The Mysterious Island Google Maps Had To Delete

🌍 Learn languages the smart way with Preply: https://preply.sjv.io/3JqE4k Some mistakes last a lifetime. Others last 150 years and end up on Google Maps. Sandy Island was once marked between Australia and New Caledonia. A mysterious black shape that appeared on official charts, atlases, and even Google Earth. But when a team of scientists went to find it… there was nothing there. So how did a phantom island end up fooling the world’s most advanced mapping systems? And why did Google quietly delete it? 💬 Join the community: Instagram ▶ @MappedOut2025 TikTok ▶ @MappedOut2025 Twitter ▶ @MappedOut2025 #Geography #MappedOut #GoogleMaps #MysteryIsland #Cartography #GeographyFacts #PhantomIslands #Australia #NewCaledonia #SandyIsland #Maps