10 STRANGEST Islands on Earth

10 STRANGEST Islands on Earth

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10 Most Mysterious Islands on Earth

Islands are definitely some of the most intriguing places in the world. Some of them are famous tourist spots like Bali and the islands of Greece, while some others are remote and almost impossible to access, which makes them the perfect spot to escape from the crowds. However, some islands are so far from civilization to the point that they’ve become the scenario of mysterious and unexplainable events - or at least that’s what some people say. Today we’ll be looking at “10 of the Most Mysterious Islands on Earth” - we’ll be looking at what makes these places so unique and we’ll try to figure out what exactly is going on in these places. If you’re someone who likes dark mysteries and a bit of a thrill, then you’ll definitely want to know more about the island at the top of my list. I know this will make you want to get on a boat and get to it right away, even though it’s not so easy to find it.


Bannerman Island

When you think about mysterious islands, you might think of rare remote places around the globe. But the first island on this list is just a half-hour boat ride away from New York City. When you look at this place, the first thing you might notice is the presence of an incomplete castle, which was being built by Frank Bannerman VI, who made a lot of money by reselling military equipment that he got during government-led auctions at the end of the US Civil War. With so many possessions, he needed a safe place to store them, so his son advised him to get not a warehouse...but a whole island, which he ended up naming after himself. When Bannerman died in 1918, the construction of the castle stopped. Later, in 1950, the whole island became abandoned and well, no one really wants to stay here. People just come for short visits. According to Native American Tradition, this place is haunted by evil spirits. Perhaps they’re the ones who caused Bannerman’s misfortune? I guess we’ll never know.

Isla Bermeja

People have known about Isla Bermeja since the 1700s - that’s three hundred years ago! The existence of this place, off the coast of Mexico, was the key point to allow Mexico to extend its claim of offshore oil and put a stop to the United States from working in that area. Unfortunately, back in 2009, a group of researchers from a Mexican University went out to look for the island and they couldn’t find it. They used all sorts of devices to try to find it within the area indicated on the map, but their search was unsuccessful. Today, there are all sorts of conspiracy theories regarding the fate of this island. Some people claim it disappeared due to global warming or a terrible earthquake. But others like to think that the US bombed the place, which in their eyes, it makes sense, because if this island doesn’t exist anymore then Mexico can’t claim offshore oil in this part of the ocean. However, Mexicans are not giving up and they hope that one day they will find the island again.


Vozrozhdeniya Island

About a hundred years ago, the Soviet Union was looking for a place to become the scenario of one of the darkest laboratories of all time. After a thorough search around the nation, they finally found the perfect spot on Vozrozhdeniya Island - which is in the Aral Sea. It was on this island that they built a biological weapon lab in which they genetically modified things like smallpox, the plague, anthrax and other diseases to resist medical treatment. Part of the experiments included the caging of 300 monkeys that were exposed to the germs and were later monitored to see the progression of the diseases. The project had around 1,500 people working and living on this island. When they weren’t working, they could be seen at the social club, the stadium or any other interesting amenity that the government built just so they wouldn’t have to leave the island. Eventually, the Aral Sea dried up and the lab facilities turned into ruins. At this point, all the pathogens had been destroyed by the harsh conditions around it, except for anthrax, which can survive for a very long time. However a treaty signed in 1972 banned the use of biological weapons so they had to bury the anthrax spores. Authorities claim there are no traces of any disease now, but I guess we’ll never know for sure...unless we’re able to go there one day.

Partridge Island

I know a lot of you are probably tired of hearing words like “quarantine.” But that was exactly the main purpose of Partridge Island, which is off the coast of Saint John Harbour in Canada. This is the place where they quarantined Irish people who were moving to Canada in 1830