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The Fabled Island of California? Stunning New Research Suggests the Early European Explorers may have been Right
Source info:
| Author: | Garry Hayes |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2016-04-01 07:40:00 |
| Blog: | Geotripper  |
| URL: | http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-fabled-island-of-california.html |
Summary:
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_California Some of the earliest maps of California show it to be an island. The "correction" to this misconception didn't occur until 1746 when the Gulf of California and its terminus at the delta of the Colorado River were accurately mapped. For something like two hundred years, the legend persisted that California was a giant island, populatedContent analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | US | 37.2719 | -119.27 |
| Colorado | US | 38.9979 | -105.551 |
Keywords:
April Fools Day, California, Colorado River, correction, earliest maps, Early European Explorers, Fabled Island, giant island, Gulf, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_California, legend, misconception, New Research, Right Source, terminus
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