Discover the world's most remote and mysterious islands in this beautifully designed book. Spanning continents and cultures, it explores exotic, hard-to-reach locations with an international appeal. Divided into four sections-Strange, Scary, Remote, and Naturally Odd-it unveils the haunting beauty and enigmatic allure of these isolated and extraordinary places.
Discover the world's most remote and mysterious islands in this beautifully designed book. Spanning continents and cultures, it explores exotic, hard-to-reach locations with an international appeal. Divided into four sections-Strange, Scary, Remote, and Naturally Odd-it unveils the haunting beauty and enigmatic allure of these isolated and extraordinary places.
ALASTAIR BONNETT is Professor of Social Geography at Newcastle University. Previous books include Off the Map, What is Geography? and How to Argue. He has also contributed to history and current affairs magazines on a wide variety of topics, such as world population and radical nostalgia. Alastair was editor of the avant-garde, psychogeographical, magazine Transgressions: A Journal of Urban Exploration between 1994-2000. Alastair lives in Newcastle.
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Introduction Strange Islands Tana Qirqos: Sacred Island of the Ark Tanna: ‘Cargo Cult’ Island Santa Cruz del Islote: The Big Horizons of a Crowded Island Chars of Assam: Unsettled Islands Kihnu: Island of Women Samson: An Island Back in Time Ocean Flower: A Modern Fairy Tale Maldives Floating City: Islands of the Future? Scary Islands Runit: Monster Island Poveglia: The Horror and the Lies Anak Krakatau: Child of Krakatau Fire Island: Russia’s Prison Island BRP Sierra Madre: A Frontline Island Barque Canada Reef: Vietnam’s New Military Islands Remote Islands Fort Jefferson: America’s Distant Fortress Inaccessible Island: The Farthest Shore North Sentinel Island: Modern Survivalists? Yesterday and Tomorrow: A Cold War Across Time Aasta Hansteen: Mega Rigs at the Edge of the High Seas San Nicolas Island: A Story of Survival and Loss Socotra: Dragon Blood Trees and Fighter Jets Naturally Odd Islands Mayda Insula and the Magic Islands of Titan: Extraterrestrial Shores A23a: A Travelling Island K¿pukas: Islands Surrounded by Lava Ferdinandea: A Fleeting Island Tuppiap Qeqertaa: Discovering a New Island Floating Island: Natural Wonder Pumice Rafts: The Ocean’s Transport Islands Île René-Levasseur: The Eye of Quebec Bibliography Index
Introduction Strange Islands Tana Qirqos: Sacred Island of the Ark Tanna: ‘Cargo Cult’ Island Santa Cruz del Islote: The Big Horizons of a Crowded Island Chars of Assam: Unsettled Islands Kihnu: Island of Women Samson: An Island Back in Time Ocean Flower: A Modern Fairy Tale Maldives Floating City: Islands of the Future? Scary Islands Runit: Monster Island Poveglia: The Horror and the Lies Anak Krakatau: Child of Krakatau Fire Island: Russia’s Prison Island BRP Sierra Madre: A Frontline Island Barque Canada Reef: Vietnam’s New Military Islands Remote Islands Fort Jefferson: America’s Distant Fortress Inaccessible Island: The Farthest Shore North Sentinel Island: Modern Survivalists? Yesterday and Tomorrow: A Cold War Across Time Aasta Hansteen: Mega Rigs at the Edge of the High Seas San Nicolas Island: A Story of Survival and Loss Socotra: Dragon Blood Trees and Fighter Jets Naturally Odd Islands Mayda Insula and the Magic Islands of Titan: Extraterrestrial Shores A23a: A Travelling Island K¿pukas: Islands Surrounded by Lava Ferdinandea: A Fleeting Island Tuppiap Qeqertaa: Discovering a New Island Floating Island: Natural Wonder Pumice Rafts: The Ocean’s Transport Islands Île René-Levasseur: The Eye of Quebec Bibliography Index
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