What Infamous 1974 Event Happened on Palmyra Atoll?
Chapter 1

Nature's isolated evolutionary laboratories

Chapter 2

Island outposts at the edge of the world

Chapter 3

Human-made and heavily modified islands

Chapter 4

Ghostly islands of history and mystery

YOUR GOAL

Master of Islands of wonder and mystery

Ch 4 · Ghostly islands of history and mystery
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schopenhauer Hashima Island the concrete battleship

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Isla de las Munecas the island of dolls

schopenhauer Isla de las Munecas is a creepy Mexican island covered in hundreds of decaying, hanging toy dolls.

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Poveglia Island the plague sanctuary

schopenhauer Poveglia Island in the Venetian Lagoon served as a quarantine station for plague victims and an asylum.

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Tiny Ghost Isles
BETA

schopenhauer Match clues to deserted shores to discover why these busy islands became ghost towns.

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Fun Fact

Hashima Island movie fame: Hashima Island served as the inspiration and backdrop for the villain's lair in the 2012 James Bond film 'Skyfall'.

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Glossary
phantom island (noun)
A purported island that appeared on historical maps but was subsequently found to be nonexistent. In 2012, researchers confirmed that Sandy Island in the Coral Sea was merely a cartographical error.

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Gossip

Which island is the spookiest?

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Quiz

Which major company owned and operated the mines on Hashima Island?

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schopenhauer Palmyra Atoll the cursed Pacific paradise

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Quiz

What was the primary industry on Japan's Hashima Island before it was abandoned?

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schopenhauer Isla de las Munecas the island of dolls

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Quiz

In which famous floating gardens or canal system of Mexico is Isla de las Munecas located?

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Quiz

What type of facility was built on Poveglia Island in 1922?

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Quiz

What is the English translation of Hashima Island's nickname, 'Gunkanjima'?

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Quiz

Who hung the decaying dolls on Mexico's Isla de las Munecas?

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Quiz

What historical crisis led to Poveglia Island in Venice being used as a quarantine zone?

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Quiz

What infamous event occurred on the remote Palmyra Atoll in 1974?

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