As the crow flies west - via the USA - Kiritimati, also known as Christmas Island, is 13,280 kilometres away from Limerick.

A series of images from NASA's Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites have captured the island's appearance in the sea and its near-complete disappearance by the end of the following year. Satellite ...

Eagle-eyed geologist Mark Tingay recently noticed the emergence of a ‘ghost island’ in November of 2024, caused by a submarine mud volcano called Kumani Bank. Satellites show that the island ...

How to watch 'An t-Eilean/The Island' online and on-demand in the U.K. If you live in the U.K. then you can stream "An t-Eilean/The Island" on BBC iPlayer from Tuesday, January 14 . You'll need a ...

Sky Drones Pilot John Yanchoris captured the ongoing dredging efforts at Honeymoon Island, located off the coast of Pinellas County, on Sunday, Jan. 12. According to Yanchoris, the island ...

It was a different kind of island getaway. Scientists were intrigued after NASA satellites spotted a mysterious “ghost island” that formed and then disappeared just as quickly. The phantom ...

Sanrio and Sunblink have confirmed a release date for Hello Kitty Island Adventure on Nintendo Switch. In this cosy adventure, after creating your own character you will explore and work to restore ...

Inhabited by the Inuit, the island was colonized by Denmark and Norway in the 18th century and eventually fell under the administration of the Danish crown. After World War II, Greenland was ...

Open-world adventure game Hello Kitty Island Adventure will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on January 30, developer Sunblink announced. As previously announced, the PlayStation 5 and ...

The privilege of being the first to ring in the New Year 2025 goes to Kiribati, particularly its Kiritimati Atoll. This small island nation in the Pacific Ocean shifted its time zone to UTC+14 in ...

THERE was carnage at London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display as thugs stormed the barriers. Revellers then experienced travel chaos as crowds packed into the likes of Waterloo ...

From Sydney to New York, cities were once again ablaze with colorful lights on the night of January 1st. There were spectacular fireworks displays in Sydney and New York, for example. In Vienna ...