It's not explicitly stated but it seems that this island was not charted because the area it was in had previously been full of icebergs.
> On the satellite images analysed, the island could hardly be distinguished from the numerous icebergs drifting around in the immediate vicinity due to its ice cover.
> the scientists and ship's crew were surprised by the sudden appearance of an island that had previously only been marked as a danger zone on the available nautical charts.
There is definitely cursed pirates treasure on that island
It's not explicitly stated but it seems that this island was not charted because the area it was in had previously been full of icebergs.
> On the satellite images analysed, the island could hardly be distinguished from the numerous icebergs drifting around in the immediate vicinity due to its ice cover.
I assumed that satellite data would have been enough to know if something was an iceberg or land - wild that new land is still being discovered!
> the scientists and ship's crew were surprised by the sudden appearance of an island that had previously only been marked as a danger zone on the available nautical charts.
There is definitely cursed pirates treasure on that island
What are the gps coordinates? I want to look it up on Google Maps.
Generally somewhere around here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/wy1PNDWcvP7h9d4j7?g_st=ic
I notice that this area isn’t fully imaged. Just around the known existing islands.
Is this the start of a Jules Verne novel? Really though super cool
Or something darker.. R'yleh where dead Cthulu lies dreaming is out there near Point Nemo too ;)
This gave me such a tingle of thalassophobia, thinking of being out there, dreaming.
Dibs
Interesting, I would normally expect small islands like this to disappear.
Would be interesting if they find more info on the satellite images they are examining.