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Phantom Ship from the Sun Notch viewpoint. Phantom Ship Island is mainly formed from andesite rock that dates from about 400,000 years ago, partly altered by hydrothermal activity. [1] The island is situated on the south east end of Crater Lake and projects more than 200 m (656 ft) out from the wall of the caldera. The island is about 500 ft by ...
The Plaikni Falls trail is the newest trail in the Crater Lake park. It stretches 1.1 miles (1.8 km) from the trailhead located 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south from the Phantom Ship Overlook on Pinnacles Road, which spins off Rim Drive. The trail leads to Plaikni Falls. Most of the trail is wheelchair-accessible.
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The Nimrod Islands were a group of islands first reported in 1828 by Captain Eilbeck of the ship Nimrod while sailing from Port Jackson around Cape Horn. Their reported location was east of Emerald Island and west of Dougherty Island , at approximately 56°S 158°W / 56°S 158°W / -56; -158
Phantom Ship may refer to: Ghost ship, a vessel with no living crew aboard; Phantom Ship (island), in Crater Lake, Oregon, U.S. The Phantom Ship, an 1839 novel by Frederick Marryat; The Phantom Ship, a 1936 animated short film; Phantom Ship, a shortened version in the U.S. of the 1935 British film The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
Portolan chart of Zuane Pizzigano, 1424. Zuane Pizzigano (sometimes given as Giovanni Pizzigano), was a 15th-century Venetian cartographer.He is the author of a famous 1424 portolan chart, the first known to depict the phantom islands of the purported Antillia archipelago (Antillia, Satanazes, Royllo and Tanmar), in the north Atlantic Ocean.
A phantom island is a purported island which was included on maps for a period of time, but was later found not to exist. They usually originate from the reports of early sailors exploring new regions, and are commonly the result of navigational errors, mistaken observations, unverified misinformation, or deliberate fabrication.