Although its land area is modest – only 1.7 square kilometers – Clipperton’s strategic and ecological significance is ...

Visits are banned by Russia, which occupies Kunashiri, Etorofu, Shikotan, and the Habomai islets, off Hokkaido ...

The renamed sites include a mile-long stream formerly known as “ Nazi Creek ” and a nearby summit previously bearing a ...

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Dozens of times a year, Rebun Kayo takes a ferry to a small island across from the port of Hiroshima in search of the remains ...

The retreat features ocean views, an infinity pool, sauna and curated cultural experiences ...

According to LiveScience, the island’s military use ended in 1994, and the island is now abandoned—its calderas, bays, and rusting Soviet infrastructure slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Explore the abandoned Hashima Island, Japan—also known as Battleship Island—through stunning drone footage. Once a thriving coal mining hub, this eerie ghost town now stands frozen in time ...

JAPAN NEWS Above, the building for Hashima’s elementary and junior high school, constructed in 1958, lies on the northern part of the island.

Photo / Japan News The Japanese island of Hashima was closed in 1974 and fell into disrepair, but since the 2000s, it has been reborn as a tourist destination.