GrahamBenHarper t1_j0okn42 wrote on December 18, 2022 at 6:10 AM Reply to comment by lemmepickanameffs in TIL That in 1774 James Cook charted Sandy Island off the coast of New Caledonia. Despite its' inclusion in official maps and charts for over two centuries in 2012 an Australian survey vessel proved the island had never actually existed and may have been a 'pumice raft' floating in the area. by GentPc r/mapswithoutnewzealand Permalink Parent 10
GrahamBenHarper t1_j0okn42 wrote
Reply to comment by lemmepickanameffs in TIL That in 1774 James Cook charted Sandy Island off the coast of New Caledonia. Despite its' inclusion in official maps and charts for over two centuries in 2012 an Australian survey vessel proved the island had never actually existed and may have been a 'pumice raft' floating in the area. by GentPc
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