Reddit
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r/vexillology on Reddit: Flag for Null Island
December 4, 2017 - Such errors arise, for example, ... a latitude and longitude of "Null,Null" or "0,0". Null Island was developed as an idea in 2011 or slightly earlier....
Cartographical marker at 0°N, 0°E
Wikipedia
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Null Island - Wikipedia
2 days ago - In terms of computing and placename databases, the coordinates for Null Island were added to the Natural Earth public domain map dataset c. 2010–2011, after which the term came into wide use (although there is evidence of it being used previously). Since then, the "island" has, through fiction, been given a geography, history, and flag.
Flag of Null Island
Given that there is a weather buoy at (0,0), it is actually possible to plant this flag there.
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July 25, 2017Flag of Null Island, located at 0°N 0°E and used by map software to track errors.
I feel like some sort of villain ought to build an actual island there.
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January 28, 2015Flag for Null Island
Null Island is a fictional island in the Gulf of Guinea added to the Natural Earth public domain map dataset, located where the equator crosses the prime meridian, at coordinates 0°N 0°E. Natural Earth describes the entity as a "1 meter square island" with "scale rank 100, indicating it should never be shown in mapping." The name 'Null' refers to the two 0 co-ordinates, both of which are sometimes known as null in mathematics .
Although intended humorously, the fiction has a serious purpose and is used by mapping systems to trap errors. Such errors arise, for example, where an image artifact is erroneously associated to the location by software which cannot attribute a geo-position, and instead associates a latitude and longitude of "Null,Null" or "0,0". Null Island was developed as an idea in 2011 or slightly earlier. Since then, numerous web pages have documented this fictional landmass's flag, geography, and history.
In reality, a weather observation buoy, part of the PIRATA system, is moored at the supposed location of the island. The depth at this place is around 4,940 metres (16,210 ft).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_Island
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December 4, 2017Made a flag for Null Island : r/vexillology
Big Think
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Welcome to Null Island, where lost data goes to die - Big Think
October 5, 2023 - So 1884 is year zero for our point at zero north, zero east. Because of its remoteness, the location remained culturally insignificant until 2011, when it showed up in the public domain map dataset of Natural Earth as “Null Island.” · Some of the flags proposed for Null Island.
LOC
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The Geographical Oddity of Null Island | Worlds Revealed
The concept of the island originated ... of land at 0°N 0°E in the digital dataset, Null Island was intended to help analysts flag errors in a process known as “geocoding.”...
Nullis
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The Null Island Flag
Because almost all of the male population is colourblind (see People), Null Islanders did not choose the reds and greens so commonly found on other flags.
Amusing Planet
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Null Island: The Fictional Place Created by Digital Mapping Error | Amusing Planet
December 11, 2023 - The term was coined in 2011 by authors of Natural Earth, a public domain map dataset, describing it as “a one meter square island”. Since then, Null Island has become a geographer’s inside joke.
Alchetron
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Null Island - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
Such errors arise, for example, ... longitude of "Null,Null" or "0,0". Null Island was developed as an idea in 2011 or slightly earlier. Since then, numerous web pages have documented this fictional landmass's flag, geography, and history....
Published October 12, 2024
WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact 13542 - Null Island
September 12, 2023 - The island’s very existence is a digital fabrication, a response to a common error in Geographic Information System (GIS) data. The advent of digital mapping and satellite tracking has revolutionized the way we navigate our world. But with technology comes the inevitability of errors. When GIS doesn’t have valid data for some reason, it defaults the location as “null.” This translates to 0° latitude and 0° longitude in the system.
Atlas Obscura
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Null Island Is a Fake Island Where the Prime Meridian and Equator Meet
August 7, 2025 - That naming started off a remarkable process: it turned something non-existent into something imaginary, which is not quite the same. Suddenly, maps were drawn of Null Island, flags designed, fake backstories conjured up.
Reddit
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r/vexillology on Reddit: Flag of Null Island
July 25, 2017 - Given that there is a weather buoy at (0,0), it is actually possible to plant this flag there. Reply · reply · AmazingHoffman · • · Hey, I saw that on the discord as well! :D · Reply · reply · multiplicativeID · • · What do the orange rings mean? Reply · reply · GoofyTripod · • · • Edited · I believe they stand for the two zeros that make the coordinates 0,0 where null island is located ·
The Map Room
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Null Island – The Map Room
Hence the invention of Null Island, an imaginary place to flag geocoding failures. It shows up in version 1.3 of Natural Earth, for example, as an island one square metre in size, but coded so that it would never appear in an actual map. Gary Vicchi explains Null Island in more detail.
Ekta Daryanani
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Null Island — Ekta Daryanani
November 6, 2017 - Such errors arise, for example, ... of "Null,Null" or "0,0".[5] Null Island was developed as an idea in 2011 or slightly earlier. Since then, numerous web pages have documented this fictional landmass's flag, geography, and history....
NightCafe
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Null Island Flag - Null Island Flag: A Symbolic Representati...
August 19, 2023 - Easily create custom island flags with our free AI image generator. No design experience needed! ... This was the flag when we were colonized by the brits. ... This image shows a flag representing Null Island.
Freethink
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Welcome to Null Island, where lost data goes to die
April 12, 2022 - So 1884 is year zero for our point at zero north, zero east. Because of its remoteness, the location remained culturally insignificant until 2011, when it showed up in the public domain map dataset of Natural Earth as “Null Island.” · Some of the flags proposed for Null Island.
Atlas Obscura
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Null Island Is One of the Most Visited Places on Earth. Too Bad It Doesn't Exist
August 7, 2025 - The exact origins of “Null Island” ... of land at 0°N 0°E in the digital dataset, Null Island was intended to help analysts flag errors in a process known as “geocoding.”...
Reddit
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r/vexillology - Flag of Null Island, located at 0°N 0°E and used by map software to track errors.
January 28, 2015 - Vexylollocirclejerk flagsinthewildbadflagsheraldrymonshosomnivexillologyflags_irlRealVexillologyflagsResources ... I feel like some sort of villain ought to build an actual island there. ... Op · 8 yr. ago ... Null Island is a fictional island in the Gulf of Guinea added to the Natural Earth public domain map dataset, located where the equator crosses the prime meridian, at coordinates 0°N 0°E / 0°N 0°E / 0; 0.
Medium
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NE #17: Welcome to Null Island. Part 17 of the Nerd Encyclopedia over a… | by Nicky Reinert | Medium
December 5, 2023 - Since 2011, a small fan community has submitted to the task of giving a face to the fictitious island of Null Island in this place. Among other things, a flag, geographical information and even a separate language for Null Island were created.
NationStates
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NationStates | Dispatch | Everything about Null Island
April 14, 2024 - Null Island (Île Nulle in French) is an island archipelago country located in the Gulf of Guinea, located at zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude (0°N 0°E), where the prime meridian and the equator intersect. The flag consists of an orange and white buoy on a blue background, ...
The Map Room
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Null Island as Easter Egg – The Map Room
August 2, 2024 - In a blog post, Alan McConchie ... lore and history of Null Island and its status as an Easter egg on the Stamen Maps platform, where it takes the shape of the island from the Myst game. (As an update to my 2016 post on Null Island: Alan reports that the buoy at 0°, 0° has ceased to be. Also, the Null Island website, complete with flag, has moved ...
Now I Know
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There’s No Place Like 0,0 – Now I Know
June 1, 2017 - As the Library of Congress notes, the history of this fictitious land isn’t well documented, but its purpose is generally agreed upon: “Null Island was intended to help analysts flag errors in a process known as ‘geocoding.'” By putting a name to this mysterious place off the African coast, the cartography community made it easier to identify and discuss the error.