In our century of amazing scientific discoveries and space exploration, it would seem that any tourist can visit any place on the planet. Even in Antarctica organized excursion tours. But there are still places on Earth where, for one reason or another, tourists are not allowed. We will bypass secret places related to scientific research and military secrets, and visit islands that ordinary people are not allowed to visit.
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Surtsey. Iceland
A small island located in the territorial waters of Iceland was formed as a result of a series of powerful earthquakes in 1963. One of the few places on the planet untouched by civilization.
The territory of the volcanic island, with an area of 2.7 km², has become an ideal platform for observing the origin of life on earth. Due to its scientific value, people are not allowed on the island. Almost the perfect place to watch evolutionary processes.
Scientists carefully observe how a lifeless formation from frozen lava overgrows with soil, plants begin to grow, and animals, along with birds, gradually populate the island.
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North Sentinel Island. India
Remember, we once wrote an article about the life of people in ancient China? So it was based on various documented materials. No one can definitely be imbued with the atmosphere that reigned at that moment in time. But there are places in the world where people still live as they did thousands of years ago and have no contact with civilization.
There are also places where, since ancient times, there have been warlike captives hostile to strangers. A tribe lives on one of the islands of the Bay of Bengal, which avoids any contact with the outside world.
Sentelians simply kill those who seek to approach their territory. In 2004 there was a severe tsunami that covered the island. The Indian government has shown humanity by sending a helicopter to the island. Local residents threw stones at doctors and rescuers.
Historians and ethnographers agree that people on the island have lived in such isolation for more than 70 thousand years. It is noteworthy that scientists can not even establish the exact number of inhabitants, as well as to establish the coefficient of natural growth.
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Poveglia. Italy
A small island, spread out in the Venetian lagoon, since 1348, people themselves have bypassed. The cause of the epidemic of plague, which hit Italy in the middle of the XIV century.
The sick were brought to Poveglia, and when they died, they were burned at the stake. Since then, this is quarantined territory, and the city authorities, with any suspicion of a dangerous disease, sent people there.
In 1630 the situation repeated itself, and again the damned island became a place of exile and burning of the inhabitants of Venice, affected by the plague. In the twentieth century, hospitals were built here, which contained the mentally ill. But since 1968, Poveglia has been deserted again, and there is a municipal ban on visiting this place by locals and tourists.
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Kaymada Grandi. Brazil
35 km from Brazil among the vast expanses of ocean lies a truly paradise island with beautiful landscapes. A detailed photo material was published on such beautiful islands on most-beauty.ru. But the entrance to this island is closed due to the large number of snakes. It is because of this that he is also called the Serpentine.
A small area with wonderful nature is literally teeming with dangerous reptiles. Serpentologists have estimated that over 9.3 thousand snakes live on 1 km². The most dangerous of these is the island botrops. After his bite, a person dies tissue instantly.
On a small piece of land in the Atlantic Ocean in automatic mode works. Enterprising Brazilians on boats deliver tourists to the shores of Keymada Grande, but there are no people who wish to land on shore.
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Niihau. Hawaii
On a small Hawaiian islet, only 130 residents live. There are no roads, cafes, shops, and only one school works. Residents splendidly do without electricity, running water.
The Kingdom of Hawaii was sold to Niihau by Elizabeth Sinclair in 1864, and she, in turn, handed it over to the Robinson family. In 1915, the grandson of Sinclair closed the island for tourists. The main motivation for the ban was the desire to preserve the original culture of local residents and the amazing nature, not touched by the benefits of civilization.
Today, even Robinson relatives must obtain permission to visit the Forbidden Island, and some travel agencies organize rare helicopter tours to these places. Those who wish can see unique places only from a bird's eye view.
In conclusion
Our virtual journey to the amazing islands of the planet Earth has come to an end, where not everyone has access. Everyone has their own reasons for banning visits, and each island has its own mysterious and exciting story.
Article author: Valery Skiba