Six scientists from Denmark and Sweden, from the University of Copenhagen, accidentally discovered a new island near Greenland.
At first, a group of scientists went to work in the area of Udak Island, which has been known since 1978 and was considered the northernmost in the world. In subsequent years, the island disappeared, and scientists were unable to find it. This summer, specialists landed at the site and assumed they had visited the island of Udak, but later checked the coordinates carefully and found that the new site was located 780 meters northwest of Udak.
The area of \u200b\u200bthe island that was found was (60 x 30) meters. It was covered with pebbles and mud. Scientists have proposed naming the island “Kekertak Avannarleg”, which is translated from the Greenland language as “the northernmost land”. Experts explained the emergence of the island due to glacial movement in the region. They did not link the discovery to global warming.
The group’s science leader, Morten Rush, said: “The island is not of scientific value as a cave, but on a personal level, it’s definitely funny to be one of the six people in the world who stepped on the northern part of the earth with their filthy shoes.”
In February 2020, a new island was discovered on the west coast of Antarctica, and it quickly disappeared due to the ice accumulating in the area, according to what the website “nyheder” reported.