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Islands

Rockall viewed from the south.

Rockall, Scotland

Rockall

British Empire's last territorial expansion, claimed by four countries.

Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

The Grave of Ernest Shackleton

Final resting place of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.

Skellig Michael

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Big Diomede as viewed from Little Diomede. (Wikimedia Commons)

Diomede Islands

Two islands just 4 km apart separated by an International Border and Date Line.

Takehara, Japan

Okunoshima

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Mount Pico

As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.

Photo by Héctor Gutiérrez Guzmán, via Flickr CC

Juan Fernández, Chile

Robinson Crusoe Island

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

The view from Dover Island, looking towards the coast.

West Dover, Nova Scotia

Dover Island, Nova Scotia

Eastern Canada's ocean playground.

Lengkuas Island

Simpang Renggiang, Indonesia

Lengkuas Island

A hundred and twenty year old twelve story lighthouse located on a beautiful Indonesian island.

The island is said to tremble from the sheer force of Nakwakto Tidal Rapids.

Mount Waddington A, British Columbia

Tremble Island

An island said to shake with the current.

Our Lady of the Rocks

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

Satellite photo

Nauru

"The country that ate itself."

Bouvet Island

This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.

Hunga Ha'apai New Volcano Island

Underwater volcanic eruption forms new island off the coast of Tonga.

Anak Krakatau from above

Rajabasa, Indonesia

Anak Krakatau

The second generation of a mighty volcano rises from the sea.

Strombolicchio twilight

Stromboli, Italy

Strombolicchio Lighthouse

A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.

Newquay, England

The Island, Newquay

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

Capela do Senhor da Pedra

Arcozelo, Portugal

Capela do Senhor da Pedra

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.