Researchers 'undiscover' Pacific Island

{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf1138\cocoasubrtf470 {\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 ArialMT;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;\red26\green26\blue26;\red0\green0\blue239;} \margl1440\margr1440\vieww10800\viewh8400\viewkind0 \deftab720 \pard\pardeftab720\sa240 \f0\fs24 \cf2 Image source:\'a0{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www1.newsy.com/admin/videos/modify/17052/myfoxphoenix.com"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 KSAZ}})\ \ \pard\pardeftab720\sa240 \b \cf2 BY LOGAN TITTLE \b0 \ It's not uncommon for researchers to make new discoveries from time to time, but to un-discover something? One team of scientific explorers at the University of Sydney say a Pacific island shown on several maps doesn\'92t actually exist.\'a0{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.nbcdfw.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 KXAS}}\'a0has more details.\ \b \'93The group tried to visit Sandy Island, which can be found on many maps, but when the scientists arrived they found only the coral reef.\'94 \b0 \ The now imaginary island was thought to lie between Australia and New Caledonia and stretch for 16 miles.({\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 KSAZ}})\ A member of the research team involved in the un-find told{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/23/travel/scientists-undiscover-south-pacific-island/index.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 \'a0CNN}}\'a0the expedition started when maps they were following during a separate expedition didn\'92t match up.\ \b \'93We saw this mysterious island on all the scientific maps and weather maps but not on this one navigational chart that was on our ship \'85 So we decided to go see if it was actually there.\'94 \b0 \ \pard\pardeftab720\sa240 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://abcnews.go.com/International/sandy-island-undiscovered-appearing-maps/story?id=17791097#.ULEAY-Oe8oY"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 ABC News}}\'a0reports Google Maps included Sandy Island in its database, and it has even been featured in various publications for at least 116 years.\ But a publisher of The Times Atlas of the World explains having a perfectly accurate map isn\'92t always guaranteed.\ \pard\pardeftab720\sa240 \b \cf2 \'93...back in the 19th century, cartographers would gather their information from various sources like explorers or even sailors, so you could never have a perfect map.\'94 \b0 \ But the\'a0{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2237499/How-reliance-satellite-images-led-mystery-South-Pacific-island-wasnt-there.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 Daily Mail}}\'a0says the island was also reported missing back in 2000 by another voyager who set out to find the mysterious land mass. Apparently, not all maps makers got the memo.\ }