The ‘mythical’ vanished island scientists think is real | ABC News

The mythical story about the lost island of Teonimenu has been told for generations in central Solomon Islands. Scientists now believe this oral history is actually a credible record of a sudden, catastrophic event which caused the island to disappear several hundred years ago. They believe they’ve pinpointed the exact location of Teonimenu and what likely caused it to sink into the ocean forever. Watch more of ‘The Pacific’ content ad-free on ABC iview: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pacific Like ABC Pacific on Facebook:   / abcpacific   Follow ABC Pacific on Instagram:   / abcpacific   For more from ABC Pacific news, click here: https://www.abc.net.au/pacific Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3NjdXsi ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on X (Twitter):   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia