Deception Island “Kraken” → Sail Rock
A Google Earth “sea monster” off Deception Island matches Sail Rock on nautical charts — explained geospatial candidate.
Sources Long Island Press (20 Jun 2016); contemporary chart references (NOAA/UKHO where public); Wikimedia Sail Rock geography
A Google Earth anomaly off Deception Island in the South Shetlands circulated online as a “Kraken.” Nautical charts and local knowledge identify the feature as Sail Rock — a named rock, not a cephalopod.
Event dating note
The viral press cycle is historically 2016; this ledger files it under a 2026-06-16 topic-lesson slot for archive chronology, not as a new 2026 discovery. Same pixel habit as Loch Ness reports: chart first, monster second.
Status hoax (explained candidate): the monster reading collapses under chart geography. Pair with an open IR file for status grammar.