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While Escaping a Storm in Antarctica, Scientists Discover an Island that Does Not Appear on Any Map

In February 2026, German researchers discovered an unknown island in Antarctica by accident. Forced to flee a storm, they found a land that no one had ever carried on a map in the Weddell Sea. An unknown island arises from a danger zone on nautical charts The unknown island was not a planned discovery. The Polarstern icebreaker of the Alfred Wegener Institute had carried 93 scientists since 8 February 2026. Their mission was to run ice on the La…
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In February 2026, German researchers discovered an unknown island in Antarctica by accident. Forced to flee a storm, they found a land that no one had ever carried on a map in the Weddell Sea. An unknown island arises from a danger zone on nautical charts The unknown island was not a planned discovery. The Polarstern icebreaker of the Alfred Wegener Institute had carried 93 scientists since 8 February 2026. Their mission was to run ice on the La…

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Science-et-vie.com broke the news on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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