Tag: island
Put this on your trip bucket list – The crumbling Scottish marvel on the Pollepel Island 50 miles north of New York
Pollepel Island has been called many different names, including Pollopel Island, Pollopel’s Island, Bannerman’s Island, and Bannermans’ Island.The name wikt:pollepel is a Dutch word meaning “(wooden) ladle,”…
23,000-year-old fishing hooks found in Sakitari Cave in Okinawa
Recently on the coast of Okinawa, Japan, in the Sakitari cave, researchers and archeologists have discovered the world’s oldest fishing hooks which have been dated at…
The Pirate Cemetery of Madagascar. Home of an estimated 1,000 pirates
In the 17th and 18th centuries, Ile Sainte-Marie (or St. Mary’s Island as it is known in English), a long, thin island off the eastern…
Important tips on how to survive a shipwreck
Shipwrecks are often considered a romantic adventure from the past featuring pirates and trading ships that sailed the waters in the 14th century or 18th…