Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the world's northernmost landmass - a yet-to-be-named island north of Greenland that could soon be swallowed up by seawaters.

研究人员意外发现了据信为地球"最北端"的岛屿，这个尚未命名的岛屿位于格陵兰岛北部，可能很快就会被海水吞没。

Researchers came upon the landmass on an expedition in July, and initially thought they had reached Oodaaq, up until now the northernmost island on the planet.

研究人员在今年7月的一次探险中偶然发现了这个岛屿，起初他们以为自己已经到达了欧达克岛，也就是迄今为止地球上最北端的岛屿。

"We were informed that there had been an error on my GPS, which had led us to believe that we were standing on Oodaaq Island," said the head of the mission, Morten Rasch from Copenhagen University's department of geosciences and natural resource management.

本次任务的负责人、哥本哈根大学地球科学和自然资源管理系的莫滕•拉施说："我们被告知导航出错，让我们误以为自己站在了欧达克岛上。"

Oodaaq is some 700 kilometers south of the North Pole, while the new island is 780 meters north of Oodaaq. But it is only 30 to 60 meters above sea level, and Rasch said it could be a "short-lived islet".

欧达克岛距离北极大约700公里，新发现的岛屿在欧达克岛以北780米。但岛屿海拔仅有30米到60米，拉施说，它可能是一个"短命的小岛"。