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The long version,
one wrong turn deeper.

A magazine of long-reads from the Wrong Turn Right universe — ghost towns, ice-locked harbours, subantarctic archipelagos and the practical guides we wished existed before we left.

The Castaways Kerguelen Kept for Three and a Half Years — Kerguelen Islands

Kerguelen Islands

The Castaways Kerguelen Kept for Three and a Half Years

The true story of British sailor John Nunn and three companions who survived shipwreck, hunger, violent weather and more than three years on the remote Kerguelen Islands.

Where Are the Kerguelen Islands? — Kerguelen Islands

Kerguelen Islands

Where Are the Kerguelen Islands?

Locating France's subantarctic archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean — and why Captain Cook called them the Desolation Islands.

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Why Was Kolmanskop Abandoned? — Kolmanskop

Why Was Kolmanskop Abandoned?

A factual explainer about Namibia's diamond rush, the decline of the town and how the desert quietly took over.

Where Is Bouvet Island and Why Is It So Remote? — Bouvetøya

Where Is Bouvet Island and Why Is It So Remote?

A direct answer for geography intent: location, ownership, remoteness and why it feels like the edge of the map.

Where Is Tristan da Cunha? — Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha

Where Is Tristan da Cunha?

Locating the world's most remote inhabited island in the South Atlantic — and why nobody gets there by accident.