Scientists discover new island at North Pole, you'll be amazed by its beauty
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: September 2, 2021 08:03 PM2021-09-02T20:03:33+5:302021-09-02T20:03:33+5:30
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Researchers recently discovered what they claim to be the world’s northernmost point of land.
The scientists originally believed they were at Oodaaq, a separate island discovered by Danish researchers in 1978, before realizing they were on different ground more than 2,500 feet to the northwest of the island, Reuters reported.
The discovery was first reported by Danish newspaper Weekendavisen.
The team said that the new island was formed by a shifting pack of ice, although they added that they do not believe the movement of the ice was due to global warming. The island measures about 100 feet across.
"It was not our intention to discover a new island," Morten Rasch, head of the Arctic Station research facility in Greenland said, according to Reuters. "We just went there to collect samples."
"Everybody was happy that we found what we thought was Oodaaq island," said Christiane Leister, creator of the Leister Foundation that financed the enterprise, according to the outlet.
"It's a bit like explorers in the past, who thought they'd landed in a certain place but actually found a totally different place," Leister added.