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Google Maps Satellite Image of Invisible 'Island' off Kerala Coast Leaves Experts Baffled
News 18In a bizarre incident, a small island off the coast of Kerala has mysteriously shown up on Google Maps, despite having never been seen by anyone at sea. The ‘island’, shaped like a kidney bean, was picked up by the Google Maps satellite imagery and is half the size of Western Kochi, The News Minute reported. The matter was first raised by Chellanam Karshika Tourism Development Society who wrote about it in a letter to the officials of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies. In a Facebook post by Chellanam Kasrshika President Xavier Julappan stated, “The reasons for the formation of this ‘thitta’, the role it plays in sea flow and sea attacks, the possibility of artificial coastal nourishment in Chellanam panchayat using this sand collection, etc. “There should be studies to find the reasons for this formation, what role this has to play in water currents and coastal erosion and whether this sand dune can be used for artificial shore conservation in Chellanam," Chellanam Karshika Tourism Development Society wrote in its letter to KUFOS.
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