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Ghost Island - The Battleship Island of Japan

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Ghost Island - The Battleship Island of Japan

Gukanjima Island is an abandoned ghost island in Japan. It was a coal mine settlement built in the 19th century. In the 1970s the coal deposits have been depleted and the settlement was abandoned. What remains in the island are eerie and dilapidated buildings. The government of Japan until now bans anyone from visiting this island.



Hashima Island commonly called Gunkanjima Island meaning Battleship Island is one among 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki itself.



At its peak in 1959, Hashima Island was the most densely populated city on Earth, with 5,259 inhabitants on the small, rocky outcropping, the highest population density ever recorded worldwide. That's 835 people for every 2.5 acres.



As petroleum replaced coal in Japan in the 1960s, coal mines began shutting down all over the country, and Hashima's mines were no exception. Mitsubishi officially announced the closing of the mine in 1974, and today it is empty and bare, which is why it's called the Abandon Island. Travel to Hashima is currently prohibited.













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Post by Cyra » Dec 21, 2010

Ghost ab bhe hain wahan??


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Post by Faridi » Dec 22, 2010

teto wrote:Ghost ab bhe hain wahan??
Khud ja kar dakh loo :lol: :lol:

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Post by Faridi » Dec 22, 2010

Suspicious places

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Post by Cyra » Dec 22, 2010

Faridi wrote:
teto wrote:Ghost ab bhe hain wahan??
Khud ja kar dakh loo :lol: :lol:
khud jana hota to tm logo say kiyon pochte.
waissay bhe tmharay to relatives hon gay na..

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Post by Faridi » Dec 23, 2010

teto wrote: khud jana hota to tm logo say kiyon pochte.
waissay bhe tmharay to relatives hon gay na..
tum mill kar ai ho kia

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Post by Cyra » Jan 15, 2011

Faridi wrote:
teto wrote: khud jana hota to tm logo say kiyon pochte.
waissay bhe tmharay to relatives hon gay na..
tum mill kar ai ho kia
tm nay khud he to btaya tha k bhoto say tmharay puranay relations hain..


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