Figure Eight Island Figure Eight Island Figure Eight Island is a North Carolina barrier island just north of Wrightsville Beach, widely known as an affluent summer colony and vacation desitination. The island is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Area, and lies between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. As a private island, Figure Eight can only be reached by boat or via a guarded causeway swing bridge — the only private bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway in the Southeast. The island has been a destination for celebrities and politicians, including former Vice President Al Gore and Senator John Edwards, — and a
Kachanivska penal colony Kachanivska penal colony Kachanivska penal colony (), is a minimum security prison with general conditions located in the East-Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Kachanivska holds women who are first time prisoners sentenced for crimes of negligence or crimes of low or moderate severity. The inmates live in barracks designed for 8 to 12 women. Kachanivska prisoners have the right to meet with close relatives for three days once every three months; the colony has nine rooms for long visits for which visitors can make paid reservations. In 1927 the former estate of Russian landowner Kachanov was transformed into an affiliate of