Scientists exploring the Weddell Sea in the Antarctic were in for a surprise after stumbling across a secret island in an area marked a 'danger zone'. The island measures 130 metres long, 50 metres wide, and protrudes about 16 metres out of the water. The experts are unclear why the island is marked as a danger zone on the nautical chart, but not as a coastline in other data sets. The island measures 130 metres long, 50 metres wide, and protrudes about 16 metres out of the water. Measuring 250 metres long and 10 metres wide, the sandbank is covered with a layer of thick vegetation.

Source: Daily Mail April 10, 2026 10:19 UTC