Fonseca Island
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fonseca-island-245-9659532
title:
Fonseca Island
text:
Fonseca, also spelled Fonzeca, Fonsequa, or Fonte Seca, other names San Bernardo, San Bernaldo, Galissonière's Rock, is a phantom island which was said to lie in the Atlantic Ocean at 12°27'N and 54°48'W, east of Barbados and Tobago. It is unclear who was responsible for the "discovery" of Fonseca Island. On the world map printed in 1544 by Sebastian Cabot, who was in the service of the English and Spanish crowns, an island is marked northeast of the mouth of the Orinoco that bears the name “San
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Phantom island in the Atlantic Ocean
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonseca_Island
date created:
date modified:
2024-03-31T11:27:43Z
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fields total:
13
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15