WHEN ISLANDS APPEAR ON GOOGLE EARTH, BUT NOT IN REALITY

 

 

There is a tiny island the size of Manhattan that lies between Australia and French New Caledonia.  It's called Sandy Island and it's on Google Earth, world maps and nautical charts.  According to www.wikipedia.com, Sandy Island is part of the Lacepede Islands group.  Don't try to find the actual Sandy Island, because it doesn't exist.  Nobody knows why official geographical sources keep insisting on the existence of an island that doesn't have any actual physical representation.  Could it be a spaceship from outer space the size of Manhattan flying around off the coast of Australia with the ability of invisibility?  Was there an actual island, but it has the ability to move around at will (Similar to the fifth season of Lost)?  Is there trans-dimensional travel involved in the quest for Sandy Island which is on Google Earth and Wikipedia, but doesn't exist in reality?  We could be looking at yet another Loch Ness Monster-type of mystery.

I'll tell you what Gentle Reader, I'll help you travel from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C. to Sandy Island and you'll tell me if there's an actual island in the area.  I mean, there has to be a Sandy Island in existance if you can find it on google's road direction feature.  Gentle Reader, this is actual Google's directions telling you how to get to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to Sandy Island.

1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500

	1. Head south on 17th St NW toward F St NW
		341 ft
	2. Slight right onto New York Ave NW
		0.1 mi
	3. Continue onto E St NW/​Rawlings Square NW Continue to follow E St NW
		0.1 mi
	4. Slight left onto E Street Expressway
		0.4 mi
	5. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Interstate 66 W/​Virginia
		0.3 mi
	6. Turn right onto I-66 W
		0.4 mi
	7. Take the U.S. 50 W/​Arlington Boulevard W/​George Washington Memorial Parkway exit Entering Virginia
		318 ft
	8. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for George Washington Memorial Pkwy and merge onto George Washington Memorial Pkwy
		8.8 mi
	9. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-495 N/​Maryland and merge onto I-495 N Entering Maryland
		4.4 mi
	10. Slight left onto I-270 Spur N
		1.9 mi
	11. Merge onto I-270 N
		29.0 mi
	12. Take exit 32 to merge onto I-70 W toward Hagerstown Entering Pennsylvania
		76.8 mi
	13. Turn right onto I-70 W/​U.S. 30 E/​S Main St
		0.2 mi
	14. Take the ramp onto I-70 W Toll road
		1.6 mi
	15. Take exit 146-2 for Interstate 70 W/​Interstate 76 W toward Pittsburgh Toll road
		0.4 mi
	16. Merge onto I-76 W Partial toll road Entering Ohio
		184 mi
	17. Continue onto Ohio Turnpike Toll road
		0.4 mi
	18. Continue onto I-80 W Toll road
		76.1 mi
	19. Merge onto I-90 W Partial toll road Passing through Indiana Entering Illinois
		306 mi
	20. Merge onto I-90 W/​Interstate 94 W
		15.6 mi
	21. Slight left onto I-90 W (signs for Interstate 90 W/​Kennedy Expressway/​O'Hare/​Rockford) Partial toll road Entering Wisconsin
		227 mi
	22. Continue onto Interstate 94 W Entering Minnesota
		156 mi
	23. Take exit 249 to merge onto I-694 N toward I-494 S
		12.1 mi
	24. Slight right onto I-694 W
		11.1 mi
	25. Merge onto Interstate 94 W Entering North Dakota
		500 mi
	26. Merge onto I-94 E
		11.0 mi
	27. Merge onto Interstate 94 W Entering Montana
		314 mi
	28. Merge onto I-90 W Passing through Idaho Entering Washington
		823 mi
	29. Take exit 2C to merge onto I-5 N toward Vancouver B.C
		2.1 mi
	30. Take exit 167 on the left toward Seattle Center
		0.7 mi
	31. Merge onto Mercer St
		0.2 mi
	32. Turn right onto Westlake Ave N
		1.6 mi
	33. Turn right onto 4th Ave N
		492 ft
	34. Continue onto Fremont Ave N
		0.2 mi
	35. Turn right onto N 34th St
		0.3 mi
	36. Take the 2nd right onto Stone Way N
		131 ft
	37. Slight left onto N Northlake Way
		0.2 mi
	38. Sail across the Pacific Ocean Entering Hawaii
		2,756 mi
	39. Continue straight
		0.1 mi
	40. Turn left onto Kuilima Dr
		0.5 mi
	41. Take the 3rd right onto HI-83 W
		12.4 mi
	42. Continue straight onto HI-99 S/​Kamehameha Hwy
		6.5 mi
	43. Slight left onto HI-80 S/​Kamehameha Hwy Continue to follow Kamehameha Hwy
		2.1 mi
	44. Take the Interstate H-2 S ramp to Honolulu
		0.2 mi
	45. Merge onto I-H-2 S
		7.9 mi
	46. Merge onto I-H-1 E
		14.3 mi
	47. Take exit 23 for Punahou St toward Waikiki/​Manoa
		0.2 mi
	48. Turn right onto Punahou St
		0.1 mi
	49. Turn right onto S Beretania St
		0.1 mi
	50. Take the 1st left onto Kalakaua Ave
		1.9 mi
	51. Sail across the Pacific Ocean Entering Japan
		3,879 mi
	52. Turn left toward 県道275号線
		0.4 mi
	53. Turn left toward 県道275号線
		358 ft
	54. Turn left toward 県道275号線
		0.2 mi
	55. Turn right onto 県道275号線
		0.1 mi
	56. Turn left onto 国道125号線
		0.1 mi
	57. Turn right onto 県道24号線
		0.6 mi
	58. Turn left at 千束町（交差点） onto 国道354号線
		2.0 mi
	59. Turn right at 中村陸橋下（交差点） to stay on 国道354号線
		1.0 mi
	60. Take the ramp to 常磐自動車道 Toll road
		0.3 mi
	61. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for 東京 and merge onto 常磐自動車道 Toll road
		23.8 mi
	62. Take exit 三郷ＪＣＴ on the right toward 首都高・銀座・湾岸線 Toll road
		0.7 mi
	63. Merge onto 首都高速6号三郷線 Toll road
		5.8 mi
	64. Take exit 小菅ＪＣＴ toward 湾岸線・銀座 Toll road
		0.3 mi
	65. Merge onto 首都高速中央環状線 Toll road
		0.4 mi
	66. Take exit 堀切ＪＣＴ on the right toward 銀座 Toll road
		0.3 mi
	67. Merge onto 首都高速6号向島線 Toll road
		5.4 mi
	68. Take exit 江戸橋ＪＣＴ on the right toward 神田橋・北池袋 Toll road
		0.4 mi
	69. Merge onto 首都高速都心環状線 Toll road
		3.8 mi
	70. Take exit 谷町ＪＣＴ on the right toward 東名・渋谷 Toll road
		0.3 mi
	71. Merge onto 首都高速3号渋谷線 Toll road
		6.9 mi
	72. Continue onto 東名高速道路 Toll road
		54.9 mi
	73. Take exit 御殿場ＪＣＴ toward 新東名・静岡・名古屋 Toll road
		1.3 mi
	74. Merge onto 新東名高速道路 Toll road
		89.5 mi
	75. Take exit 浜松いなさＪＣＴ toward 新東名高速道路 Toll road
		1.5 mi
	76. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 東名・東京・名古屋 and merge onto 新東名高速道路 Toll road
		8.0 mi
	77. Take exit 三ヶ日ＪＣＴ on the right toward 東名・名古屋 Toll road
		0.6 mi
	78. Merge onto 東名高速道路 Toll road
		29.2 mi
	79. Take exit 豊田ＪＣＴ toward 東海環状・伊勢湾岸道・豊田東出口・土岐ＪＣＴ・四日市・新名神 Toll road
		0.2 mi
	80. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 伊勢湾岸道・四日市・新名神 and merge onto 伊勢湾岸自動車道 Toll road
		19.8 mi
	81. Take the ramp onto 伊勢湾岸自動車道 Toll road
		12.1 mi
	82. Take exit 四日市ＪＣＴ on the right toward 東名阪道・大阪・伊勢道 Toll road
		0.6 mi
	83. Merge onto 東名阪自動車道 Toll road
		13.8 mi
	84. Take exit 亀山ＪＣＴ toward 新名神・京都・大阪 Toll road
		0.6 mi
	85. Merge onto 新名神高速道路 Toll road
		30.9 mi
	86. Take exit 草津ＪＣＴ toward 草津ＰＡ・名神・京滋・京都・大阪 Toll road
		0.2 mi
	87. Take exit 草津ＰＡ on the right toward 名神 Toll road
		0.5 mi
	88. Merge onto 名神高速道路 Toll road
		30.1 mi
	89. Take exit 吹田ＪＣＴ toward 中国道・山陽道・宝塚・岡山 Toll road
		1.1 mi
	90. Merge onto 中国自動車道 Toll road
		18.8 mi
	91. Take exit 神戸ＪＣＴ toward 山陽道・岡山・徳島 Toll road
		0.9 mi
	92. Merge onto 山陽自動車道 Toll road
		192 mi
	93. Take exit 廿日市ＪＣＴ on the right toward 山陽道・岩国・北九州 Toll road
		0.9 mi
	94. Merge onto 広島岩国道路 Toll road
		7.3 mi
	95. Take the ramp onto 山陽自動車道 Toll road
		59.2 mi
	96. Take exit 山口ＪＣＴ on the right toward 中国道・下関・北九州 Toll road
		0.8 mi
	97. Merge onto 中国自動車道 Toll road
		39.9 mi
	98. Continue onto 関門橋 Toll road
		5.9 mi
	99. Continue onto 九州自動車道 (signs for 九州道・福岡・熊本) Toll road
		59.1 mi
	100. Take exit 鳥栖ＪＣＴ toward 大分道・大分・長崎道・長崎・佐賀 Toll road
		0.3 mi
	101. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 長崎道・長崎・佐賀 and merge onto 長崎自動車道 Toll road
		75.0 mi
	102. Take exit 高速長崎ＩＣ on the right toward ながさき出島道路・（長崎市街） Toll road
		0.6 mi
	103. Merge onto 国道324号バイパス Toll road
		1.8 mi
	104. Take the ramp onto 出島海岸通り/​国道499号線 Partial toll road
		0.4 mi
	105. Turn left at 玉江橋（交差点）
		0.2 mi
	106. Turn left
		482 ft
	107. Take the 長崎~奈良尾~奈留島~福江 ferry Partial toll road
		60.8 mi
	108. Continue straight
		0.2 mi
	109. Turn right toward 国道384号線
		246 ft
	110. Turn right toward 国道384号線
		0.1 mi
	111. Continue straight through ターミナル前（交差点） onto 国道384号線
		354 ft
	112. Turn left at 東浜町（交差点） to stay on 国道384号線
		1.3 mi
	113. Slight left at 馬責馬場（交差点） onto 県道27号線
		7.0 mi
	114. Turn left onto 県道31号線
		0.4 mi
	115. Continue onto 県道164号線
		2.9 mi
	116. Keep left at the fork
		2.1 mi
	117. Turn left onto 国道384号線
		3.5 mi
	118. Sail across the Pacific Ocean Entering Australia (Northern Territory)
		3,358 mi
	119. Turn left onto Myilly Tce
		276 ft
	120. Turn right to stay on Myilly Tce
		0.2 mi
	121. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Kahlin Ave
		0.2 mi
	122. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Gilruth Ave
		1.1 mi
	123. Turn right onto Goyder Rd
		0.2 mi
	124. Keep left at the fork
		433 ft
	125. Continue onto Stuart Hwy/​National Highway 1
		20.0 mi
	126. Slight right to stay on Stuart Hwy/​National Highway 1
		175 mi
	127. Turn right onto Victoria Hwy/​National Highway 1 Entering Western Australia
		346 mi
	128. Turn left onto Great Northern Hwy/​National Highway 1 (signs for Halls Creek)
		509 mi
	129. Turn left to stay on Great Northern Hwy/​National Highway 1
		90.2 mi
	130. Turn left to stay on Great Northern Hwy/​National Highway 1
		352 mi
	131. Slight left onto National Highway 1
		20.1 mi
	132. Turn left onto Great Northern Hwy/​National Highway 95 (signs for Munjina/​Newman) Continue to follow Great Northern Hwy
		822 mi
	133. Turn left onto Great Northern Hwy/​National Highway 95 (signs for Dalwallinu/​Perth/​Great Northern Highway)
		53.6 mi
	134. Turn right to stay on Great Northern Hwy/​National Highway 95 (signs for Great Northern Highway/​New Norcia/​Perth)
		101 mi
	135. Turn left onto Roe Hwy/​National Highway 95/​State Route 3 Continue to follow Roe Hwy/​State Route 3
		21.2 mi
	136. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for State Route 2/​KWINANA FREEWAY South/​Mandurah and merge onto State Route 2
		59.3 mi
	137. Continue straight onto Old Coast Rd/​National Route 1 Continue to follow National Route 1 Go through 1 roundabout
		36.8 mi
	138. Turn left onto South Western Hwy/​National Route 1 Continue to follow National Route 1 Go through 1 roundabout
		95.6 mi
	139. Turn right onto Wheatley Coast Rd
		17.4 mi
	140. Continue onto Windy Harbour Rd
		15.0 mi
	141. Continue onto Dentrecasteaux Rd
		0.2 mi
	142. Turn left
		0.1 mi

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