Royal Company's Islands
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Royal Company's Islands
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The Royal Company's Islands are a group of phantom islands reported by some early explorers to lie southwest of Tasmania. They were first heard of before 1840, but the original report cannot be traced. Many old charts show them at 50°20′S 140°0′E or 52°20′S 143°0′E. The islands' existence was disproved as early as 1840 by the United States Exploring Expedition. From 1889 to 1902 several vessels passed through the islands' vicinity without noting any landforms, and in 1904 the UK Hydrographic Off
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Company%27s_Islands
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2021-01-15T06:18:14Z
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