Is Vostok Island a black hole in the Pacific Ocean? No, but for some migratory birds, it might as well be — there is no escape. One Redditor instigated a partial internet breakage when he posted a ...

This striking satellite image, taken from Google Maps in 2021, shows a bizarre, jet-black, triangular structure in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. At the time, the mysterious object, which was widely ...

A mysterious 'black hole' spotted on Google Maps has turned out not to be so mysterious after all—and not so black. it was actually Vostok Island, a 56-acre uninhabited island owned by the Republic of ...

Mystery still surrounds a strange "black hole" in the ocean that was discovered by internet sleuths - but cannot be found on Google Maps. The so-called hole has been blacked out on Google Maps and is ...

A satellite image showing a dark triangular shape in the middle of the Pacific Ocean recently sparked curiosity online. Some ...

A strange, dark mass in the middle of an island on Google Maps is blowing up social media with speculation — with some users suggesting that it’s a “censored” destination. The image of Vostok Island, ...

The black and white photographs document field work on Vostok Island for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, undated. Includes a numbered list of photograph descriptions that indicate ...

A small, uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean has stirred up widespread speculation online after Google Earth displayed it in a way that made it appear strangely “hollow.” Known as Vostok Island, ...

Vostok base was the site for the coldest recorded temperature on Earth (-89C) Russian scientists have said they will resume drilling into Lake Vostok in the Antarctic, to within 100m of the waters ...

What would the oceans look like if humans never existed? Soon we may find out. Last week, National Geographic launched an expedition to some of the world’s most isolated waters in the South Pacific.