In June 1913, the 129-foot Karluk, a former Aleutian whaling ship, embarked on a bold Canadian expedition to survey the northern coast of Canada. Departing from British Columbia, the Karluk aimed to navigate the waters north of Alaska and rendezvous with another vessel, the Alaska, at Herschel Island, near the Alaska-Canada border…
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Nestled in the unforgiving Arctic expanse, Wrangel Island stands defiantly against the Siberian coastline, braving the relentless Arctic tempests of the East Siberian and Chukchi Seas. Enveloped in ice for the majority of the year and battered by ferocious cyclonic winds, this remote outpost is not just a haven for the last…
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In a vast desert near Dubai, a Ukrainian startup has developed a stealth submarine that promises to transform naval warfare.
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The word ‘remote’ might have been created for Wrangel Island. Sitting on the top of the world within the Arctic Sea off the northern coast of Chukotka, it was once domestic to woolly mammoths. It is believed that Wrangel Island is the last…
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Known as “The Gathering Place,” Oahu, surely lives up to its name as it offers so much to draw the attention of a large number of visitors each year. Home for one million people (over two-thirds population of United State of Hawaii), it is the third largest Hawaiian island rich in diversity, culture, and fusion…
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Portugal sits between the sea on one side and the mountains of the Iberian Peninsula on the other, and as it was hinted that there were ‘Castilians with knives’ on the other side of the mountains, Portuguese pathfinders chose to explore by sea. Motivated by curiosity and a desire to expand into new places, explorers realised there were big financial gains – and treasures to be found – through the discovery of new…
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Located right off the coast of the Rakhine State, Myanmar, Ramree Island and its white beaches and swaying palms are the perfect slice of heaven that every island should be. However, its infamous place in the history books comes from eyewitness reports of an animals-gone-wild style massacre during World War II…
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Have you heard about Langkawi? It is one of the top tourist spots in Malaysia. Feeling lost and needed a good vitamin sea, pack your things and head to Langkawi. Situated with high mountains and long beaches, Langkawi is the perfect destination to release stress and have a bunch of fun. This will intrigue you on…
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Deep in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, about 80 kilometers south of Knoxville, Tennessee, sits a wonder 140 feet below ground: the Lost Sea, the largest non-subglacial underground lake in the United States and the second largest in the world. The lake was discovered by a teenager, Ben Sands in 1905…
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On the Danish island of Kalsoy, also known as the “men’s island,” a unique legend is associated with the seal creature called Kópakonan.
In ancient times on this island, there was a belief that those who experienced a violent death or committed suicide would be transformed into seals…
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The prestige of the Banda Islands as the only producer of nutmeg in the world has indeed faded along with the bringing of nutmeg seeds out of Banda. 400 – 500 years ago, this commodity was equivalent in value to a handful of gold, inevitably Banda became a contested area until one of its islands became a vital object in…
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