Contest #645: Flatey Island, Iceland

Flatey Island is the only inhabited island of the 3,000 small islets dotting the dramatic Breidafjordur Bay on northwest Iceland. The island is significant for its combination of natural features and historical heritage.

It was voted the world’s best island according to Big 7 Travel: https://bigseventravel.com/2019/09/the-50-best-islands-in-the-world-for-2020/

Found another island in the sea:

  • Phil Ower
  • Garfield
  • Martin de Bock
  • Graham Hedley
  • Walter_V_R
  • hhgygy
  • Lighthouse
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Nancy

Sorry for the late hint – thanks hhgygy for reminding us!

Contest #643: Islet Vila Franco do Campo, Portugal

This week’s contest was the small volcanic island, just south of Sao Miguel Island in the Azores.

The hint refers to the fact that Redbull has held cliff jumping competitions on the islet.

Found without a burst of energy:

  • Garfield
  • Walter_V_R
  • hhgygy
  • Martin de Bock
  • Graham Hedley
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Phil Ower
  • madone
  • Lighthouse
  • Luis Filipe Miguel
  • Andreas Meister

After the hint:

  • Chris Nason
  • Борис Карлофф

Contest #642: St. Paul Island harbour, Alaska

This was a tough contest, as seen by the number of correct responses. Let Paul and I know if it was too tough.

St. Paul Island is one of 4 volcanic islands in the middle of the Bering Sea. The island itself has a land area of 100 square km. There is a small community there with a harbour and the largest crab processing plant in the world (Trident). Highly automated for efficient snow crab production, the operation can butcher, cook, freeze and box more than 500,000 pounds of opilio per day.

There is one church on the island, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, a Russian Orthodox church built in 1907.

Found the island in the ocean:

  • Graham Hedley

After the hint:

  • Paul Voestermans
  • Walter_V_R
  • Martin de Bock
  • hhgygy