Schjetman Reef

Schjetman Reef is a supposed phantom island, reported discovered by the Norwegian captain Ole Andreas Schjetman in 1868. He reported its coordinates to be coord|16|8|N|178|58|W|. The island was reported to be convert|1.5|nmi|km|1 long (north-to-south) and convert|0.5|nmi|km|1 wide (east-to-west).

Since Schjetnan's discovery, various expeditions have set out to attempt to find the island. The USS "Alert" in 1880, the USS "Milwaukee" in 1923, and the USS "Whippoorwill" and "Tanager" in 1924 all searched for the island without finding it. A sighting was reported in 1990, however, by a sailor from Hawaii.

The two Norwegians Bård Sæther and Arild Solheim undertook an expedition in the S/Y "Havaiki" in January 2006 to find the island.

External links

* [http://www.havaiki.no Site of the Havaiki expedition, with info on the island]