Some Reddit users were somewhat surprised by the publication made by a person, who shared an image on said platform, which would have been taken by Google Maps and that shows something mysterious in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
In the photo that can be found on Google Maps it can be seen as a type of “black hole” in the middle of the sea. Many initially said that it was an island but as they zoomed in on the image they noticed that it was a completely dark surface.
The publication sparked all kinds of speculation. However, the most repeated on social networks is that this geographical anomaly looks like a true “black hole” in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
(Photo: Reddit)Others claimed that it was an Area type 13 undercover, or some site censored by Google or saying that it may be a place like the one seen in the “Lost” series.
They reveal what the mysterious “black hole” found in the Pacific is thanks to Google Maps
A user turned to look for more information about this mystery, finding that the “black hole” is actually Vostok Island, a piece of land that is located in the middle of the central Pacific and that is part of the Line Islands of the Republic of Kiribati .
This island is completely uninhabited but it is known, since it is studied by the c ommunity that investigates climate change as it is believed that it will be the first site to disappear when the sea level rises due to the melting of glaciers.
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