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June 23, 2017

An island where you can not, Japan




A deserted island and a city where nature takes its toll. Gunkanjima - the nickname of the Japanese island of Hasim - literally means "cruiser", so he is called for resemblance to a warship.

In 1810, deposits of coal were discovered here, and mining enterprises were built.

In the 30-ies of the XX century, military factories appeared. On the fragment of a rock about half a kilometer long, life boiled: multistoried apartment houses, a hospital, a school and other infrastructure were built.