00:00Well, you're on a ship when you notice some water foaming nearby.
00:04It looks as if a huge vessel has just sunk there, but you don't see any debris.
00:09Steam is rising over the water and large bubbles appear on the surface.
00:14In a couple of minutes, you see a small piece of land appear right in front of your eyes.
00:19It's releasing flames and lava.
00:21Millions of gallons of water evaporate in the mouth of the volcano.
00:25Frightened, you get away from this place.
00:27For the next three years, the small island covered with volcanoes will be slowly emerging from the water.
00:34Every day, it'll erupt and fill the sky with black ash.
00:38When the ash settles, it'll get mixed with the water and form the shore.
00:42This eruption lasted three years.
00:44And finally, by 1967, the island of Surtsey on the southern coast of Iceland was fully formed.
00:51Surtsey is one of the few islands that have emerged from the depth to the surface of the sea.
00:56But it's almost impossible to get here.
00:59The island has a unique ecological system.
01:02And scientists want to find out how it's going to develop without human influence.
01:07Only a few people from all over the world have permission to walk around the island.
01:11This next place looks unwelcome from afar.
01:17We're now in Australia, in the Tasman Sea.
01:19Here, a huge ridge, resembling a sharp fin of a giant shark, sticks out of the water.
01:25The height of this mountain is 1,800 feet, which is almost twice the height of the Eiffel Tower.
01:30This place is called Ball's Pyramid.
01:33It's located in the center of an uninhabited volcanic island.
01:36It's difficult to get here because of the inaccessible rocky landscape of the place.
01:41The island was first discovered in 1788.
01:44At that time, I wasn't around then.
01:47It was considered barren and devoid of life.
01:49But more than 200 years later, in 2001, a group of scientists arrived at the island.
01:55And they found some incredible creatures there.
01:58They accidentally discovered the rarest insect in the world.
02:01It happened when the researchers reached the island, climbed to the height of more than 100 feet, and spotted a bush.
02:08Under it, they saw a colony of bugs known as land lobsters, or walking sausages.
02:14These creatures belong to the family of stick insects.
02:17Each of them is about 6 inches in length.
02:20This is the length of a spicy bratwurst.
02:22Mmm, add a little mustard and relish? Yum!
02:25Oops, back to bugs.
02:27That day, people found 27 insects.
02:29But since then, their population has begun to increase.
02:33These creatures were believed to have become extinct in the early 20th century.
02:38But, to the contrary, they somehow managed to get to the Ball's Pyramid and survive.
02:47Our next stop is Brazil, almost 93 miles from the center of Sao Paulo.
02:53That's where you can find an island that's almost impossible to get to.
02:57But, if you succeed, you're unlikely to leave it.
03:01It's called Snake Island.
03:03There's no other place on the planet with such a high concentration of snakes.
03:07According to researchers, there are about 5 snakes for 10 square feet of land there.
03:13They are the only owners of the island, since no other animals can survive among them.
03:17Snakes there are one of the most venomous species in the world, the golden lanceheads.
03:23These snakes are about a foot and a half in length.
03:25Their venom is very powerful and fast-acting.
03:28If you let this reptile bite a raw piece of meat, the place around the bite will start to melt.
03:34Wow, count me out.
03:35Now, imagine you're on this island and the snakes don't bite you.
03:39The most interesting thing that you can find there is an old lighthouse.
03:44It's hidden in the dense foliage of trees.
03:46People lived on the island a long time ago.
03:48Rumor has it that the last keepers were in the lighthouse when snakes broke in.
03:53No one has lived there ever since.
03:56How these unique snakes appeared on the island is still a mystery.
03:59The most popular legend claims that a pirate came there a long time ago.
04:04He hid a treasure somewhere on the island.
04:06Then, he left the snakes in the spot where the chest was hidden.
04:10The pirate hoped the reptiles would scare people away from his gold coins and jewelry.
04:15Since then, a few snakes have managed to increase their population thousands of times.
04:20And some of them, reportedly, are wearing jewelry.
04:24Nah, not really.
04:25If you ever wanted to get to the island for some reason,
04:27the patrol services would stop you.
04:30Only a few people in special protective suits can get there to conduct scientific research.
04:38The next island is located 17 miles south of the center of Mexico City.
04:43You can easily get here.
04:45There are no poisonous animals, nobody guards the place,
04:48and the island's landscape allows you to moor a boat.
04:51But most likely, you'll want to leave this place as soon as you walk there for a while,
04:55especially if you arrive at night.
04:59Dolls are hooked on trees all over the island.
05:02These toys have different clothes, different sizes, and different faces.
05:06You can find dozens of dolls on almost every tree.
05:10In the middle of the 20th century,
05:11one of the residents of Mexico City moved to this island and began to fill it with toys.
05:17He picked the dolls up from landfills and canals all over the island.
05:20It took him several decades to decorate each tree.
05:24In the beginning, it looked strange and interesting.
05:27Thousands of tourists came here to see the island.
05:29Then the dolls began to age and rot.
05:32Rains and hot sun deformed their faces.
05:35Covered with moss, they started to take terrible shapes.
05:38But the worst thing is that some people believe these dolls come to life at night.
05:43Imagine wandering alone on this island under the light of the moon
05:48and suddenly noticing a hanging doll without one eye.
05:52Eww!
05:53It's turning its head in your direction.
05:55A second later, you're already jumping into the boat and sailing away as fast as possible.
06:01One of the most unsafe and inaccessible places on Earth
06:04is located in the waters of the Bay of Bengal.
06:07This is North Sentinel Island.
06:10It's a small piece of land that looks like a tropical paradise.
06:12But you won't get here for two reasons.
06:15Since 1956, any trips to this island have been prohibited by law.
06:20There are always several ships going around and patrolling the area.
06:24The second reason is located on the island itself.
06:28Imagine you've managed to get past the patrol boats.
06:31You're sailing on a small boat to the shore.
06:33Crystal-clear water surrounds you.
06:36You can even notice passing fish and beautiful coral reefs.
06:39Ahead, you see the golden coast and bright green trees.
06:43And among them, you notice small dots.
06:46You get closer, and an arrow whizzes by a few inches away from your face.
06:51The next arrow is stuck in the wooden hull of the boat.
06:54The dots you noticed before are people, the local Sentinelese tribe.
06:59They're standing with bows, releasing arrows, and throwing spears at you.
07:03They are screaming something and waving their hands.
07:06You understand they are not happy to see you,
07:08and will do everything to prevent you from reaching the shore.
07:12The Sentinelese have long been isolated from the whole world
07:15and are now defending their island in such an assertive way.
07:19They don't seem to be afraid of anything.
07:20Once, a helicopter flew to the island,
07:23and the locals still threw their spears and shot arrows at it.
07:27It's forbidden to approach the place,
07:29not only because it's unsafe for tourists,
07:31but also to protect the local tribe from the dangers of civilizations.
07:35People from the continent can easily bring some disease to the island
07:38and infect its inhabitants.
07:40The locals don't have immunity, even from the flu or a simple cold.
07:45Never mind smartphones.
07:46In addition, the island is surrounded by a coral reef,
07:49and this makes it very difficult for large ships to reach the shore.
07:53Despite all the prohibitions and the danger,
07:56many people have tried to get to the island.
07:58In 1880, an officer got to the shore
08:01and discovered that the soil there was ideal for growing coconut palms.
08:05The man also found several villages on the island,
08:08but didn't dare to meet with the locals.
08:10Eventually, he left this place.
08:12Since then, many more attempts have been made to get to the island.
08:17Many times, researchers and travelers gave the islanders gifts,
08:20like fish or coconuts.
08:22The locals accepted these presents,
08:24asked for more,
08:25but still didn't allow foreigners to approach their homes.
08:29It's also difficult to make friends with the local tribe,
08:32because they communicate in one of the most complex languages in the world.
08:36Scientists and linguists have been studying it for decades.
08:39And at the end of the 20th century,
08:41some researchers managed to make friends with the Sentinelese.
08:45In 1991, the islanders were invited to board a large ship.
08:49A team of anthropologists gave them bags with coconuts.
08:53Only several members of the tribe accepted the gifts.
08:56For centuries, the Sentinelese have been living on their own,
08:59far from civilization.
09:01And almost nobody wants to change this situation.
09:05What, and pass up the internet, fried food, and Facebook?
09:08You're kidding.
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