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Gunkanjima: Anatomy of an Abandoned Coal City

For 87 years a concrete islet off Nagasaki packed in one of the highest population densities ever recorded — then, in a matter of weeks in 1974, it emptied completely.

JapanMined 1887–1974; abandoned since 1974, reopened for tourism in 20097 min read

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The Ghost Fleet of Truk Lagoon

In a single winter morning in 1944, American carrier aircraft sank an entire Japanese fleet at anchor — and left the Pacific's most haunting time capsule on the seafloor.

Federated States of MicronesiaNaval base 1942-1944; sunk in Operation Hailstone, February 17-18, 19447 min read

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