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50: 34: 57: 205:. The island is approximately 118 m (387 ft) in diameter, though will get smaller over time as the erosion occurs. It is not yet known how or when the island was formed, with the first known Google Earth imagery being dated 2003. The island was named because of its resemblance to an 594: 586: 209:
when viewed from above: as the island rotates within its surrounding circular lake, the eye appears to move. The island has been compared to a similarly shaped and rotating floating ice disk phenomenon observed in the
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El Ojo was discovered by Argentinian filmmaker Sergio Neuspiller and research has shown that the island has existed at least since 2003. In 2016, Neuspiller and hydraulic engineer Ricardo Petroni started
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This article is about a circular floating island in Argentina. For articles related to "eye", see
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analysis; however, their fundraising attempts failed, reaching only
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eventually declared the fundraising campaign unsuccessful.
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located within a slightly larger circular lake in the
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On 10 October 2016, 181:as its shape is almost perfectly 64:Location in Buenos Aires Province 234:to the island hoping to perform 55: 48: 567:from the original on 2023-09-26 538:from the original on 2023-09-26 508:from the original on 2023-09-26 479:from the original on 2023-09-07 439:[End of the mystery?]. 417:from the original on 2023-09-08 385:from the original on 2023-09-08 354:from the original on 2023-09-08 324:from the original on 2019-01-30 292:from the original on 2023-09-26 177:The island is unique among its 197:occurs around its outer edge, 185:. As the island is constantly 56: 1: 668:El Ojo drone expedition video 443:(in Spanish). 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Eye (disambiguation)

El Ojo is located in Buenos Aires Province
Paraná Delta
34°15′08″S 58°49′48″W / 34.25222°S 58.83000°W / -34.25222; -58.83000
uninhabited
floating island
Paraná Delta
Buenos Aires Province
floating counterparts
circular
rotating
axis
shearing
eroding
ice disks
eye
Presumpscot River
Westbrook
Maine
crowdfunding
expedition
scuba diving
drone
soil
plant
US$
US$
Kickstarter
"El misterio de la isla argentina 'que se mueve'"

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