The Sinking Isle!

[Olgar Shiverstone]

So that's where Amelia Earhart crashed!

 

[jonesy]

Having not seen those sources, but having heard the above from multiple places, are you sure it's not on sea charts? Maybe not current ones, but it may have been on older ones (of course, those could have been salts themselves before safety was a concern.

Don't know about the sea charts, but here's a collection of maps that show the island:

http://mapsofsandyisland.tumblr.com/

 

[Scott DeWar]

You know, I wonder if that island has shown up as nothing more then a lump of sand in the sea and perhaps has been washed away recently, such as tsunami?

 

[Cor Azer]

You know, I wonder if that island has shown up as nothing more then a lump of sand in the sea and perhaps has been washed away recently, such as tsunami?

It'd have to be a significant tsunami : my understanding is that the ocean there is either 1400 or 14000 (not sure how many 0's) ft deep, and there's no sign of any underwater terrain that might support the island either.

 

[Fast Learner]

Having not seen those sources, but having heard the above from multiple places, are you sure it's not on sea charts? Maybe not current ones, but it may have been on older ones (of course, those could have been salts themselves before safety was a concern.

From the article linked above:

Despite the island appearing on Google Earth, the Times Atlas of the World and even on the research vessel's own weather maps, the scientists were perplexed because navigation charts showed the area to have water depths of over 4,500 feet - but no island.

 

[Cor Azer]

I stand enlightened.

 

[Hand of Evil]

• Lost Island (TV Show)
• Skull Island (King Kong)

 

[Relique du Madde]

At least with city maps, these salts tend to be deadend streets that don't change any navigation details.

So iMaps is so messed up because the entire map is consists of salts? ;D


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