These are the top 25 islands islands to visit by boat in 2025
From the culinary specialities of Tasmania to the plethora of wildlife in the Seychelles, islands far and wide are home to a ...
Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world
Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking ...
Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies key position in warming world | AP Explains
Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and ...
From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what do these Sierra Leone developments tell us about urban elites?
Sherbro Island City’s vision of an elite urban development brings to mind some of the colonial thinking around the ...
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Is this Queens plaque at the ‘center’ of NYC or just the center of a decades-old mystery?
A plaque in Woodside, Queens claims to mark the geographic center of NYC. But geographers say it’s not. So who put it there?
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3 reasons cruise lines are in a race to open more private island resorts
And now, maybe more than ever before, a necessity as operators seek out profits amid rising operating costs and ever-restrictive ports. The industry is cruising into a private island renaissance ...
Daily Express17d
The once beautiful paradise islands now wrecked by too many tourists - 'we won't be back'
As far as island paradises go South East Asia feels like a number one destination - but it's precisely this popularity with tourists that has led one sun-kissed location to rack up very bad reviews.
Cape and Islands NPR18d
One of Cape Cod's largest farms, now sold, will have a new life
The former Windstar Farm in Sandwich — one of the largest agricultural properties on Cape Cod — has been sold. The nearly 240-acre farm has been mostly inactive for decades, though it operated ...
Maui Now18d
USGS: 3.7 earthquake in Hāna, Maui likely caused by bending of the Earth’s crust beneath the islands
A magnitude-3.7 earthquake was reported near the village of Hāna on the Island of Maui at 8:44 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19. The quake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles below sea level and had no ...
Big Island Now19d
Earthquake shakes east Maui
The earthquake had no apparent impact on Mauna Loa or Kīlauea volcanoes on the Big Island. Weak shaking was reported from those who reported feeling the temblor, which was widely felt on Maui ...
The Independent19d
A secret island has emerged in Europe’s sinking city — here’s how you can visit it
A small islet in Venice that used to only pop up during the summer months due to high tides can now be enjoyed year-round ... Venice, spread over 118 small islands, is at risk of disappearing ...