Scientists 'undiscover' South Pacific island Ship sails through
place island was supposed to be An international scientific
expedition has revealed a South Pacific island roughly the size
of Manhattan and clearly marked on online maps and marine charts
does not, in fact, exist. The 'undiscovery' of the island --
which until now was midway between Australia and New Caledonia
-- highlights how much there still is to learn about the oceans,
scientists say. "We saw this mysterious island on all the
scientific maps and weather maps but not on this one
navigational chart that was on our ship," Ph.D student Sabin
Zahirovic, part of the research team on board the RV Southern
Surveyor, told CNN. "So we decided to go see if it was actually
there." The ship didn't find an island The island, identified as
Sandy Island by Google Maps and Sable Island on others, was
supposed to be quite large in size -- 156 square kilometers (60
square miles) -- but the ship sailed right through the area
where the island was supposed to be