Satellite images show how Canadian 'island' vanished before turning up 20 miles away
A floating island in a British Columbia reservoir has reappeared 20 miles away after disappearing in July. Satellite imagery confirmed the movement, dispelling initial theories that the event was a hoax.
Why it matters
The phenomenon serves as an interesting case study in natural environmental shifts and the utility of satellite verification in debunking misinformation.
Satellite images show how Canadian 'island' vanished before turning up 20 miles away Close A floating "island" in a reservoir in British Columbia has turned up about 20 miles (32km) from where it was last spotted, after seeming to vanish in July.
The organisation that manages the reservoir says it initially believed the discovery was a "hoax".
BBC Verify has used satellite imagery to track its journey and looked into why it travelled such a distance - as Jake Horton reports.
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