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Minami-Tori-shima also known as Marcus Island, is an isolated Japanese coral atoll in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, located some 1, kilometres (1, mi)​.
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The story of this claim to ownership is one in itself. This island was first ever mentioned in by a Spanish captain named Andres Arriola. He chartered the island down on his map under the name Sebastian Lopez after his admiral.

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The admiral had been a great hero in their battle against the Dutch. Its location was left unrecorded for another years after that. A United States ship mentioned the island in and logged the name as Marcus Island which it is also known as today. A US survey ship recorded its position in and unfortunately for them, the claim for the land that was placed in was never acknowledged. It is for this reason that the Japanese were able to annexe the land in from the Americans and it was officially renamed Minami-Tori-Shima.

Between and there had been multiple transfers between the Japanese and the US over the ownership of this island. During WW1 the US even sent air craft to the island under the impression that they owned it only to find that the Japanese were living there and had multiple patrol ships. In after much confusion the island was finally returned to the Japanese and has been till this day.

A captain by the name of James Rosehill arrived on what he referred to as Marcus Island in His intention was to harvest coconuts but he ended up discovering the guano deposits in the caves that could be sold to Hawaii instead. He set his US flag at the top of a coconut tree with a note stating that the land was now property of the United States. During this time the island had become part of the Ogasawara Islands Group and been taken by the Japanese.

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So when he decided to follow up on his plans of owning the island he was sadly about to start a dispute between the US and Japan over it. This then got worse and the two nations were forced into a military showdown with one another. Captain Rosehill described that it was unfair for the Japanese to claim the island as there were no real inhabitants but rather migrant traders, fishermen and illegal bird hunters that lived there.

This backfired and worked in favour for the Japanese.

They were now able to claim territory on the basis of the trespassers activities on the island. And in the same light keep their hands clean by saying they had nothing to do with the Japanese government. This is how the Japanese were able to take Marcus Island and extend their own terrain in the ocean. They renamed the island and made sure that the question of ownership was never brought up again. A lot has happened since this island was merely a fishing ground.

Today it has a radio station and a weather observation centre due to its extremely isolated location. It is even considered a separate country when placed in Amateur Radio Awards.


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There is one runway that cannot handle large planes and the island is mainly used for fishing or research. Civilians are not allowed on the island and it has been mainly inhabited by researchers and the Japanese Special Forces. What is particularly fascinating about this island is what has been discovered in the past two years. You get what is called Rare Earth Metals and these metals can be used to generate power. They discovered that these Rare Earth Metals could be found near the island and ended up discovering 6.

To put it into perspective, that is enough to supply Japan for the next years based on their current consumption. You can change or revoke your consent at any time. Our 5-day meteogram for Tori Shima offers all weather information in 3 simple graphs:. This animation shows the cloud cover as observed by satellite.

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