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Republic of the Marshall Islands (Island Week)
Consisting of 29 atolls and 5 separate islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands could have been Island Week all on its own. It probably could have been island month - all but 9 of the atolls are inhabited, and…
Island of the Dead (Island Week)
At first glance Hart Island in the Long Island Sound, New York, seems a rather inconspicuous little island. Dig a little deeper... and things get a little more disturbing. In 1869 Hart Island was established as the City's public cemetery…
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Island Week)
Welcome to the loose collection of islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean known as South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Currently an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, the glacier covered main island of South Georgia was invaded by…
Ming Class Submarine
A long time ago, way back when this website began, I thought that spotting submarines on satellite photographs would be very unlikely, what with them travelling underwater most of the time. As it turned out there are a lot of…
Ship Breaking
Ship Breaking is primariliry carried out in developing nations such as India and Bangladesh - as their laws on dealing with lead paint, asbestos and general worker's conditions fall far short of Europe and the US. Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard…
Underwater Plane
This is Normans Cay in the Bahamas, and lying submerged just under the surface of the water is a genuine 1980s drug smugglers plane! Here's a bonus underwater photo of the wreck taken by a guy who snorkled around it.…
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