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The new outflow of the Kaskawulsh Glacier.
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A 'River Pirate' Can Be a Criminal—Or Another River

What outlaws on the Mississippi have to do with glaciers in the Yukon.
Samir S. Patel April 18, 2017
Treasury Street.
St. Augustine, Florida

Treasury Street

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
The first Pirate Bay server
Linköping, Sweden

The First Pirate Bay Server

From under the bed of one of the co-founders, this server helped launch the notorious file-sharing website.
Port Royal, Jamaica

Sunken Pirate City at Port Royal

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."
Bowman's Hill Tower
New Hope, Pennsylvania

Bowman's Hill Tower

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.
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Why Do Pirates Wear Earrings?

Yar! Pirates and ear jewelry have a legendary history.
Eric Grundhauser June 1, 2016
Kayaking Lake Bacalar
Bacalar, Mexico

Laguna de Bacalar (Lake of Seven Colors)

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.
libraries

The Rise of Pirate Libraries

Shadowy digital libraries want to hold all the world's knowledge and give it away for free.
Sarah Laskow April 21, 2016
A painting of the city of Canton circa 1800, where Ching Shih lived before she became a pirate.
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The Chinese Female Pirate Who Commanded 80,000 Outlaws

Ching Shih, who lived and pillaged during the Qing Dynasty, has been called the most successful pirate in history.
Urvija Banerji June 15, 2022
Ruins on Boa Vista
Cape Verde

Curral Velho

Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.
An aerial view of Gardiner's Island
East Hampton, New York

Gardiners Island

This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt and a pirate.
Victoria Beach's Pirate Tower
Laguna Beach, California

Victoria Beach's Pirate Tower

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
An illustration from A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates
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Did the Utopian Pirate Nation of Libertatia Ever Really Exist?

Hadley Meares December 14, 2015
Pirates Cemetery Ile Ste-Marie Madagascar
Madagascar

The Pirate Cemetery

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.
Parrot
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The Surprising Truth About Pirates and Parrots

Dan Nosowitz November 19, 2015
A fake skeleton, cozy in a bed decorated with an (allegedly) real skull.
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Are There Still Real Skeletons In Disneyland's "Pirates of the Caribbean"?

Cara Giaimo October 26, 2015
An illustration of Anne Bonny and Mary Read from the 1724 book <em>A General History of the Pyrates</em>.
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How Two 18th-Century Lady Pirates Became BFFs on the High Seas

Mary Read and Anne Bonny were the most feared pirate queens in the Caribbean.
Hadley Meares September 9, 2015
Nix's Mate
Winthrop, Massachusetts

Nix's Mate

A daybeacon pyramid is about all that's left of this island that is said to have sunk due to a pirate's curse.