Sandy Island


The Mystery that is Sandy Island (Nov 23rd 2012)


Scientist's are baffled as to why an Island near Australia called Sandy Island has vanished, it was on all the maps and Atlas for years but when Scientist's from Australia traveled to the area where the Island should be, all they could find was 1000 km of sea.













Video Of Man From Sandy Island

There is a video on YouTube that has been discovered, it tell's the story of a man who lived as a child on an Island called Sandy Island. His grandparents used to live there and eventually because of strong monsoons and storms his family were moved by the Australian government to the mainland of Australia.

Is this the same Island or another Island with the same name ?










Nuclear Test's


There has been several suggestions as to the Island's fate if it ever existed, one theory is that the Island was destroyed in a nuclear test in the 60's and 70's as the Pacific was an active nuclear testing area.



Coral Island Theory




The debate is out, but others suggest that the Island was just a large area of coral which has since broken up, this could explain why the Island was called Sandy Island. There are examples of Coral islands which are usually 80% sand on the surface.

 A coral island is the result of an atoll whose lagoon has dried up or been filled in with coral sand and detritus. This state is typically the last in the life cycle of an island, the first being volcanic and the second being an atoll. Most of the world's coral islands are in the Pacific Ocean. The American territories of Jarvis, Baker & Howland Islands are clear examples of coral islands. Also, some of the islands belonging to Kiribati are considered coral islands.










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