An intrepid team of Aussie researchers set out to find the prize
of explorers for centuries, undiscovered lands. In this case, it
was a small-ish island shown on some maps as lying between
Australia and New Caledonia. There was some disagreement as to
whether the island even existed. You see, some maps showed it,
including Google, while others did not, like nautical charts.
Which was right? Why were there no records of inhabitants on
this island or previous landfalls. Could this be where Amelia
Earhart landed? Or where all those missing from the Bermuda
Triangle were transported? Of course not. That’s because the
island doesn’t exist. When the ship arrived at the place that
was supposed to be an island, all they found was water. About
1400 feet deep of the stuff. When asked, Google merely said that
the World is a constantly changing place, so maybe it sunk, or
something to that affect. All we could surmise was that the
grant that the Aussies had was specifically to pay for a boat
expedition. It would have bee