These 5 places on Earth you never visit

in #travel8 years ago (edited)

It would seem that when planning a trip limit us only imagination and money. Meanwhile, there are places on Earth that will never see.

Gruinard Island
Gruinard is a small island off the coast of Scotland, where in late 1941 and early 1942 the British tested anthrax as a biological weapon. In 1981, the British press wrote about the operations of intensive decontamination area by "a team of microbiologists from the two universities' supported by the local community. Apparently then they collected 300 pounds of poisoned soil.

In 1990 Gruinard declared a place free from biological threats, but no one really knows how long the formaldehyde used for decontamination, remains poison.


Island Surtsey
Surtsey is a volcanic formation, lying off the southern coast of Iceland. The island was established in 1963 as a result of undersea volcanic eruption. Since its inception, it was within the ambit protection and has been recognized as a nature reserve. Already in 1965, the island began to appear the first plant. It is now also home to several species of birds.


Ilha da Queimada Grande
Ilha da Queimada Grande is a beautiful, small island located 35 km from the coast of Brazil. It would seem that can be a paradise for tourists. Meanwhile, one of the most dangerous places, which is ruled by nature.

The island is dominated by snakes and they decide about the life and death of other beings. It is estimated that the entire surface of the island lives approx. 4 thousand. these reptiles. The most dangerous of them is Bothrops insularis, Its bite causes immediate death of the victim, because the island did not exist mammals. Brazilian authorities categorically forbade people to enter the territory of the island.


North Sentinel
This island belongs to the archipelago of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal is a true gem. Admission to the island for years guarded unexplored people Sentinel, still untouched modern civilization .

Since 1880, we organized several expeditions research on North Sentinel. And all ended in failure, because the island's inhabitants reacted very aggressively. In 1996, he officially abandoned attempts to contact. In 2005, a ban on approaching the island and its inhabitants disturbance. Despite this, in 2006, two fishermen-poachers opted for a single trip near the island. They were killed by archers during sleep.


Ise Jingu
Ise Jingu is a Japanese village, a complex of temples dedicated to the goddess Amaterasu. According to the tradition of building shrines are dismantled and reconstituted wood exactly every 20 years.

Ise shrine is extremely important for the Japanese, and therefore access to it are mainly priests and high-ranking members of the imperial family. Monks living in Ise Jingu do not exceed the Miyagawa River - according to tradition, it would undermine the sanctity of the shrine.

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