Sarah Ann Island
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Sarah Ann Island is a now submerged island, previously located just north of the equator, at about 175° W
. It was discovered in 1858 and claimed by an American guano firm, under the Guano Islands Act
(as Sarah Anne). It was located 901 miles south from Honolulu, and northwest of Easter Island.
A search in 1932 by German astronomers was unsuccessful.
In 1937, the United States Pacific Fleet
attempted to locate the island, intending to establish an observatory there to view the Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937
, but was also unsuccessful. The island, which was observed 15 years before, was nowhere to be found. Instead, observations were made on the nearby Canton and Enderbury Islands
and Sarah Ann was quietly removed from Naval charts.
175th meridian west
The meridian 175° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
. It was discovered in 1858 and claimed by an American guano firm, under the Guano Islands Act
Guano Islands Act
The Guano Islands Act is federal legislation passed by the U.S. Congress, on August 18, 1856. It enables citizens of the U.S. to take possession of islands containing guano deposits. The islands can be located anywhere, so long as they are not occupied and not within the jurisdiction of other...
(as Sarah Anne). It was located 901 miles south from Honolulu, and northwest of Easter Island.
A search in 1932 by German astronomers was unsuccessful.
In 1937, the United States Pacific Fleet
United States Pacific Fleet
The United States Pacific Fleet is a Pacific Ocean theater-level component command of the United States Navy that provides naval resources under the operational control of the United States Pacific Command. Its home port is at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii. It is commanded by Admiral Patrick M...
attempted to locate the island, intending to establish an observatory there to view the Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937
Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937
A total solar eclipse occurred on June 8, 1937. The path of totality crossed the pacific ocean starting in Micronesia, and ending at sunset in western South America.-References:*...
, but was also unsuccessful. The island, which was observed 15 years before, was nowhere to be found. Instead, observations were made on the nearby Canton and Enderbury Islands
Canton and Enderbury Islands
The Canton and Enderbury Islands consist of the coral atolls of Canton and Enderbury in the northeastern part of the Phoenix Islands, about 1,850 miles south of Hawaii in the central Pacific Ocean...
and Sarah Ann was quietly removed from Naval charts.