Most Dangerous Islands In The World
Behind some of the beautiful beaches and clear waters of our islands, lurks danger. These islands are either partly inhabited by truly courageous people or have been abandoned for some strange reasons. Even with their alluring displays of color and the warm sun, these places are to be avoided at all costs. Let’s take a tour of the top 20 most dangerous islands around the world.
1. Ilha da Queimada, Brazil
Nicknamed Snake Island, this one lies off the coast of Brazil and is home to thousands of Golden Lancehead Vipers. Not much else. The snakes are also among the world’s most venomous. According to legend, there are approximately five slithering critters in every square meter. For years, the only human inhabitant was a lighthouse keeper but now the Brazilian Navy has banned all civilians from the island. It is administered as part of the municipality of Itanhaém in the State of São Paulo. The island is small in size, only 43 hectares, and has a temperate climate.
2. Miyake-Jima, Japan
Found in the Izu islands of Japan, Miyake-Jima's most prominent feature is the active volcano, Mount Oyama. The mountain has erupted several times in recent years. Since the 2005, the volcano has constantly leaked poisonous gas, requiring residents to wear masks at all times. Sirens often go off across the island when the levels of Sulphur rise sharply. Even with copious amounts of dangerous gas in the air, people still live here.
3. Ramree Island, Myanmar
This crocodile island is famous for a gruesome incident that occurred during the Second World War. In 1945, following fighting between British and Japanese troops, an estimated 400 Japanese soldiers were forced to flee into the marshes that surround the island. There, they were apparently set upon by the island's sizeable population of saltwater crocodiles. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the incident is The Greatest Disaster Suffered by humans from Animals.
4. Danger Island
Located 800 kilometers south of the Maldives, Danger Island could not miss our list especially with its fearsome moniker. The name is thought to derive from the lack of safe anchorage, which made trips to the island particularly risky for early explorers. This Unesco World Heritage Site is dangerous for two reasons: nuclear radiation and sharks. It was the site of more than 20 nuclear weapon tests between 1946 and 1958. Although the islands were declared 'safe' in 1997, its original inhabitants also decided to decline the offer to return home.
5. North Sentinel Island
This dangerous island is situated 20 miles west of Smith Island, in the Bay of Bengal. The island contains the last stone-age tribes that are yet to contact the outside world. The tribes are reported to be quite ferocious in opposing any ships or helicopters approaching the island.
This lost tribe has been reported to fire arrows at boats and ships, eventually sinking them or terminating their occupants. No outsider has ever successfully landed on this island.
14. Stromboli Island
Stromboli, a small island north of Sicily, is one of the most active volcanoes around the world. It is famous for its small but frequent throwing out glowing lava from several vents inside its summit crater. Stromboli is a fully active volcano that is in a constant state of mild activity, punctuated with occasional, larger and more rough eruptions. The most recent rough eruption was in August 2020. Before that, there were two in 2019 and one of them terminate a hiker.
15. End man’s Island
It lies at the mouth of The Swale, opposite the town of Queenborough, on the Isle of Sheppey, off the north Kent coast. This island is completely out of bounds to the public. The Inside Out team was only allowed to visit by the leaseholder and because it was not the bird breeding season. It holds remains believed to be those of men and boys who died of contagious diseases on board floating prisons. The remains were moored off the Isle of Sheppey more than 200 years ago. This island’s name may be telling, but you cannot always spot danger from the labels.
16. Hawaii
Tsunamis usually occur after an earthquake in a coastal or oceanic region. Hawaii does have earthquakes and records about one tsunami a year. A destructive tsunami happens about every seven years in the island. Past volcanic eruptions have terminated two hundred and eighty thousand people since fifteen hundred in Hawaii’s regions. Volcanic gas is often left hanging in the island’s air for years. Moreover, getting cancer from the sun is a big risk because the sun is closer to you here than in other parts of the world. It’s also because it is so hot in Hawaii that very few clothes are worn.
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