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Wybine Island

German translation: Vypin-Insel


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English term or phrase:Vypin Island
German translation:Vypin-Insel
Entered by: VeronikaNeuhold
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15:57 Dec 3, 2007
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Geography / India
English term or phrase: Wybine Island
Is this a phantom island? Are there still blank spots on our maps? I searched this place on Google Earth, but it does not seem to exist...

According to the original text, the island must be somewhere off the south-western coast of India.

Might this be a misprint, or does this island really exist?

Thanks in advance from a geographical loser.
VeronikaNeuhold
Austria
Local time: 06:04
Waiben Insel
Explanation:
This is what I found. It is also spelled Wyben. Could this be what you are looking for?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday_Island

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Torres-Strait-Inseln

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-03 18:22:17 GMT)
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... kinda southwest of India I suppose...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-03 18:28:16 GMT)
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also, ein alias für die Thursday-Insel.
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Sabine Voigt
United States
Local time: 00:04
Grading comment
Wow! 274 Torres-Strait-Inseln. Und nur ca. 25 davon auf Google Earth namentlich erwähnt.
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wybine island
Waiben Insel


Explanation:
This is what I found. It is also spelled Wyben. Could this be what you are looking for?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday_Island

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Torres-Strait-Inseln

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-03 18:22:17 GMT)
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... kinda southwest of India I suppose...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-03 18:28:16 GMT)
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also, ein alias für die Thursday-Insel.

Sabine Voigt
United States
Local time: 00:04
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
Wow! 274 Torres-Strait-Inseln. Und nur ca. 25 davon auf Google Earth namentlich erwähnt.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daiana Heinrich: darauf habe ich auch getippt, kommt auch weiter unten auf dieser seite vor: http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacific/places/country/torres_strai...
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