Friday, November 23, 2012

Scientists 'undiscover' South Pacific island

So is there a real island, discovered or not, that is someplace else, that was just mismarked on the maps?

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/23/travel/scientists-undiscover-south-pacific-island/index.html?hpt=hp_bn10

By Frances Cha, CNN
updated 11:24 AM EST, Fri November 23, 2012

An international scientific expedition has revealed a South Pacific island roughly the size of Manhattan and clearly marked on online maps and marine charts does not, in fact, exist.

The 'undiscovery' of the island -- which until now was midway between Australia and New Caledonia -- highlights how much there still is to learn about the oceans, scientists say.

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