6 Items Tagged

Island Castaways

A 1798 engraving depicts <em>L'Astrolabe</em> and <em>La Boussole</em>.

Solving the Mysterious Disappearance of Two 18th-Century French Frigates

A lost 1818 newspaper article may be a critical clue.

Natasha Frost August 31, 2017

Anatahan.

Northern Mariana Islands

Anatahan

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.

San Nicolas Island

Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California

San Nicolas Island

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

Anchorage Island, at the north tip of the atoll.

Suwarrow Atoll

A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.

The One Castaway Trick That You Need to Know to Be Rescued

The "giant makeshift sign" trick comes through again.

Jessie Guy-Ryan April 10, 2016

The southern tip of Esopus Island.

Staatsburg, New York

Esopus Island

An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.