A photo from open sources Most geographers dream of finding uncharted lands, and Australian scientists did the opposite discovery – they found that the island marked on the maps in The coral sea does not exist. Expedition Members ocean floor in the region of New Caledonia decided to swim to Sandy Island, which, according to a series of maps, was near their route. However, upon reaching the place, no island they found, writes The Sydney Morning Herald. According to the head Maria Seton’s research, nautical charts showed depth in 1.4 thousand meters in the place where science maps and Google Earth reported the existence of the island. “This error is propagating. through the database of the coastline of the world on the basis of which many cards, “says Seton. Specialists have begun collecting data on the seabed for submission to the authorities for the purpose of correction inaccuracies. The “missing” island featured in scientific publications on at least since 2000, however in French state it is not marked on maps (New Caledonia – Overseas Territory France). In turn, the president of the British Cartographic Society Danny Dorling said that “create the perfect map impossible. “” The current map of the world is a mixture of data from high-precision satellites and the oldest that have been received yet during the voyage of the discoverers, “The Guardian leads him the words. The case of Sandy, Dorling is sure, is the result of human mistakes. “I won’t be surprised if the island really exists somewhere nearby, “he added.
Daria SHEREMETYEVA
The islands
