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Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska
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Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska

Semisopochnoi is the “Island of the Seven Mountains, ” or more precisely in Russian: “having seven hills.” This uninhabited volcanic island is also an important nesting area for maritime birds of the North Pacific.

Published Dec 29, 2010

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Norfolk Island
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Norfolk Island

A 35-square-kilometer island rises from the Pacific Ocean about 1,400 kilometers from the Australian mainland.

Published May 23, 2015

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Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
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Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Published Mar 27, 2005

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Wrangel Island, Russia
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Wrangel Island, Russia

The ghostly white shapes northeast and immediately southwest of Wrangel Island are sea ice. Over the course of the satellite record, Arctic sea ice has advanced and retreated past Wrangel Island many times. From 1979 to 2000, the sea ice edge at the end of summer generally fell somewhere in the vicinity of Wrangel Island, but this is not the first summer when the sea ice edge has retreated well north of the island.

Published Aug 29, 2008

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“New” Pacific Island Consumes Its Neighbor
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“New” Pacific Island Consumes Its Neighbor

In the western Pacific Ocean, a new volcanic island that formed in the shadow of Nishino-shima has merged with it. The island has doubled in size as the eruption continues.

Published Apr 4, 2014

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Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island
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Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island

An unnamed isle in Canada’s Nunavut Territory is the leading contender for this island superlative.

Published Feb 22, 2015

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Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
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Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

A pair of modest oyster flats turned into two of most important islands in the United States.

Published Mar 20, 2016

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Henrietta Island, Russia
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Henrietta Island, Russia

This natural-color image shows Henrietta Island, with a smooth, dome-capped surface and a rugged coastline, illuminated by low-angled sunlight.

Published May 3, 2009

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Ascension Island
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Ascension Island

 

Published Mar 31, 2003

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Easter Island
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Easter Island

The island once looked very different from how it does today.

Published Apr 16, 2017

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New Island and Pumice Raft, Tonga
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New Island and Pumice Raft, Tonga

Published Nov 17, 2006

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Easter Island
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Easter Island

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

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Adele Island
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Adele Island

The most interesting geology lies just offshore and below the water line of this Northwest Australian island.

Published Aug 3, 2015

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Mona Island
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Mona Island

The small Puerto Rican island is a natural reserve that has been nicknamed the “Galapagos of the Caribbean.”

Published Feb 28, 2016

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Volcanic Island in the Pacific Turns Two
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Volcanic Island in the Pacific Turns Two

Nishinoshima has grown to twelve times its original size.

Published Nov 29, 2015

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Aves Island
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Aves Island

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

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Southern Paramushir Island, Kuril Chain, Russia
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Southern Paramushir Island, Kuril Chain, Russia

This astronaut photograph shows the southern end of Paramushir Island after a snowfall. Four volcanic centers are brightly lit on their western slopes and deeply shadowed to the east.

Published Jul 12, 2010

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