30 Interesting Facts about Islands

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26Luzon

Luzon

In the Philippines, there is an island called Luzon. On this island, there is a lake called Taal Lake. In this lake is an island called Volcano Island. On this island is a lake called Main Crater Lake. In this lake, there is an island called Volcano Point.


27. Before 1939 in Ireland, if a Guinness brewer wished to marry a Catholic, his resignation was requested.


28. Devon Island in the Canadian Arctic is the world's largest uninhabited island. NASA uses it to simulate conditions on Mars for research, since the island is similar in terrain and temperature, depending on the time of year.


29. The natives of Mindoro island live in near violence-free societies. Violence is never a solution for any conflict, instead, they discuss the issue as long as it takes for the parties to come to a mutual agreement. When facing a threat fleeing is the only option, fighting back is incomprehensible.


30. The Canadian island of Anticosti which is over 200 km long was once private shooting reserve of Henri Ménier, a famous French chocolate maker whose business empire grew into Nestlé. Ironically, this protected the island from any form of development and there are now great areas of wildlife reserves.

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