A phantom island is a purported island which was included on maps for a period of time, but was later found not to exist. They usually originate from the reports of early sailors exploring new regions, and are commonly the result of navigational errors, mistaken observations, unverified misinformation, or deliberate fabrication.

Some misidentified islands can be blamed on mirages. The Strait of Belle Isle separates Newfoundland from Labrador. It's an inhospitable bit of sea given to fog, gales, sea ice, and strong currents. And, to make the area more unappealing, some accounts note that evil spirits are rumoured to live there. Rumoured? RUMOURED!?

Oct 4, 2017 · Phantom Islands are islands that once claimed to exist before their existence was later discredited and removed from maps. Many of these islands were featured on early maps for many years, but technological advancements which aided in better ocean cartography would lead to the islands being mysteriously omitted in later editions of maps.

Antillia (or Antilia) is a phantom island that was reputed, during the 15th-century age of exploration, to lie in the Atlantic Ocean, far to the west of Portugal and Spain. The island also went by the name of Isle of Seven Cities (Ilha das Sete Cidades in Portuguese, Isla de las Siete Ciudades in Spanish).

Jan 15, 2025 · NASA has released images of a vanishing "ghost island" in the Caspian Sea captured by its satellites. The Kumani Bank mud volcano, also known as Chigil-Deniz, a feature located roughly 15 miles...

Aug 24, 2022 · Tourists can now board Antarctic cruises that visit the former phantom Bouvet Island. This icy, uninhabited landmass 1,500 miles southwest of Africa was widely considered myth for many years...

Dec 7, 2023 · Bermeja, a 31 square-mile island in the Gulf of Mexico first charted in 1539, was only officially marked as non-existent in 2009, following an investigation led by scientists from the National ...

Apr 23, 2024 · A phantom island refers to a landmass that was recorded on historical maps for periods of time during exploration but later was proven not to exist. Such islands appeared due to a variety of errors, including misidentification of icebergs, fog banks, or …

Oct 29, 2024 · Phantom Island Lyrics: I just woke up from a dream / I was in a place I'd never been and never seen / So I packed up my horse, everything seemed sweet / Found the closest...

Apr 14, 2018 · Phantom islands are islands that have appeared on the map for a certain amount of time, sometimes centuries, before getting removed from the maps after it’s proven that they never existed. They vanish without a single trace. Geographers might believe the existence of these islands, and sometimes they are real island that have been miss-located.