Posted on 01/30/2013 5:41:50 PM PST by Pan_Yan
Desolate, as away from land and people?
My idea would be Ile St. Paul in the Indian ocean, west of Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Saint-Paul
Rockall is the tip of an extinct volcano reaching 20 meters (about 65 feet) above sea level, in seas with waves recorded as high as 29 meters (95 feet).
Photo of Rockall from winter 1943.
basically the same story, nice pictures though:
http://english.sina.com/culture/p/2013/0130/555881.html
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