as the late 19th century, and gained wide media and public attention in November 2012 when the R/V Southern Surveyor, an Australian surveyor ship, passed through the area and "undiscovered" it. The island was quickly removed from many maps and data sets, including those of the National Geographic Society and Google Maps
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Island,_New_Caledonia
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Coordinates: 19°12'46"S 159°55'32"E
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