Comments on: Lost in Null Island: The Curious Origin of 0,0 https://gisgeography.com/null-island/ Geographic Information Systems Sun, 15 Jun 2025 23:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Juan https://gisgeography.com/null-island/#comment-394199 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 23:52:07 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=80864#comment-394199 Man the term Null Island is a joke, “humor”. I bet you are a real pain in the neck .

]]> By: Anker Willy Lauridsen https://gisgeography.com/null-island/#comment-304293 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:57:29 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=80864#comment-304293 On your website it says that the point where the equator crosses the prime meridian is called “NULL ISLAND”.
However, that is not the correct name for the point.

At the position 0.0 N/S and 0.0 E/W, is a weather buoy with the name “NULL ISLAND” has been laid out.
The weather buoy is anchored at the position 0.0 N/S and 0.0 E/W, i.e. where the equator crosses the zero meridian, and this point is “ANKER’S POINT”.

The reason for the name can be found at – http://www.ankerspoint.dk
As can be seen from the website, thorough investigations and exchanges were carried out for a number of years until the case ended up with The United Nation of Experts on Geographical Names. Based on this and with The United Nation of Experts on Geographical Names’ statements, the position where the equator is crossed by the prime meridian is named “ANKER’S POINT”.

(If a ship with the name ”M/S XXXX” anchors at a random location, the position is not named “M/S XXXX”).
Therefore,GIS Geography should correct its erroneous information.

I hope to hear more from GIS Geography.
Thanks in advance.
With best regards

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