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Schjetman Reef
Schjetman Reef is a supposed phantom island in the North Pacific west of Hawaii, reported discovered by the Norway, Norwegian captain Ole Andreas Schjetnan in 1868. He reported its coordinates to be . The island was reported to be long (north-to-south) and wide (east-to-west). Due to a similar latitude (less than half a degree) to Johnston Atoll, it is possible that it was simply a misreading of longitude. Regardless, there is no evidence of any islands in the remote vicinity of Schjetnan's reported location, with the closest prominence of any size being a small, unnamed seamount roughly 100 miles to the east. Since Schjetnan's discovery, various expeditions have set out to attempt to find the island. The USS Alert (AS-4), USS ''Alert'' in 1880, the USS Milwaukee (CL-5), USS ''Milwaukee'' in 1923, and the USS Whippoorwill (AM-35), USS ''Whippoorwill'' and USS Tanager (AM-5), ''Tanager'' in 1924 all searched for the island without finding it. A sighting was reported in 1990, however ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom Island
A phantom island is a purported island which was included on maps for a period of time, but was later found not to exist. They usually originate from the reports of early sailors exploring new regions, and are commonly the result of navigational errors, mistaken observations, unverified misinformation, or deliberate fabrication. Some have remained on maps for centuries before being "un-discovered." Unlike lost lands, which are claimed (or known) to have once existed but to have been swallowed by the sea or otherwise destroyed, a phantom island is one that is claimed to exist contemporaneously, but later found not to have existed in the first place (or found not to be an island, as with the Island of California). Examples Some may have been purely mythical, such as the Isle of Demons near Newfoundland, which may have been based on local legends of a haunted island. The far-northern island of Thule was reported to exist by 4th century BCE Greek explorer Pytheas, but informati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
