Torca Island
Phantom island
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Torca Island was an inhabited phantom island said to be located in the Indian Ocean, possibly in the East Indies. It purportedly vanished when a volcano erupted on 4 June 1693. The survivors escaped to a nearby island called Amboyna (present-day Ambon Island) on 18 July 1693.[1] The villagers attempted to flee in canoes or by swimming, but many people died attempting to do this. Torca Island was said to be moderately sized.
