Highly restricted and mainly hostile to visitors, North Sentinel Island is home to the Sentinelese people, one of the last uncontacted tribes in the world.
Nicknamed “Battleship Island” due to its resemblance to a battleship, Hashima Island, off the coast of Nagasaki, has a haunting past.
Lying midway between New Caledonia and New Zealand, Norfolk Island was once a Polynesian settlement before being claimed by Britain in 1788.
Bouvet Island is the most isolated landmass on the planet. It is uninhabited, remote, and glacier-covered.
Part of the Aleutian Islands chain in Alaska, Adak Island has a rich history as a naval base during World War II.
This UNESCO World Heritage Site is often called ‘the most alien place on Earth’ because of its otherworldly flora, which appears plucked from a science fiction film.
The Pitcairn Islands’ history is the stuff of Hollywood. In 1789, the HMS Bounty crew, led by Fletcher Christian, mutinied against their captain and set him and others apart.
This small island in the Galapagos archipelago may seem like a sun-kissed paradise. Still, it has a dark and twisty past.