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Offline weirdwolf

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The island that vanished off the face of the earth
« on: November 24, 2012, 07:38:55 PM »
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It's a mystery worthy of James Bond. A tiny island in the Pacific which appears on a range of maps seems to have disappeared without a trace.

Australian scientists who went in search of Sandy Island - which appears midway between Australia and the French-governed New Caledonia on Google Earth among other world maps - found nothing but sea when they arrived.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2236952/Phantom-island-shown-Google-Earth-does-exist-Australian-scientists-discover-outcrop-Pacific-voyage.html

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Re: The island that vanished off the face of the earth
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2012, 09:15:27 PM »
Torpedoed by a UFO maybe!  ;) ;D ;D ;D
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Re: The island that vanished off the face of the earth
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2012, 10:02:59 PM »
Were they using the apple iphone map app? They might have been looking in the wrong ocean.
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Re: The island that vanished off the face of the earth
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2012, 10:32:26 PM »
Quote from: RobNJ on November 24, 2012, 10:02:59 PM
Were they using the apple iphone map app? They might have been looking in the wrong ocean.

+1  (Good Answer)  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: The island that vanished off the face of the earth
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2012, 02:31:46 AM »
The Great Overlords of the Galaxy needed more fertile soil for their gardens and collected the island to mystify us idiot Earth beings!
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Re: The island that vanished off the face of the earth
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2012, 04:49:18 AM »
Maybe the clue is in the name? Sandy Island? Sand bars move all the time, otherwise there's be no need for dredgers. It's not like anybody was out there watching it for the last few years.
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Re: The island that vanished off the face of the earth
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2012, 05:11:55 AM »
Maybe the Aus lot got lost .....  its a big ocean ......   ;D  ;D
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Re: The island that vanished off the face of the earth
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2012, 02:17:58 PM »
Quote from: Shadow Man, IMLU on November 24, 2012, 09:15:27 PM
Torpedoed by a UFO maybe!  ;) ;D ;D ;D

Or a USO - Unidentified Submerged Object ;) ;D ;D
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Re: The island that vanished off the face of the earth
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2012, 03:29:57 PM »
The Shield of Invisibility seems to be hit or miss.


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Re: The island that vanished off the face of the earth
« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2012, 07:58:46 PM »
Another possibility ;D

 
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