The current article you are reading does not reflect the views of the current editors and contributors of the new Ecorazzi. Like something out of a horror movie, pics of a giant 2.5 foot isopod surfaced on Reddit today. The giant sea bug was found attached to a robotic submersible at a depth of 8,500ft.. Theyâre apparently quite abundant in the cold, dark waters of the Atlantic where they scavenge for food.
Niihau and Kauai, the westernmost islands still above sea level are approx. 5 million years old. The big Island (Hawaii) at the Southernmost point of.
Kauai is the Garden Island.. But one island is hardly known at all, even by most state residents. Niihau, about 18 miles northwest of Kauai, is the Forbidden Island.. It has been privately owned by the same family since 1864, when Elizabeth Sinclair purchased it from King Kamehameha V for $10,000.t is considered the most endangered of all the world's seals, with only about 150 left in the main Hawaiian Islands; by last count, 87 of those on Niihau alone. The island is more than just critical habitat for the population.