Aman Vir created an interactive map of his favorite obscure islands. Some you may well have heard of, such as Midway, for which a major WWII naval battle was named, and North Sentinel, home of the ...

Japan has recounted its islands – and discovered it has 7,000 more than it previously thought. Digital mapping by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) recently found there to be ...

The number of listed Japanese islands is expected to more than double from 6,852 to 14,125, according to Japanese media reports. This is after the government re-counted them for the first time in ...

The map also shows the Russian navy Steregushchiy-class corvettes Gromkiy and Sovershennyy circling Japan's westernmost inhabited islands in early July, and the Vishnya-class spy ship Kurily's ...

Japan discovered it has 7,000 more islands than previously thought thanks to advanced survey mapping technology. The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) found 14,125 islands during its ...