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A round-the-world atlas of remote islands: 50 places you’ve never been and most likely never will

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A round-the-world atlas of remote islands: 50 places you’ve never been and most likely never will
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The Black Rock of St. Helena became a place of exile and death for Napoleon. The tiny island of Tromlen initially seemed like a magical escape for shipwrecked slaves, but freedom soon turned into a struggle for survival. Four years and four months sailor Alexander Selkirk spent alone on the island: the stroke of his pen his story will turn into the story of Robinson Crusoe. The name of this hero will be given to the island. Not far from Howland Island, during a flight across the Pacific Ocean, the outstanding pilot Amelia Earhart disappeared. For years, the attraction of beautiful nothingness has drawn expeditions to the polar ice, and just as the unknown attracts travelers and romantics within us.

This amazing book reflects 50 islands, far from the mainland and people, from airports and tourist brochures and lost in the ocean. Each of them hides its secrets, each has its own stories, which sometimes fascinate, sometimes frighten. Writer Judith Chalanski takes the reader to a variety of places and eras from Easter Island to St. George, from the seventeenth century to the present in this wonderfully written guide. The text is supplemented with detailed maps and geographical coordinates.
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