Australian scientists un-discover Pacific island A South Pacific island identified on Google Earth and world maps does not exist. Australian scientists say that Sandy Island, which was supposedly midway between Australia and the French-governed New Caledonia is not there. The discovery came when the scientists went on a search for the mystery landmass during a geological expedition.
Dr Maria Seton from the University of Sydney said: “We’re really puzzled. It’s quite bizarre. How did it find its way onto the maps? We just don’t know.\"
The Times Atlas of the World appears to identify it as Sable Island. Weather maps used by the Southern Surveyor, an Australian maritime research vessel also say it exists. But when the Southern Surveyor steamed to where the island was supposed to be, it was nowhere to be found.
News of the invisible island sparked debate on social media, with report of it also being on Yahoo and Bing Maps.