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
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 –...