The network is turbulent: what is the black triangle that appeared in the middle of the ocean? | Israel today

A structure in the shape of a black triangle that appeared on Google Maps has provoked a huge wave of guesswork and puzzlement across social networks over the past week.

This is a point where a triangular structure in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and it was completely blackened by Google's satellite scan.

"What the hell are we seeing here on the map?"

Wrote by one of the surfers.

Another noted that "my initial thought is that this is something censored military that Google has hidden at the request of some factor. It does not make sense to see just such a black triangle in the middle of nowhere."

Another surfer claimed: "Maybe it's an underwater volcano that erupted so it looks black."

One of the reasons for the hypotheses is the fact that Google does censor websites and international secret agents in some places on land and at sea.

However, an in-depth examination of the small black triangle showed that all in all it is the small coral island "Westock" with a tiny island in the center.

It is an island belonging to the small island republic, Kiribati, located in the center of the tropical Pacific.

Isolated strip of islands in the ocean // Photo: Moshe Shai,

It is a strip of islands in the heart of the ocean that covers a large area and is close only to the Australian mainland.

Coral Island, Westock, is uninhabited and is 2,280 kilometers away from Sydney.

Westok is one of the five southernmost atolls in this area of ​​the Pacific Ocean, and is very remote as humans usually do not visit it.