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In December 1882, however, a Lloyd's agent at Rarotonga reported that the Haymet rocks were supposed to exist about 150 miles (240 km) SSW of Rarotonga, and therefore right in the track of vessels bound from Auckland to that island, who always give this supposed position a wide berth. If this
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in 1887; the latter vessel spent three days in the search under favourable circumstances of wind and weather, running over some 253 miles (407 km) within a radius of from 20 to 25 miles (32 to 40 km) of the position assigned, and with no result. A depth of 68 fathoms (124 m) to the
55:. The rocks are said to extend over a space of about a quarter of a mile, to have been distinctly seen, and with apparently 7 or 8 feet (2.1 or 2.4 m) of water over them. Haymet gave their position as 141:
information is correct, these rocks are about 240 miles (385 km) NNW of the position as given by Haymet and still shown on the charts.
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These rocks were unsuccessfully searched for, in the position given, by HMS
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Lost Islands: The Story of Islands That Have Vanished from Nautical Charts
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It was suggested that the Haymet Rocks were a remnant of sunken island
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were reported by J.E. Haymet, master and owner of the cutter
241:. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. p.  97:in 1886, and again by the French Government vessel 234: 288: 18: 279:, a publication from 1900, now in the 229: 192: 289: 270:This article incorporates text from 199:Journal de la Société des océanistes 23:1924 map of Central Polynesia, with 102:rocky ocean floor was found by the 13: 14: 313: 165:"THE MYSTERY OF TUANAKI ISLAND", 263: 223: 186: 158: 1: 7: 31:(lower part, in the middle) 10: 318: 302:Reefs of the Pacific Ocean 43:, when on passage between 151: 193:Coppell, W. G. (1973). 168:Pacific Islands Monthly 175:(7): 104, 1952-02-01, 32: 283:in the United States. 211:10.3406/jso.1973.2410 22: 121: /  70: /  125:24.117°S 158.550°W 74:27.183°S 160.217°W 33: 130:-24.117; -158.550 79:-27.183; -160.217 309: 267: 266: 257: 256: 240: 227: 221: 220: 218: 217: 190: 184: 183: 162: 136: 135: 133: 132: 131: 126: 122: 119: 118: 117: 114: 85: 84: 82: 81: 80: 75: 71: 68: 67: 66: 63: 317: 316: 312: 311: 310: 308: 307: 306: 297:Phantom islands 287: 286: 274:Pacific Islands 264: 261: 260: 253: 228: 224: 215: 213: 191: 187: 164: 163: 159: 154: 129: 127: 123: 120: 115: 112: 110: 108: 107: 78: 76: 72: 69: 64: 61: 59: 57: 56: 17: 12: 11: 5: 315: 305: 304: 299: 259: 258: 251: 231:Stommel, Henry 222: 185: 156: 155: 153: 150: 16:Phantom island 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 314: 303: 300: 298: 295: 294: 292: 285: 284: 282: 281:public domain 277: 275: 271: 254: 252:0-7748-0210-3 248: 244: 239: 238: 232: 226: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 189: 182: 178: 174: 170: 169: 161: 157: 149: 147: 142: 138: 134: 105: 100: 96: 91: 89: 83: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 30: 26: 21: 278: 273: 269: 262: 236: 225: 214:. Retrieved 202: 198: 188: 172: 166: 160: 143: 139: 103: 98: 94: 92: 40: 37:Haymet Rocks 36: 34: 28: 24: 128: / 77: / 291:Categories 216:2018-01-18 205:(38): 46. 53:false keel 41:Will Watch 181:0030-8722 95:Satellite 88:Orne Bank 49:Rarotonga 233:(1984). 116:158°33′W 65:160°13′W 45:Auckland 25:Haymet R 146:Tuanaki 62:27°11′S 276:, v. 3 268:  249:  179:  113:24°7′S 104:Fabert 99:Fabert 29:Orne B 152:Notes 247:ISBN 177:ISSN 173:xxii 47:and 35:The 27:und 207:doi 137:. 106:at 293:: 245:. 243:60 203:29 201:. 197:. 171:, 148:. 90:. 255:. 219:. 209::

Index


Auckland
Rarotonga
false keel
27°11′S 160°13′W / 27.183°S 160.217°W / -27.183; -160.217
Orne Bank
24°7′S 158°33′W / 24.117°S 158.550°W / -24.117; -158.550
Tuanaki
Pacific Islands Monthly
ISSN
0030-8722
"About the Cook Islands. Their Nomenclature and a Systematic Statement of Early European contacts"
doi
10.3406/jso.1973.2410
Stommel, Henry
Lost Islands: The Story of Islands That Have Vanished from Nautical Charts
60
ISBN
0-7748-0210-3
Pacific Islands, v. 3
public domain
Categories
Phantom islands
Reefs of the Pacific Ocean

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