Google Earth bombshell: Why mysterious ‘phantom island’ in South Pacific baffled experts

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Spotted more than 100 years later by the whaling ship Velocity in 1895, the island was believed to be 14.9 miles long and 3.1 miles wide.

It would later appear on Google Earth as just a dark blob compared to nearby islands which included intricate ground details.

But, the mystery was unravelled on November 22, 2012, when Australian scientists on the R/V Southern Surveyor “undiscovered” the island by heading to the area and recording ocean depths, which were more than 4 ... Read even more

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