Recently I wrote blog post about Big Darby Island here https://tropicalislands.net/big-darby-island/ and now we will cover its neighbor Little Darby Island. Little Darby Island is an island of 238 acres (96ha), maximum length / width about 2.5kmX840m. The island has vegetation typical of the region, has several internal lakes / lagoons,…
Blue Island Bahamas or Innocence Island or Hog Caye choose one ... All names denote one island. Or a super island, a very luxurious island, unique in the Bahamas. Blue Island has a length / width of about 5.7kmX1km, and an area of 700 acres (283ha) which currently makes it…
Rare islands have castles on them. Even fewer on private islands. One of them is Big Darby Island. This island is interesting according to the legend of the "Nazi Castle". Darby Islands are 5 islands in Exuma Cays (Little Darby, Big Darby, Goat Cay, Guana Cay, and Bette Cay). Interestingly,…
Cicia Island is a volcanic island in the Lau Group. Maximum length / width are 6.6kmx7km. Cicia has a coral reef around it. Cicia Island is a populated island. There are 5 villages: Mabula, Lomati, Tarukua, Natokalau and Naceva. The island has a dock for ships and its own runway.…
Anuanurunga atoll is an uninhabited atoll in French Polynesia. It is part of the Duke of Gloucester Islands, a subgroup of the Tuamotu group. Anuanurunga's nearest neighbor is Nukutepipi, which is located about 22 km to the southeast. Anuanurunga is ring-shaped, measuring approximately 2,8kmx2,4km, total area of 7 km2. Its…
The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument was created on June 15, 2006 by then-President George W. Bush. The monument covers approximately 360,000 km2 of reefs, atolls and shallow and deep seas up to 80 km off the coast of the Pacific Ocean - an area larger than all national parks in…
Hawaii is an American federal state. They joined the United States on August 21, 1959, as the last fiftieth member. They are the only American federal state that consists exclusively of islands. Hawaii is an archipelago in the central part of the Pacific, southwest of the continental United States, southeast…
Guam is an island in the western Pacific and the territory of the United States. The island is the largest and southernmost of all the Mariana Islands. Guam's economy is largely dependent on tourism (mostly from Japan) and U.S. military bases. About 163,000 people live in Guam. Its area is…
The Galapagos Islands are a group of volcanic islands that are part of the Republic of Ecuador. The islands are known for a large number of endemic species and were studied by Charles Darwin during the second HMS Beagle voyage. His observations and collections contributed to Darwin's theory of evolution…
(post updated in 18. January 2023) Raivavae island is located in the southern part of French Polynesia. Its total land area, including offshore islets, is 17.9 km2. Raivavae is located about 730 km southeast of Tahiti. Around 900 people live on the island. It is volcanic in origin, and is…
