1. Deserted Floating City of Oily Rocks
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Salah satu kota aneh dunia di lepas pantai Azerbaijan, ditinggalkan begitu saja. Dimulai dari jalur 'Berminyak
Rocks' di atas air dan tumbuh ke dalam sistem jalur dan platform
yang dibangun di bagian belakang kapal sebagai landasan kota. Itu
semua diciptakan untuk melayani industri minyak. juga dibangun
perumahan, sekolah, perpustakaan dan toko-toko bagi para pekerja dan
keluarga mereka. Sekarang, hanya tinggal kenangan saja.
2. Abandoned Launch Platform for some of America’s first spy satellites
2. Abandoned Launch Platform for some of America’s first spy satellites
There are numerous isolated military bases around the world, but few as
remote as Johnston Atoll. Located in the central Pacific and
comprising little more than a vast runway, it’s not hard to imagine
what sort of “under the radar” pursuits went on here over the years.
Origionally
a natural island atop a coral reef about 750 nautical miles west of
Hawaii, Johnston Island has been enlarged tremendously over the years
by coral dredging. The result: a semi man-made island providing space for a expansive military base with accomodation for more than 1,000 people at its zenith.
Between
1958 and 1975, Johnston Atoll was used as a nuclear test site for
underground and above-ground nuclear weapons. Several nuclear test
missiles were launched from the atoll during “Operation Dominic” in
1962
Johnston Atoll also served as a launch platform for some of America’s first spy satellites and other scientific rockets. But by 1993, its military mission had been scaled down to handle the storage and destruction of chemical weapons.
3. The Fort in the middle of nowhere
A military fort, out in the ocean, with a moat! Fort Jefferson is a
part of Dry Tortugas National Park in the waters off of Key West,
Florida. Construction on the “fort in the middle of nowhere” was
started in 1846. It was originally meant for the defense of the US, but
during the 30 years of construction, some design features became
obsolete for that purpose.
During
and after the Civil War the fort began to be used as a prison for
deserters and other criminals. In 1874 the army completely abandoned
the fort after several hurricanes and a yellow fever epidemic, and it
wasn’t until 1898 that the military returned in the form of the navy,
which used the facilities during the Spanish-American War. The fort was
also used from 1888 through 1900 as a quarantine station, and was
garrisoned again briefly during World War I.
4. Ghost Island – The highest population density ever recorded
Hashima Island (meaning “Border Island”), commonly called Gunkanjima
(meaning “Battleship Island”) is one among 505 uninhabited islands in
the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki itself. The
island was populated from 1887 to 1974 as a coal mining facility.
Amenities
like a movie theater, doctor’s office, arcades, restaurants and bars
were added later, and the city became a thriving, microcosmic
community. The entire complex was linked via underground tunnels. At its
peak in 1959, Hashima Island was the most densely populated city on
Earth, with 5,259 inhabitants on the small, rocky outcropping, the
highest population density ever recorded worldwide. That’s 835 people
for every 2.5 acres.
As petroleum replaced coal in Japan in the
1960s, coal mines began shutting down all over the country, and
Hashima’s mines were no exception. Mitsubishi officially announced the
closing of the mine in 1974, and today it is empty and bare, which is
why it’s called the Ghost Island. Travel to Hashima is currently prohibited.5. Abandoned Man-Made Military Island
Fort Carroll is a 3.4 acre (14,000 m²) artificial island and abandoned
fort in the middle of the Patapsco River, just south of Baltimore,
Maryland. The fort was used in the 1800s. In WWII it was briefly used as
a firing range for the Army and a checkpoint for ships
The
government abandoned the fort as a military post in 1920, and the
island was declared excess property in 1923. However, the War
Department took no immediate steps to sell the land. In May 1958, a
Baltimore attorney purchased the island for $10,000, but development
plans never materialized. The fort now is deserted.
