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2. Rupes Nigra - Wikipedia

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   The Rupes Nigra ("Black Rock"), a phantom island, was believed to be a black rock located at the Magnetic North Pole or at the geographic North Pole itself. Described by Gerardus Mercator as 33 French miles in size, it provided a supposed explanation for why all compasses point to this location.

3. Inventio Fortunata - Wikipedia

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   Inventio Fortunata (also Inventio Fortunate, Inventio Fortunat or Inventio Fortunatae), "Fortunate, or fortune-making, discovery", is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the North Pole as a magnetic island (the Rupes Nigra) surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents.

4. File:Rupes Nigra.jpg - Wikipedia

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5. Phantom island - Wikipedia

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   Rupes Nigra: 14th century: A magnetic, black island at the exact Magnetic North Pole, invented as an explanation for why all compasses point north. Sandy Island: 1774: Another phantom, small island to the west of New Caledonia that was recorded on many maps until 2012, when a surveying ship passed by and disproved its existence.

6. Marriott's Grande Vista - Wikipedia

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   Marriott's Grande Vista is a Marriott Vacation Club resort, on International Drive in Orlando, Florida. The timeshare resort is the largest in the Marriott Vacation Club portfolio, with 1616 guest studios, and one-, two- and three-bedroom villas in 24 Mission-style buildings.

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