Saturday, December 28, 2013

Shipwrecked on an island inhabited by Stone Age people...

Shipwrecked on an island inhabited by Stone Age people...  It actually happened!  In 1981, the Primrose grounded on the reef surrounding North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean (the island in the photo at right).  The story is fascinating, and sounds so unlikely for such a populous part of the world.  More details here and here.

With a bit of searching on Google Maps, I was able to find the wreck of the Primrose, just off the northwestern-most prominence on the island.  Expand the map at left and zoom out to see exactly where it is..

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