Tag: islands

November 18, 2025 at 12:55 pm

Tossing Pufflings Is An Annual Life-Saving Tradition In Iceland, And It Is As Cute As It Is Fun According To Locals Who Participate In This Conservation Effort

Two Puffins

Puffins are one of the cutest birds in the world.

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August 29, 2025 at 3:55 pm

Dropping Water Levels In The Caspian Sea Reveals A New Island

New Island In Caspian Sea

I’m surprised nobody has set claim to the island as their own yet.

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April 27, 2025 at 3:48 pm

New Climate Change Study Reveals That Greenland Has Added About 1,000 Miles Of New Coastline And Many New Islands To Its Landmass

Greenland's flag with mountain in background

That is a lot of new land.

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February 23, 2021 at 4:30 pm

Ultra Rare, Canary Yellow Penguin Spotted on Remote Island in the Atlantic

Ultra Rare, Canary Yellow Penguin Spotted on Remote Island in the Atlantic

For Belgian wildlife photographer Yves Adams, it was a once-in-a-lifetime shot

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February 3, 2021 at 12:17 pm

If You Ever Make it to Cat Island, This is How You Are Greeted Upon Arrival

If You Ever Make it to Cat Island, This is How You Are Greeted Upon Arrival

There’s a ‘Cat Island’ in Japan called Aoshima, where felines vastly outnumber humans

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May 16, 2018 at 6:11 pm

The Life of a Finnish Island as Told Through the Seasons

The Life of a Finnish Island as Told Through the Seasons

An aerial series by photographer Jani Ylinampa

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March 27, 2018 at 1:07 pm

What It’s Like to Live on the World’s Most Crowded Island

What It's Like to Live on the World's Most Crowded Island

2 hours off the coast of Colombia is an island the size of two soccer fields and home to over 1,200 people

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March 16, 2018 at 2:18 pm

King Penguins on South Georgia Island

King Penguins on South Georgia Island

Half a million King Penguins, each standing 3 ft tall, pack shoulder to shoulder in mesmerizing colonies on this 100-mile-long, glacier-studded island–reached by two days of sailing east of Chile’s Cape Horn

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August 9, 2017 at 12:42 pm

The Tiny Island in New York That Nobody’s Allowed to Visit

The Tiny Island in New York That Nobody's Allowed to Visit

There’s a tiny island on the East River that you’ve probably never heard of, and you’re not allowed to visit it

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February 26, 2017 at 3:26 pm

These Fish Can Bite Through Rock and They Poop Fine Sand That Turns Into Islands

These Fish Can Bite Through Rock and They Poop Fine Sand That Turns Into Islands

A school of Humphead Parrotfish descend on a coral reef to feed and turn the age old coral into a fine sand that, in turn, forms islands

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