A series of storms has redistributed the sand and the so-called "Shelly Island" is no longer an island.
Published Mar 8, 2018
A pair of modest oyster flats turned into two of most important islands in the United States.
Published Mar 20, 2016
Is it a remote paradise, a major industrial complex, or somehow both?
Published Dec 28, 2013
Acquired August 28, 2011, this aerial photo shows damage to Highway 12 on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Highway breaches stranded at least 2,500 residents of Hatteras Island.
Published Aug 30, 2011
The natural movement of sediment has built up a shoal island off the Outer Banks in North Carolina.
Published Jul 12, 2017
A powerful hurricane wiped away a remote island in the Hawaiian chain.
Published Dec 7, 2018
Bouvet Island is known as the most remote island in the world; Antarctica, over 1600 kilometers (994 miles) to the south, is the nearest land mass. Located near the junction between the South American, African, and Antarctic tectonic plates, the island is mostly formed from a shield volcano—a broad, gently sloping cone formed by thin, fluid lavas—that is almost entirely covered by glaciers.
Published Oct 6, 2008
An unnamed isle in Canada’s Nunavut Territory is the leading contender for this island superlative.
Published Feb 22, 2015
On September 25, 2002, astronauts aboard the International Space Station viewed Easter Island, one of the most remote locations on Earth. Easter Island is more than 2000 miles from the closest populations on Tahiti and Chile—even more remote than astronauts orbiting at 210 nautical miles above the Earth. Archaeologists believe the island was discovered and colonized by Polynesians at about 400 AD. Subsequently, a unique culture developed. The human population grew to levels that could not be sustained by the island. A civil war resulted, and the island’s deforestation and ecosystem collapse was nearly complete.
Published Oct 6, 2002
The island once looked very different from how it does today.
Published Apr 16, 2017
Named Isla de Aves in Spanish, (meaning “Island of the Birds”) Aves Island lies west of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. It provides a nesting site to green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and, of course, birds. Because the abundant bird droppings, known as guano, could be used in fertilizer and gunpowder, guano miners worked on the island until they depleted the supply. Since its discovery by Europeans, likely in the late 16th century, Aves Island was subsequently claimed by several European nations. The island is currently claimed by Venezuela, although disputes about ownership of the island, and the surrounding exclusive economic zone in the Caribbean, continue today.
Published Jun 19, 2006
The most interesting geology lies just offshore and below the water line of this Northwest Australian island.
Published Aug 3, 2015
This photo-like image of Chincoteague Island and the southern section of Assateague was acquired by the IKONOS satellite on June 27, 2001.
Published Oct 28, 2008
