Nakanotorishima
1932 German map showing Ganges Island east of Japan
Ganges Island, a phantom island known as Nakanotorishima (中ノ鳥島, literally "central bird island") in Japanese, appeared at 30°45′N 154°25′E / 30.750°N 154.417°E on maps of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1] Reports of its disappearance appeared in 1933.[2]
References
- ↑ Stommel, Henry (1984). Lost Islands: The Story of Islands That Have Vanished from Nautical Charts. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. pp. xvii, 132. ISBN 0-7748-0210-3.
- ↑ "Island in Pacific Vanishes". The Straits Times. 12 July 1933. p. 12.
See also
- Minamitorishima, literally "southern bird island"
- Okinotorishima, literally "distant bird island"
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