Strange Islands Part 2

Aogashima

Source: Amusing Planet.com

Aogashima is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea which is inhabited. Despite only having around 200 residents they have their own alcoholic drink called Aochu.

Population: 205











Kotelny

Source:  Keith Edkins on en.wikipedia

One of the Anzhu Islands subgroup of the New Siberian Islands located between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea in the Russian Arctic. Kotelny is administratively and municipally part of Bulunsky District (That's a very uniteresting fact). Part of Jules Verne's novel César Cascabel (1890) takes place on Kotelny Island. Apparently one person lives there.

Population: 1 (as of 2012).





Heard Island

Among the most remote places on Earth, Heard Island and McDonald Islands are located approximately 4,099 km (2,547 mi) southwest of Perth, Australia.They are an Australian external territory and volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands. Heard Island is named for Captain John Heard, an American sailor on the ship Oriental, sighted Heard Island on 25 November 1853, en route from Boston to Melbourne.

Population: 0

Migingo

Migingo is a 2,000-square-metre (0.49-acre; 0.20-hectare) densely built up island in Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa. Most of the population consists of fishermen and fish traders, who are served by four pubs, a number of brothels, and a pharmacy on the island.

Population: 131 (2009)