Royal Navy finds uninhabited Henderson Island has been marked on charts in the wrong place for 85 years

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Royal Navy finds uninhabited Henderson Island has been marked on charts in the wrong place for 85 years
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The Royal Navy has found a remote uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, is a mile south of the position marked on charts, which have been used by seafarers since 1937

The Royal Navy has found a remote uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean has been marked in the wrong place for 85 years.

On Thursday evening, the HMS Spey confirmed the error during efforts to check and update charts regarding British Overseas Territories around the globe.Crew onboard HMS Spey found that the island is in fact a mile south of its presumed location. Pic: Royal Navy

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