Researchers say they found sunken island
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (UPI) — Researchers said they’ve found traces of the island of Bosch, which sank off the coast of the Netherlands in the 16th century.
The island was between Schiermonnikoog and Rottummeroog islands but was overwhelmed during the All Saints Flood in 1570 before it disappeared, Expatrica and the Netherlands news agency reported.
Researchers from the Stichting Verdronken Geschiedenis — the Foundation for Sunken History — said radar images of the sea bottom coincide with historical maps showing an island was situated near Schiermonnikoog.
A foundation representative said the images show disruptions about 10 feet below the sea floor, indicating an island used to be situated there.
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