Null Island - Wikipedia
WEBThe point on the Earth's surface defined as Null Island is located in international waters in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 600 kilometres (370 mi) off the coast of West Africa, in the Gulf of Guinea. [2] A weather buoy, named the Soul buoy after the soul music genre, was moored at the location. [3]
Null Island Is One of the Most Visited Places on Earth. Too Bad …
WEBMay 9, 2016 · Artistic fantasy map of Null Island. Graphic by Ian Cairns on GitHub 2013. Null Island is an imaginary island located at 0°N 0°E (hence “Null”) in the South Atlantic Ocean. This point is where...
Null Island Is a Fake Island Where the Prime Meridian and …
WEBSep 8, 2023 · Suddenly, maps were drawn of Null Island, flags designed, fake backstories conjured up. Squint, and you can almost see the island now.
Welcome to Null Island, where lost data goes to die - Big Think
WEBMar 25, 2022 · This location, in the Gulf of Guinea, is where non-geocoded data goes to die. Recently renamed “Null Island,” it has also captured the imagination — and acquired a map and several flags ...
The Geographical Oddity of Null Island | Worlds Revealed
WEBApr 22, 2016 · This shared experience among geographers has fed the mystique of Null Island, with GIS enthusiasts creating fantasy maps, a “national” flag, and articles detailing Null Island’s rich (and fake) history online.
Welcome to Null Island, The Most 'Visited' Place on ... - ScienceAlert
WEBMay 11, 2016 · After years of geocoder errors, Null Island has a bunch of addresses and places labelled to it that do not, in reality, exist there. This means that it is one of the most interesting, most visited places on Earth, despite the fact that it's only a data dump that's been fictionalised by geographers.
FoPI | Null Island - GitHub Pages
WEBA stylized map of Null Island. By Ian Cairns, licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. Null Island (also occasionally known as Zero Island or Zero Zero Island) is an island in the Gulf of Guinea. Its name derives from its location at exactly 0° latitude, 0° longitude.
Map of the Week: Null Island, Where the Prime Meridian and …
WEBMap of the Week: Null Island, Where the Prime Meridian and Equator Meet. By Sooin Choi. Located in the middle of the Gulf of Guinea in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Null Island derives its name from the location 0°N, 0°E.
Null Island Geography
WEBJun 23, 2024 · Area: 6,400 Ha. Highest Point: 780 m. Population: 4,000. Average Annual Rainfall: 500 cm. Temperature Range: 4 - 33 c. Our Unique Geography. The spectacular profile of Null Island, defined by Boundary Ridge, came …
Null Island – The Map Room
WEBFeb 19, 2016 · Null Island. Zero degrees longitude, zero degrees latitude is literally nowhere: situated in the middle of the open ocean, off the coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, the only thing to mark its presence is a weather observation buoy [via].
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