The beautiful radioactive Bikini atoll
Bikini atoll looks amazing from above, but has a grim nuclear past - USA tested 23 bombs in the area, which caused death and disease of the islands' inhabitants, and also served as an inspiration for…
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Nauru - the country that ate itself
Nauru used to be a very rich nation with the highest per capita income in the world, due to the phosphate deposits found in layers of guano the island is practically made of. By 2000, the phosphates…
Redonda - the glorious kingdom with too many kings
Redonda is a tiny uninhabited island, belonging to Antigua and Barbuda, is hotly contested by the numerous pretenders to the throne. The island is practically inaccessible and its only natural…
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The amazing swimming pigs of Big Major Cay
If you are in Bahamas, do visit Big Major Cay to experience the swimming pigs phenomena - these creatures are excellent swimmers, they are friendly and not shy at all to jump into your boat and ask…
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Cova crater in Santo Antão
Cova, the crater of an extinct volcano, has been turned into a fertile valley serving as farmlands of Santo Antão island of Cape Verde. Watching the clouds spill down into the valley of the crater is…
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Arai Te Tonga - the ancient sanctuary of Rarotonga
Arai Te Tonga is the ancient marae, or a sacred place, on Rarotonga island of Cook archipelago, dating back to 1250 AD. It belonged to the Samoan Makea family and used for various ceremonies,…
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The grim fortress of Nan Madol
Nan Madol is a mysterious and feared by the locals megalithic structure in Micronesia, the mystery of which has not been solved to this day. No one knows who, why and for what purpose built it, but…
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