The Venezuelan government has formally donated an island near Philadelphia back to the United States. Petty Island, an uninhabited island some 528 acres (214 ha) in size, is situated in the Delaware River in the state of New Jersey.
It was bought by Venezuela's state-run energy company, PDVS, in 1990. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Got the plague? Onto the island. Vomiting? Onto the island. Fever? Island. Sniffles with a mild cough? You get the idea. You stayed there until you got well or died. Judging from the mass graves, not many got well. picked by Moe 2 years ago

The waste would be dumped on a side of the volcanic island that had been extensively quarried in the past 50 years. The island's original volcanic cone formation could also be rebuilt using the biosolids. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Australian tourism bosses are offering Britons the chance to get the 'best job in the world' as the caretaker of a desert island - with a salary of nearly £1,000 per HOUR. The plumb position requires 'minimum effort' and involves 'relaxed' duties such as feeding turtles, watching whales, and picking up the island's post. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

...previously known as Lulu Island, is being re-launched with a brand new marketing push targeting high income investors and residents from across the Gulf. picked by topofall 2 years ago

It’s been nearly 30 years since Rhode Island granted a green light to indoor prostitution. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Back on May 27, 1911 Coney Island was doing worse off than it is today, with Dreamland Park in flames for a full 18 hours, burning to the ground and never again being rebuilt as it was. But a piece of the glory days was just found underwater; local divers are bringing up a piece of the past: a massive 500-lb bell that sunk to the ocean floor with the rest of the pier. picked by suebe 3 months ago

LOST merges with Gilligans Island.

I'm waiting for the Harlem Globetrotters to drop in on the island, personally. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

A British owned island in the South Atlantic has been overrun by hundreds of thousands of monster mice which have evolved into carnivores. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Over 2,500 dogs are already enjoying a better life at Dog Island. Separated from the anxieties of urban life, dogs on Dog Island are healthy dogs who live a natural, healthy and happy life, free from the stress and hardship associated with daily live among humans. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago

A 4-year-old boy has won the use of an uninhabited tropical island, with white sand beaches and clear turquoise waters. picked by kakana 9 months ago

It doesn't take much to destroy a culture! picked by Phildo 3 years ago

You may have heard they are remaking The Secret of Monkey Island. To prepare for this event, Ron Gilbert, the man behind such gems as Maniac Mansion, and the Monkey Island series plays through the game giving us some behind the scenes commentary. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Of all the place I would not expect this...to those of you too young to recall, Three Mile Island is home to what almost became the American version of Chernobyl*.

*If you are too young too know what Chernobyl was, freaking google it, I am too lazy to provide a link. But it was a million laughs for sure. picked by moe 2 years ago

Residents of a tiny Scottish island have another special reason to celebrate the New Year, they will be connected to mains electricity for the first time. picked by muppet 2 years ago

It seemed like a good idea at the time: Remove all the feral cats from a famous Australian island to save the native seabirds. But the decision to eradicate the felines from Macquarie island allowed the rabbit population to explode and, in turn, destroy much of its fragile vegetation that birds depend on for cover, researchers said Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

New Zealanders didn't exactly push the boat out when they called the northern island North Island and... Well, I'm sure you know what the southern island is called. Turns out though that they also never got round to legally adopting these names. There's now a move to exploit this to rename the islands as the Maori originals. picked by pocksucket 7 months ago

Retired senior banker Geoff Spice is to live on a deserted island for a month in a last ditch attempt to quit smoking. He does not want to fish for food, but the island is also free of rabbits. However, there are plenty of sheep to keep him company. picked by kakana 4 months ago

In August 2006, the crew of the yacht Maiken, sailing out of the Vava'u island group, encountered a remarkable "stone sea." The phenomena they spotted were a series of pumice rafts resulting from a nearby eruption, one that was forming a new volcanic island in Tonga. picked by videoguy 3 years ago

A crew encounters a remarkable "stone sea" and sees plumes of ash rising up from the middle of the ocean. They are seeing a rare volcanic eruption that results in an island, Maiken, created right before their eyes. picked by gratheo 3 years ago