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Maria Theresa Reef

South Pacific (south of French Tuamotu islands and east of New Zealand) Maria-Theresa Reef was reported on 16 November 1843 by a Captain Asaph P. Taber (not "Tabor") of the Maria-Theresa, a New Bedford, Massachusetts, whaler, to be is situated at 37°00'S, 151°13'W. It was unsuccessfully searched for in 1957. In 1983, the position of the reef was recalculated at 36°50'S, 136°39'W and searched for, but not found. Its existence is doubtful. It may well be a phantom island.

On French maps, this reef was mentioned as "Tabor reef". Under this name, it appears in Jules Verne's novel "The Mysterious Island".

An amateur's radio journal "CQ" in 1966 published a photo and description of Don Miller broadcasting from what he claimed was Maria Teresa Reef. This has been since proven to be a hoax. New Zealand's HMNZS "Tui" made an extensive search of the area in the 1970s and found no shallows or islands. The depths in the region were shown to be 2,734 fathoms. Other nearby historically reported reefs which also may not exist are: Jupiter Reef, Wachusett Reef, Ernest Legouve Reef, and Rangitiki Reef. The historical sightings of these reefs were probably inspired by the supposed existence of Maria Theresa Reef. Even in the 21st Century, some map and atlas publishers still show this fictitious group of reefs in the South Pacific.

Buenos Aires, 27 de Febrero de 2006

Estimados amigos:
Les escribo porque tengo una pequeña duda y que quizas alguien tenga
la respuesta.

Me gusta mucho leer a Julio Verne y he leido Los hijos del Capitan
Grant varias veces. Como sabran, el naufrago Capitan Grant se
encontraba perdido en una isla del pacifico llamada Maria Teresa o
Tabor, a los 37° 11' lat Sur y 153° long Este, segun aparece en el
penultimo capitulo del tercer libro.

Ahora bien, yo me acuerdo de haber buscado de pequeño en los mapas a
la isla maria teresa y encontrarla, no puedo estar tan loco.

Pero ahora esa isla desaparecio. No se la encuentra en ningun mapa
actualizado y ni la wikipedia ni la encarta la encuentran.

Alguno de ustedes sabe algo de este tema? Si se hubiera hundido
alguien lo sabria no? Como es una isla volcanica... O es solo parte
de la imaginacion de Verne?

Un abrazo a todos!

Pablo Britez

Argentina