[Proj] Slightly off-topic: The phantom island that is real
J. Luis
jmfluis at gmail.com
Fri Nov 23 18:40:21 PST 2012
We discussed that on the GMT list too and no, the island does NOT exist
in the SRTM+ or GTOPO30 series
See for example
https://listserv.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1211&L=GMT-HELP&D=0&T=0&P=107015
Joaquim
> The crew of a research ship claims to have undiscovered a large island
> in the South Pacific's Coral Sea near New Caledonia, called Sandy
> Island. The news feeds have picked up on this and it's making its way
> around the geeksphere with great rapidity. Here is an example article:
>
> http://phys.org/news/2012-11-aussie-scientists-un-discover-pacific-island.html
>
> However, it is quite clear from satellite imagery and multiple data
> sources that the "island" in fact exists, though possibly it is a
> barely submerged sandbar. Yet the crew claims depths there are around
> 1,400 meters.
>
> Obviously the ship was not where they say it was. The question is, how
> did the crew of this research vessel convince themselves they were
> sailing in the same area? I don't think a datum mismatch can account
> for this, given the size of the sandbar.
>
> I have started a thread here:
> http://mapthematics.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=469
>
> Enjoy!
> --- daan Strebe
>
>
>
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