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Who moved the island? For 85 years Henderson island has been in the wrong place — MercoPress

Sailors on a Royal Navy warship have proved a remote Pacific island has been in the wrong place for 85 years. Henderson Island in the South Pacific is one mile south of the position marked on charts used by mariners the world over since 1937.

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Off by a Mile: Royal Navy Fixes Charted Location of a Pacific Island

Sailors on a Royal Navy warship have provena remote Pacific island has been in the wrong place for 8.

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Royal Navy discovers remote Henderson Island has been marked in the WRONG place for 85 years

British sailors now say Henderson Island - which is one of the Pitcairn Islands - is a mile south of the position shown in charts that have been used by mariners all over the world since 1937.

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Royal Navy finds Pacific island has been in wrong place for 85 years

Royal Navy finds Pacific island has been in wrong place for 85 years
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UK s offshore patrol vessel finds Pacific island to be in wrong place for 85 years

Crew members on Royal Navy River-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) HMS Spey have proved a remote Pacific island has been in the 'wrong place' for 85 years, according to the navy officials.

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