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Islands

Beacon, New York

Bannerman's Castle

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

Nanwei, Micronesia

Nan Madol Ruins

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

North Dumpling Island

Fishers Island, New York

North Dumpling Island

Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.

Humacao, Puerto Rico

Monkey Island

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

King George Island, Antarctica

Trinity Church on King George Island

Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.

Alison Reef, an atoll of Spratly Islands.

Spratly Islands

Spratly Islands

The most disputed archipelago in the world.

Nagasaki, Japan

Gunkanjima Island

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

Schokland as it is nowaydays; enclosed by land. The church is also visible in the painting by Hermanus Koekoek.

Schokland, Netherlands

Schokland

The struggle of a small Dutch island against the sea.

Socotra Island

Socotra Island

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

Montauk, New York

Camp Hero

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

La Gomera island

Vallehermoso, Spain

The Whistling Island

On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.

Stromboli, Italy

Stromboli Island

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.