Along the isolated coast of the Namib Desert lies Tigres Island.
In 1962, the ocean separated this peninsula – and the village on it – from the Angolan mainland.
Along the isolated coast of the Namib Desert lies Tigres Island. Once home to a thriving fishing village that housed a school, a hospital, an airstrip, and a chapel, the island is now nothing more than skeletal ruins jutting out of the sand. It was founded in the 1860s by Portuguese fishermen. The settlement lasted nearly a century, with its final inhabitants moving away in the 1970s.
Tiger Island is a strange piece of land. Over the years, its shape and tidal currents have caused it to become connected to the mainland and, periodically, to become an island again. It has been in its current island state since the 1960s, when a major storm hit the region, also destroying the pipes that supplied the village with drinking water. The civil war caused its eventual complete abandonment.
Currently, the ruins of the village are still standing, isolated and largely ignored, as they are difficult to access.
Fonte:atlasobscura - Juls26 / Domínio Público
