However, it was quickly confirmed that the dark patch was actually Vostok Island, one of the 33 landmasses that make up the Republic of Kiribati in the South Pacific, the BBC reported at the time. The ...

However, it was quickly confirmed that the dark patch was actually Vostok Island, one of the 33 landmasses that make up the Republic of Kiribati in the South Pacific, the BBC reported at the time.

A mysterious black hole seen on Google Earth sparked widespread online debate, yet what it turned out to be was far less ...

Strange structure in the middle of the Pacific Ocean sparked many a conspiracy theory - but the truth is even stranger ...

Aliens!? Turns out, it’s a real island. It’s called Vostok Island, an uninhabited land mass about the size of just 0.1 square miles, and one of 33 islands that encompass the South Pacific’s ...

After months of speculation over the location of the area, in November 2021 it was announced that the 'hole' is actually an uninhabited island called Vostok Island, belonging to the Republic of ...

A 2021 Google Maps image of Vostok Island in the Pacific Ocean sparked viral speculation about a black hole. The image, showing a dark triangular shape, was quickly debunked as an uninhabited island ...

Subglacial lakes like Vostok are part of a wider hydrological network on the ... The continent currently has only two consistently active volcanoes – Mount Erebus and Deception Island (pictured).