About Uninhabited Ocean Islands
Why head for the hills when you can head for the sea? For the Robinson Crusoes among us comes an extraordinary book exploring the uninhabited islands in the oceans of the world. In Uninhabited Ocean Islands, Jon Fisher takes you on a fascinating journey to some of the most isolated real estate on earth.
This engrossing tour of more than 180 exotic, uninhabited islands includes detailed descriptions of each island's history, size, climate, vegetation, animal life, water supplies, and much more. The exact locations of the uninhabited islands are shown in 84 precise maps. Whether you need a resting place, a temporary hideout, a permanent home, or just a mental vacation from the stress of urban life, you will find this book to be an excellent companion. Informational and entertaining, Uninhabited Ocean Islands is a travel guide you will enjoy again and again.
"For the cruising sailor who's really serious about getting away from it all!" -- Cruising World
Excerpt
You’ve probably seen cartoons about castaways on deserted islands that are only a few feet across with one palm tree growing in the middle. Well, such uninhabited islands do exist, although they don’t look exactly like that. They can be found throughout all the oceans of the world. And the way things are going now, even more islands may be deserted in the future.
Just as people tend to move from rural areas to cities, they also tend to move from islands to the mainland, and from small islands to larger ones. The “bright lights” seem to offer an irresistable lure with their promise of better jobs and a better way of life. The result is that small, unpopulated islands are likely to remain devoid of people, and many other islands where only a small number of people live now may become completely depopulated at some future time.
Besides this rush to urban areas, many empty islands are uninhabited for one of three good reasons: they are barren sandy or rocky places where there is little vegetation; or they are active volcanoes; or they are tiny atolls with very little land area above sea level. These islands range in size from a couple dozen acres up to several square miles.
About Jon Fisher
John Fisher has written several exploration and adventure books for Loompanics Unlimited.
He might be on an island now!