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A 6.3-Hectare Concrete Island Has Been Built Off Nagasaki Since 1974 and Has Been Emptied by Its 5,259 Inhabitants in Three Months.

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Off Nagasaki, Hashima was one of the densest human concentrations in the world with 83,000 inhabitants per square kilometre. In three months of 1974, this concrete island built by Mitsubishi around a coal mine completely emptied, leaving behind it a city frozen in time. More
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A 6.3-Hectare Concrete Island Has Been Built Off Nagasaki Since 1974 and Has Been Emptied by Its 5,259 Inhabitants in Three Months.

Off Nagasaki, Hashima was one of the densest human concentrations in the world with 83,000 inhabitants per square kilometre. In three months of 1974, this concrete island built by Mitsubishi around a coal mine completely emptied, leaving behind it a city frozen in time. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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