Release the Kraken!

[WillParkinson]

A mysterious image captured near Antarctica by Google Earth has sparked a frenzy of speculation online with theories about its source ranging from the mythical ‘Kraken’ sea monster to an aquatic UFO.

The image of the elusive being was first spotted off the coast of Deception Island in the South Shetlands on Google Earth on April 9 and shared through a video on YouTube in an effort to solve the oceanic mystery.

https://www.rt.com/viral/347175-kraken-monster-found-antarctic/

[krispos42]

1. The Kraken was released on me at a party.

I drank far too much in far too little time and passed out on the bed in the kids playroom.

I had chugged a Kraken&Coke, and when I didn't feel anything after a few minutes I had another.

Oops.

The next day I was informed I was "white girl drunk".

No hangover though.

[2naSalit]

2. That's different.

Wonder what it is.

[denbot]

3. It's a rock with a reef to one side.

Those concentric rings of disturbed water radiating from the right side of the rock are leftover energy from waves breaking over a shallow reef.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. It's even marked on navigation charts

Go to the coordinates they give - 63°02'56.7"S+60°57'32.4"W - and you see it's about 15km WSW of Deceptino Island - just over the diameter of Deception.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/63°02'56.7"S+60°57'32.4"W

(you'll need to copy that whole thing, since the " sign throws the DU software off a bit)

And here's a chart:



http://www.gpsnauticalcharts.com/main/ar_0226_0-deception-island-nautical-chart.html

You can see the blue, marking the shallow water, at that point, and with the real chart, I expect there is a rock marked in the centre of that.

[denbot]

5. I'll be willing to bet someone will surf it with in a year or two.

If it shows up on google earth, facing the roaring 40's, that is a monster surf break.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. It's not exactly easy to get to - only 100km north of the Antarctic mainland

You'd need to be pretty rich to charter a boat all the way there just for surfing it.