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Ghost islands of the Arctic: The world’s ‘northern-most island’ isn’t the first to be erased from the map

  • Written by Kevin Hamilton, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii
Ghost islands of the Arctic: The world’s ‘northern-most island’ isn’t the first to be erased from the mapThese 'islands' are on the move.Martin Nissen

In 2021, an expedition off the icy northern Greenland coast spotted what appeared to be a previously uncharted island. It was small and gravelly, and it was declared a contender for the title of the most northerly known land mass in the world. The discoverers named it Qeqertaq Avannarleq –...

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