Amazing islands. The most unusual islands
Blue skies, white sand beaches, crystal clear waters of the ocean, granite rocks rising right out of the water, tropical jungle and excellent service await you in this corner.
The most beautiful place on the island is the bay of Source d'Argens. The popularity of the beach is known even outside the Seychelles. It is here that many people go to spend a heavenly vacation and take pictures of the most romantic landscapes. What are local sunsets! When the sun sets, the whole bay turns red, at this moment it seems that you are in a fairy tale.
The waves here are always calm, all thanks to the reef, which perfectly protects from the raging ocean waters.
There is a cafe on the beach where you can taste Creole cuisine.
In addition to an excellent beach holiday in the bay, there is an opportunity to visit the L’Union Estate park, which is located next door. Entrance to the park is 100 rupees.
Source d'Argens is the perfect option for enjoying nature.
This is the most remote bay of the island, which has a length of 3 km. To get here, it is best to use a boat or boat.
Snow-white sandy beaches, clear calm waters, and most importantly, a relaxing break from the bustle of the city - attracts tourists.
In the waters of the bay you can see a wide variety of marine life (dolphins, fur seals, whales and other inhabitants of the underwater world). In addition, about 100 species of birds live here.
Reunion is a very popular destination for world cruises and sporting events.
The best time to visit this wonderful place is from April to November. During these months, the ocean is very calm, and getting to the bay will not be any particular problem.
Reunion is also known for the fact that it was on one of the beaches that a film was shot with Leonardo DiCaprio.
In the western part of the bay there are ancient sculptures of the 5th century AD.
5. Seychelles National Botanical Gardens (Royal Botanical Garden), Mahe Island
The Botanical Garden is located in the southern part of the Seychelles capital. These are one of the oldest national monuments in the Seychelles. There are a large number of endemic plants (about 200 species). Also, exquisite orchids, fruit trees, ornamental bushes, herbs grow on 6 hectares of the botanical garden. Giant tortoises quietly crawl on the grass. Anyone can feed them.
Achiote bushes also grow here. Red fruits are used as natural dyes for cheeses, red fish and even cosmetics.
Entrance to the park costs 50 rupees.
Cousin Island is located 2 km from Praslin Island. It is a natural reserve. Several species of endangered animals live here. It is a nesting site for hundreds of seabirds and turtles.
The island has many low hills as it is of granite origin. The area of the island is only 26 hectares. In 1968, it was bought out and made a private reserve.
Basically, the island is inhabited only by birds. They can be seen literally everywhere: on trees and bushes, on the ground, in the sky, in the water.
The largest number of birds are white terns. Charming birds with big black eyes and blue beaks. They are constantly cleaning each other's feathers.
In addition to birds, giant tortoises Megalochelys also live on the island.
On the highest hill of the island there is a small observation deck that offers stunning views of the entire area.
More than 100,000 people visit the island every year. You can visit Kuzin from Monday to Friday, from 10 am to 12 pm. Overnight stay on the island is prohibited. The tour costs 500 rupees. Film crews must obtain special permission. When visiting the island, you should observe silence and follow the advice of the guide.
Praslin Island is home to a unique nature reserve. It occupies about 20 hectares, most of the territory is covered with tropical forest. Rare sea palms Coco De Mer grow here, their seeds and fruits are the largest among all plants. And the height of palm trees can reach 30-40m.
Also in this reserve you can meet a rare species of black parrot, which lives only on Praslin. In addition to it, about a hundred unique exotic birds listed in the Red Book live here.
May Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Almost half of all tourists go to the Seychelles just to visit this reserve. It is visited by about a million people a year.
On the territory of the reserve there is an information center, a souvenir shop and a cafe.
The Craft Village is a very interesting place to visit and is a very popular attraction on the island of Mahe.
There are twelve huts in the village that serve as workshops. This is where the whole process of making souvenirs takes place.
In the center of the village, in an old manor, there is a museum of local lore. Old interior items (furniture, parquet, dishes) have been preserved here. Visiting the museum, you can feel the atmosphere of colonial times. Also in the museum you can learn about the history, architecture, cuisine and traditions of the island.
Well, you can watch the work of artisans in the workshop huts.
All souvenirs that can be purchased in the village are made by hand. Small models of ships, wicker baskets, straw hats are especially popular.
short facts about
UNUSUAL
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
Funny and strange
Name A have simultaneously rivers in the Netherlands, Germany, places on the Lofot Islands of Norway, as well as in France, Denmark and Sweden.
There are also two small towns with the name AND- one is located in the north of France, and the other on the west coast of Finland.
There is a village in France ABOUT, though this is how it is read, although it is written not with one, but with four letters: Nauh.
Townships YU located in France and Sweden.
E- this is the name of a town in Belgium and one of the ports of Burma.
On the Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, you can visit a town called At. A similar name is given to the left tributary of the great river of Southeast Asia, the Mekong, in the Lao Republic and a city in South Korea.
Dad is a city in Hungary.
tyatya(old Russian "father") - a volcano on the Kuril island of Iturup.
Mother- city and river, the left tributary of the Vitim River in the Irkutsk region of Russia. By the way, the sources of this river are called Right Mama and Left Mama.
Daughter- a river in the Bryansk region, a tributary of the Desna, and a river in the Moscow region.
Woman- a cape in the west of the peninsula of Asia Minor (Türkiye). The mountain range in the Hindu Kush system in Afghanistan bears the same name. By the way, "Baba" means "Father" in Arabic.
grandmothers- a village in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine.
Great grandmother- also in Ukraine - a tributary of the Seversky Donets and a village of the same name in the Kharkov region. Babka is a river in the Perm region of Russia and a city in the west of the island of New Guinea.
Dedovsk- a village in the Moscow region.
Sister- rivers in the Moscow and Leningrad regions.
Brothers- islands off the southern coast of the Republic of Vietnam.
Vnukovo- a village near Moscow.
Muzhi- a village on the Ob River in Siberia and the left tributary of the Tejo River in Portugal.
Qom a river in Turkey. Kuma is a river in the North Caucasus and a city in the Australian state of Victoria.
Cousin- an island in the Seychelles group in the Indian Ocean.
Matchmaker- a river in Eastern Slovakia and Pakistan.
Twins- a village in the Kharkov region of Ukraine.
Stepmother- a village in the Volgograd region.
Relatives- a village in the Kaliningrad region of Russia.
Village Neighbor located in the Penza region.
river Boy flows through the Magadan and Kamchatka regions of the Far East.
Village damsel is located in the Voronezh region of Russia.
City Virgo in Western Romania.
A tributary of the Abakan River in the Krasnoyarsk Territory is called She, and the village on the Rioni River in Georgia is called They.
In the state of Massachusetts (USA) there is a small lake, the name of which is not easy to pronounce without stopping, because it consists of 42 letters, and in English transcription it is even longer (44 letters). Judge for yourself: Chargoggagogg. Translated from the local Indian language, this abracadabra means: "I will fish on this side, you will fish on the other side, and in the middle no one catches anything." Thus, the name of the lake recorded an agreement between two Indian tribes that once lived on its shores.
The long name is associated with one of the villages of the North Island of New Zealand: Thaumatavkakapikimahu(83 letters!). Translated from the local Maori language, it means: "The place where Tamatea, a man with long legs, a famous mountain-eater, who moved mountains, climbed them and swallowed them, played the flute for his beloved."
The longest among Gulliver names is the name of the capital, located in Southeast Asia of the Republic of Thailand - Bangkok. In translation, it sounds like this: “Place of the wild plum”, but the full local name has as many as 147 (!) Letters and means: “The great city of angels, the highest container of divine treasures, the great land that cannot be conquered, the great and prosperous kingdom, magnificent and the wonderful capital of the nine gems, the place where the greatest rulers live and the great palace is located, the home of the gods, capable of reincarnating into spirits. " It is this geographical name that is registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest in the world.
River Volga, except for the well-known, flows in the state of Iowa (USA). The right tributary of the Mississippi has the same name. The city of the same name is located on the banks of the American Volga.
River Don flows in Scotland, in the north of the island of Great Britain, and the well-known tributary of the Volga Oka has a "namesake" - a large tributary of the Angara in Eastern Siberia.
City Moscow located in the Vyatka region of Russia.
In Russia, you can get from Berlin V Paris without leaving the territory of the Chelyabinsk region. There are also Leipzig, Varna and other cities. All these, as a rule, small towns, got their names in honor of the outstanding victories of the Russian army in the Patriotic War of 1812.
There are railway stations in the Odessa region of Ukraine Borodino, Leipzig, Paris and others. Village Paris located in the Krasnokutsky district of the Kharkov region.
There is a village with a loud name in the Fergana region of Uzbekistan Baghdad, in the Aktobe region of Kazakhstan - a railway station Cairo, in Moldova - a railway station - Sofia, in Latvia and the Yekaterinburg region of Russia - small towns Nice, in the Novosibirsk region - a village Shanghai, in the Oryol region - a village Panama, in Irkutsk - railway station Malta.
Nile- a settlement in the Amur region of Russia, Chad- railway station in the Perm region, Sahara- a river in Yakutia, Africa- a cape on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Victoria- a village in the Aktobe region of Kazakhstan.
bay america- in the Far East, Danube Islands- at the mouth of the great Siberian river Lena, village of Eldorado- on the middle Yenisei, Lake China- in the Odessa region of Ukraine.
On the railway Perm - Nizhny Tagil there is Eurasia station(on the border of Europe and Asia).
An interesting road sign is located in the vicinity of the American city of Lynchula (Maine). He points out that from here to Peru- 90, to Poland - 50, Denmark - 35, Norway- 25 km. All of these localities are in this state and are not countries.
The states of Indiana, Minnesota, and North Dakota have townships Russia, Belarus And Kyiv. They were founded over 100 years ago by the natives of these areas, who moved to America in search of a happy life.
In the California desert substation Siberia. It must be admitted that the authors of this title were humorists. After all, the hottest place in the entire Western Hemisphere is located nearby.
In the south of Brazil is America city.
In the USA there are cities like London, Boston, Newcastle, Cambridge, Oxford, Baltimore, Bristol, Greenwich and many others whose "parents" are in Europe.
Geographical names came from France to the Americas Orleans, Nancy, Toulon, Lyon, A Paris occurs more than ten times.
Occurs seven times on the US map Moscow and repeatedly numerous towns under the names Petersburg, Rome, Cairo, Athens, Odessa and others.
From Spain to Latin America "moved" such geographical names as Barcelona, Valencia, Venice, Granada, Cordova, Seville and others.
In Ukraine, in the Chernivtsi region, there is the village of Mamaliga, and in Poltava - Pie.
Cockroach- the name of a small island and the city of the same name off the eastern coast of the Indonesian island of Kalimantan.
Gang- one of the seas washing the shores of the islands of Sulawesa, New Guinea and Timor.
An island with an attractive name Paradise can be seen off the coast of the Republic of Vietnam.
In the Gulf of Thailand in the west of the island of New Guinea rises mountain house.
Sombrero- this is the name of the strait in the Nicobar Islands of the Indian Ocean.
Rivers Dream And barrack flow in India.
City Furnace located in Hungary Cabinet- in Sweden, and cities with no less strange, in our opinion, name Salo located in Finland and Northern Italy.
In Italy there are towns Bank, Fortune And Mirage.
Madonna is a city in Latvia.
City of Duma located in Syria.
Village Game- in Udmurtia.
give- in Romania.
River Moy takes place in Ireland poppy islet located in the Hebrides group off the coast of Great Britain.
Kucha city located in Western China, Tank- in Pakistan, Tea And chan- in Turkey, Limon city- in Guatemala.
Subject- a seaport in the African Republic of Ghana.
Maritime name Squid assigned to a land French city in Alsace.
On the geographical map of the Russian Federation you will see nearby summer And Winter coast and city Winter in Eastern Siberia.
Stump- a village in the Novosibirsk region, marvel- in Smolensk, Baklushi And Turks- in Saratov, Kalach- in Volgograd, Boot- in Ryazan, Wand- in Tomsk, Bottom- in Pskovskaya, Mud- in Lipetsk, A cap- in Leningradskaya, Wasp- in the Perm regions, Baris- a river in the Ulyanovsk region.
In Ukraine - Paradise in Ternopil region, Bar- in Vinnitsa, platypus, Partying, Benefit- in Odessa, Wise heads- in Khmelnitsky, Good afternoon- in Chernihiv, Buyan, Bucha And leather jacket- in Kievskaya, Money- in Cherkasy, Happiness- in the Luhansk regions.
Stomach can be found in the Grodno region of Belarus.
Note flows in Murmansk, Dark in Tverskaya Pair in Ryazan Leather in Arkhangelsk and even Shish- the right tributary of the Irtysh - in the Omsk regions.
Settlements are located in the Gomel region of Belarus Mars, Venus and even Capricorn. Villages with the name Mars we find in the Sharansky district of the Nizhnenovgorod region of Russia and the Novoaydarsky district of the Luhansk region of Ukraine.
cape The end of the world It is located on the extreme eastern island of the Kuril Ridge, Shikotan.
Half- this is the name of the village in the Irkutsk region of Russia, halfway between Moscow and Vladivostok.
In the Far East, on the railway Moscow - Vladivostok, one of the cities is called by name and patronymic - Erofei Pavlovich.
Some geographical names seem to reflect the shape of objects. So, for example, in Siberia, in the Eastern Sayan there are Mount Pyramid, in the Arctic Ocean - Straits of Yugorsky and Matochkin Shary, in the Sea of Okhotsk - cone island, and in the east, on the Lysyansky Peninsula, there are Cape Duga Western. River Curve flows in the Republic of Macedonia and in Serbia.
There are also names on the geographical map that consist of only vowels. This Wye- river in England, cities Aue(Germany), Aya("Holy" in Greece), an island Eui in the Tonga archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, the village ii- in Australia, the island eiao in the Marquesas group.
But there are also names consisting of only consonants, for example, the Croatian island Krk in the Adriatic sea and mountain Smrk(1204 m) in the Czech Republic.
There are geographical names that begin with the letter "Y", for example, rivers Yhne in Estonia, Yrgaity in Kyrgyzstan, Yngata in Yakutia (Right tributary of the Vilyui), as well as settlements Ynding in the Komi Republic uijou in the North and eunseong in South Korea.
Purely Russian geographical names can be found on the world map. settlements God, Vershok, Morning- in France, Dream- in Spain, Moan- in England, favorite- in Germany, Rich- in Hungary, Plan- an island off the coast of the Republic of Tunisia in Africa.
based on the book "Entertaining Geography"
And last summer I discovered this in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
and couldn't get past.
This is a selection of islands that are somehow unusual and famous. The list is in no particular order, as each island is unique in its own way. So this one really looks more like a grocery list than a “countdown from ten to one” list. The listed islands were also chosen because of their low profile, which explains why, for example, Easter Island is not on the list - everyone has already heard of it! So, the most unusual islands are waiting for you...
Niihau Island
The westernmost of the eight main Hawaiian islands, Niihau (pronounced "Nii-i-how") differs from the other seven in that it is privately owned. Purchased by Elizabeth Sinclair of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1864, this is one of the most unusual islands in the world. Visitors are rarely allowed to visit Niihau, which is why it is also called the “Forbidden Island”. Although, in recent years, the island has begun to receive a very limited flow of tourists participating in safari. Niihau's population hovers around 130 people who speak their native Hawaiian language.
Attu Island
Once again the westernmost island, but this time the westernmost in the Aleutian Island chain in Alaska. Although Attu Island is western, it is actually in the eastern hemisphere. The island has a population of only twenty people who live and work at the United States Coast Guard Station Attu LORAN. It is also the outermost island in the 1,900 km long Aleutian Islands chain. The island is unusual in that it is the location of the only ground conflict on American soil during the entirety of World War II.
Monuriki Island
Monuriki is a small, uninhabited island in the Mamanuca group of islands in Fiji. It wouldn't be notable for any particular reason if it didn't get into the spotlight as the main filming location for Tom Hanks' movie Cast Away. The film is about a plane crash survivor who lived on the island for four years. In the movies, the island is completely isolated, although in reality there are several other islands within a few miles, including Tavua with a population of approximately 2,400. Monuriki has now become a popular tourist destination as one of the world's most isolated islands.
Navassa Island
Navassa is an uninhabited Caribbean island about thirty miles west of Haiti, and ninety miles south of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Its coastline is made up of steep cliffs, making it impossible to land by boat. The United States occupied the island in 1857 and spent the next few decades mining its vast guano deposits. The island is now classified as a nature reserve, which requires United States government permission (which is rarely granted) to visit. Navassa is also one of several disputed territories in the United States that is also claimed by Haiti.
Svalbard
Svalbard is the largest of the islands in the Svalbard archipelago, north of Scandinavia. Norwegian territory is home to the city of Longyearbyen, one of the largest permanent settlements in the north. Also, Svalbard contains a lot of "northernmost" things - the northernmost church, the northernmost airport, and much more. Due to the danger of polar bears, when traveling in Svalbard outside of Longyearbyen, it is required to take a rifle with you every time. Svalbard has also been chosen as the location of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, where the seeds of all plants are stored for safekeeping. This is necessary to preserve biodiversity in the event of any large-scale disaster.
Palmyra Atoll
Palmyra is a collection of small islands located about halfway between Hawaii and Samoa. The largest island, Cooper Island, is privately owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy. The rest is owned by the United States federal government and managed by its Fish and Wildlife Service. Palmyra is staffed by a small team of government scientists and Nature Conservancy volunteers to conserve and explore the island. In 1974, Palmyra was the location of a double homicide, later detailed in Vincent Bugliosi's best-selling detective story "And the Sea Shall Reveal the Mystery."
Howland Island
Howland Island lies halfway between Hawaii and Australia, about fifty miles north of the equator. Like most small Pacific islands, it was used by the United States for guano mining. There was also an attempt at colonization, interrupted by World War II when Howland was attacked by Japanese terrorists. It happened the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. All attempts at colonization ceased immediately after the war. Howland is now a nature reserve, best known for being the stopping point for Amelia Earhart's round-the-world flight. Her plane disappeared somewhere near the island, and the details of the disappearance have not been disclosed to this day.
Pitcairn Island
Pitcairn is the only inhabited island of the four in the Pitcairn group. It is the last British overseas territory in the Pacific. The island, with approximately fifty inhabitants, is the least populous and most remote jurisdiction in the world (approximately 2,100 kilometers west of Chile). All its inhabitants are descendants of the rebels in the ranks of the armed forces of Great Britain, as well as the Polynesians who accompanied them. The island is famous for the best honey in the world, that even the Queen praised its merits. You can buy honey through the website, but be prepared for a long wait. Pitcairn does not have an airport, it is rarely visited, so postal deliveries can take months.
Bouvet Island
Bouvet is a 19 square mile volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 2500 kilometers south-southwest of South Africa. The island is almost completely covered in ice. Much of the coastline is made up of very steep cliffs, making landing almost impossible. Bouvet was originally a British territory, but Britain relinquished its hold and ceded the island to Norway, which maintains it today as a nature reserve. Bouvet has never been inhabited and will almost certainly never be inhabited, but it has its own top-level domain name, .bv, which is not in use. The reason for Bouvet's fame is that it is the most remote island in the world. The closest landmass, Dronning Maud Land in Antarctica, is about 1,750 kilometers to the south. Fans of extreme travel and radio lovers really like to come here.
North Sentinel Island
North Sentinel Island is located approximately 32 kilometers west of Smith Island in the Bay of Bengal. It is approximately 72 square kilometers entirely forested except for the thin strips of beach surrounding it. In general, the island is quite ordinary, except that it is inhabited by one of the few remaining completely isolated peoples in the world. The Sentinelese xenophobically resist virtually all attempts at contact, often firing arrows at boats and helicopters that come too close to the island (sometimes even killing the "intruders"). Due to their active isolationism and the difficulty of observing the island from the air, almost nothing is known about the Sentinelese. - Their language, culture, and even an accurate estimate of their numbers is still unknown.North Sentinel Island is technically part of the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but in practice the local government has stated that they intend to leave the island to its inhabitants, making it a de facto Sentinel closes the list of the most unusual islands in the world.
Days.Ru present a selection of the most unusual islands of our planet, the existence of which is not known to everyone.
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SOCOTRA, YEMEN
Truly one of the most isolated places on the planet is the Socotra archipelago, which is located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Republic of Yemen. This region is also called the "lost world" due to its secluded location. The archipelago was geographically isolated from Africa 6 million years ago, which made it possible to preserve a unique ecosystem here, which is not found anywhere else.
In this treasury of flora and fauna, there are the most extraordinary plants that originated more than 20 million years ago, and animals that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. That is why the archipelago is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Progress has not yet managed to spoil this amazing island. Those who were lucky enough to visit Socotra are told: once there, it is impossible to believe that you are on Earth, and not on some other planet. The uniqueness and beauty of these places amazes and attracts extreme tourists and scientists.
FADIOUT, SENEGAL
The unusual island of Fadiout is located in Senegal, it is completely covered with various shells of mollusks, the contents of which the inhabitants of the nearby town of Joal ate many years ago. There is a legend that the island was formed precisely thanks to the local fishermen who threw out the shells. Over time, they mixed with the roots of plants, and gradually formed a whole island. Almost a kilometer long wooden bridge connects Joal with the island.
A walk through the streets of the shell town is accompanied by the characteristic sounds of crunching underfoot. Its streets are paved with all kinds of mollusk shells, shells are used in the construction and decoration of dwellings, souvenirs and all kinds of trinkets are made from them.
In addition to the island itself, many tourists visit the local cemetery, also strewn with shells. It is located on a neighboring island connected by a bridge to Fadiut. Paradoxical as it may seem, this cemetery is a rather picturesque landscape: white crosses and tablets randomly protrude from the mounded mother-of-pearl mounds.
ISLAND OF THE DOLLS, MEXICO
If you lack mystical secrets, then here is a chilling story about the Mexican island of dolls (Isla de las Munecas). This place really inspires horror: you definitely shouldn’t go here in the company of an impressionable girlfriend or children, thinking that a world of cute toys will await you. The island is filled with thousands of ugly, mutilated and dirty dolls hanging from trees everywhere. Here, even the most daring tourist will feel a tremor in the knees. According to legend, in the 50s of the XX century, the hermit Julian Santana Barrera settled on the island, who renounced the world and family. He became the founder of this terrible collection. The man collected and hung dolls everywhere for a reason, but to calm the spirit of a girl drowned in the waters of the canal. For half a century, the dolls were very worn out, covered with cobwebs and acquired a very frightening look. It is said that Julian himself also drowned in this canal in 2001. Since then, a creepy legend has been attracting curious people to these places. There is no electricity here, and you can only get to the island by water during daylight hours. Those who dared to visit the island of dolls say that the mutilated toys seemed to be following them everywhere, and some tourists claim that they even heard their ominous whisper.
SEALAND, OFF THE COAST OF THE GREAT BRITAIN
In the open sea, a few miles from the mouth of the Thames, there is not just an island, but the whole kingdom of Sealand. This microstate is an artificial World War II Roughs Tower platform, created by the UK to protect against enemy air raids.
In 1967, a retired British army officer, Paddy Roy Bates, decided to use this Roughs Tower for his own purposes and landed on it with his family. In addition, he not only settled on the platform, he also called this place the Principality of Sealand with his own currency, postage stamps, flag and passports, and proclaimed himself Prince Roy I. The microstate even had to repel attacks first by the British government, and then by the Dutch and West German businessmen.
This very unusual principality has 300 official citizens, and its area is 0.00055 km2. Those wishing to obtain citizenship, the title of earl or lord of the Principality of Sealand can fill out an application on the official website of the government.
ISLAND OF PIGS, BAHAMAS
On the Hawaiian island of Big Major Cay, tourists are waiting not only for white and soft sand, warm water of the Atlantic Ocean, but also for several families of real pigs. No one will remember how these four-legged animals got to the island, but they took root here quite well. These animals live a completely non-pig life: they swim in the ocean, sunbathe in the sun, dig in the sand, and even kind tourists endlessly bring them various gifts. You don't have to look for these pigs, they will find you themselves. As soon as the boat with tourists appears on the horizon, the pigs will gladly rush into the water to meet new guests.
The inhabitants of the island are very friendly and brave. Visitors to the island always have a unique opportunity to splash around with cute piglets, and not in a puddle of mud, but in the crystal clear ocean and take unusual photos.
OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN
The Japanese island of Okunoshima, or simply Rabbit Island, can be found in the waters of the Inland Sea of Japan. Full-fledged residents of these places are wild rabbits. These cute creatures are so accustomed to guests that they fearlessly allow themselves to be stroked, happily eat various treats and play with tourists. They say that the eared ones were brought to the once lifeless island by schoolchildren, and then the rabbits quickly multiplied and filled all corners of Okunoshima. So tourists will not have to look for these unusual island inhabitants.
In fact, the history of the island is not limited to cute furry animals. Okunoshima played an important role in World War II, where a top-secret military base was located, working on the production of chemical weapons. When the war ended, the laboratory was burned down, and in 1988 the Poison Gas Museum was opened here.
FLOATING ISLANDS, PERU
The floating islands of the Uros tribe in Lake Titicaca are made entirely of reeds. This artificial archipelago was created several thousand years ago by the Uros, who fled from the advancing Inca tribe in order to preserve their identity.
The surface of the islands is a bunch of reeds of 1.5-2 meters, so it is not at all solid, as it seems from afar, and sags under the weight of a person. Reed here serves not only as "land", but also as a material for creating boats, souvenirs, household items, it is even eaten.
The main occupation of the inhabitants of the floating islands is fishing and hunting, and more recently also tourism. Young Uros use the island as an additional income, presenting tourists with unusual excursions to the unique life of the ancient people of Peru.
FORT SPITBANK, UK
Spitbank Fort is a very exclusive holiday destination located in the Solent, near the city of Portsmouth. Once a defensive sea fort, built in the 19th century to protect the city from French attack, today it is a luxury hotel. Warehouses for storing ammunition and weapons now serve as exquisitely appointed hotel rooms. The fort has been restored, but the unique features of this place have remained intact, so visitors can fully experience the spirit of war times.
The hotel has only nine guest rooms. The hotel also has a spa, bars and restaurants. On the roof of the Spitbank fortress there is a swimming pool and a sauna, where guests will not only have the opportunity to relax, but also enjoy a wonderful view of the strait and the starry sky. Here you can also have a barbecue in a place specially protected from the wind.
Getting to the fort is not so easy: visitors are brought here by boat, and the perimeter of the hotel itself is guarded no worse than in wartime. Therefore, there are no uninvited guests here. Spitbank Fort is a great place for private parties, weddings, corporate events, or just to relax away from the bustle of the mainland.
KEYMADA GRANDE, BRAZIL
The most dangerous island is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Sao Paulo, it is called Queimada Grande (Ilha de Queimada Grande), also known as the Snake Island. Incredibly picturesque landscapes with unusual plants, majestic rocks and a beautiful beach have been preserved in this untouched place. But, unfortunately, there are absolutely no conditions for tourism and recreation here, and the snakes swarming on the island are to blame (according to scientists, there are as many as three reptiles for every square meter of land).
The island is so unsafe that the government of the country even banned visiting these parts. The thing is that Queimada Grande is home to one of the most dangerous snake species in the world - island botrops. The venom of this snake provokes rapid necrosis of tissues, internal bleeding and almost inevitable death in the victim. Without an antidote, the unfortunate one has very little chance of surviving. However, despite the prohibitions, many curious tourists still find loopholes, acquire the necessary equipment and clothes and go there for dangerous adventures.
POVEGLIA, ITALY
This mystical island, located near Venice, is attracting more and more tourists. Lovers of scary stories and mysteries come here in search of unusual experiences.
The island of Poveglia served as a quarantine station in the 14th century, where hopelessly ill patients with bubonic plague were brought to certain death. People died in huge numbers and very quickly, so not everyone had time to bury and burn, and the ashes of the unfortunate were scattered all over the island. Since then, there have been rumors that the restless spirits of the dead are walking around the island. Everything would be fine, but later a psychiatric hospital was opened on the site of the quarantine station, and its inhabitants often complained that ghosts came to them. There are rumors that the head doctor of the hospital mocked the patients and that is why one day they threw him from the bell tower. Moreover, for some reason, the sadistic doctor was never buried, but walled up in the wall of that very ill-fated bell tower. Tourists come to Povelho every year to see with their own eyes these dilapidated hospitals that chill the skin.
