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The Isle of Taransay was inhabited as early as 300 AD, and probably considerably earlier. Originally home to Celtic pagans , Christianity was established on Taransay around 650 AD. In 900 AD, Taransay was taken over by Vikings when they invaded Scotland. 1544 saw the Massacre of Taransay by the Morrisons of Lewis .
The Giant's Causeway (Irish: Clochán an Aifir) [1] is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. [3] [4] It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.
Castaway 2000 is a reality television programme broadcast on BBC One throughout 2000. The programme followed a group of thirty-six men, women, and children who were tasked with building a community on the Scottish island of Taransay , 1 + 7 ⁄ 8 miles (3 kilometres) off the west coast of Harris, Outer Hebrides .
Lord Glenarvan owns a yacht called the Duncan, which he uses to help find Captain Grant of the Britannia, who is being sought by his children Robert and Mary.After many travels and misfortunes he and his crew eventually finds the captain in the conclusion of In Search of the Castaways.
Isle de Gambino: an island town from the online community Gaia Online; Isle Esme: a series of islands from Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer; Isle o' Smiles: the seemingly paradisiac island from the video game Dragon Quest VI; Isle of Armor: Pokémon franchise; Isle of the Damned: an island from the video game Chrono Cross
Castaway Cay was the first private island in the cruise industry where the ship docks on the island, eliminating the need for guests to be tendered to land. [ 1 ] The island is still largely undeveloped as only 55 of the 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2 ) are being used.
Cast Away is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy.Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter who is stranded on a desert island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific, and the plot focuses on his desperate attempts to survive and return home.
Arnold Böcklin's painting Isle of the Dead had an influence on the design of Skull Island. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In King Kong , the island is never mentioned by name and is located at approximately 12°S 78°E / 12°S 78°E / -12; 78 – 2000 miles west from the coast of Periuk , Indonesia