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Sandy Island, the Undiscovered Country

Posted by timothy on from the proof-of-global-warming dept.

Big Hairy Ian writes "A South Pacific island, shown on marine charts and world maps as well as on Google Earth and Google Maps, does not exist, Australian scientists say. The supposedly sizeable strip of land, named Sandy Island on Google maps, was positioned midway between Australia and French-governed New Caledonia. But when scientists from the University of Sydney went to the area, they found only the blue ocean of the Coral Sea."

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  1. Copyright Trap, perhaps? by Ellis+D.+Tripp · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Putting non-existent features onto published maps to provide proof of future copyright infringement is a well-known practice, after all...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry

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  2. Pumice? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumice_raft

  3. Re:Kate... by slim · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's too late. The joy of Lost was the promise of a satisfactory conclusion to a coherent story arc. Now we know that there isn't one.