掲示板サイト「Reddit」に8月21日に投稿された、マダガスカルの無人島の画像が、スライムそっくりだと話題だ。
この島は、マダガスカル東岸にある「Nosy Antafana」という島。現地の言葉で「屋根の島」を意味するという。サンゴ礁に囲まれており、コウモリが多数生息している。
画像を投稿したRedditユーザーのfulminicさんは、「この島を探すのにGoogle Earthを使った。探し当てるまでにけっこう時間がかかった」とコメントしている。
Google Earthより
Private Islands Of The Extremely Wealthy
Mel Gibson(01 of15)
It\'s a good thing Mel Gibson bought Mago Island in Fiji in 2005. It gives him shelter whenever he says something offensive.\n\n (credit:AP, Google Earth)
Johnny Depp(02 of15)
Notorious recluse Johnny Depp owns an island in the Caribbean where he can hide from people in Edward Scissorhands costumes.\n\nPhoto care of Private Islands Magazine.\n (credit:Private Islands Magazine, Wikimedia)
Tyler Perry(03 of15)
Does Tyler Perry walk around in a white wig and a dress in White Bay Cay? Or is this private island a way to escape Madea? (credit:Getty, Google Earth)
Richard Branson(04 of15)
When billionaire Branson returns from Mars with a pot of space gold, he can bury it on Necker Island.\n (credit:AP, Google Earth)
Eddie Murphy(05 of15)
Maybe the Internet constantly thinks Eddie Murphy is dead because of all the time he spends on Long Cay in The Bahamas. (credit:AP, Google Earth)
Larry Ellison(06 of15)
Oracle co-founder Ellison owns an island in Hawaii that he said he would turn into a \"little laboratory.\" Because what else would an oddball billionaire do with a private island? (credit:Getty, Google Earth)
Paul Allen(07 of15)
Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, owns Allan Island in Washington. You\'d think he\'d change the spelling of the island\'s name, but maybe that would look egotistical. (credit:AP, Google Earth)
Celine Dion(08 of15)
Singer Celine Dion bought a private island called Ile Gagnon in Quebec for $29.7 million, presumably so she can hide from people singing the Titanic theme at her. (credit:Getty, Google Earth)
Tommy Lee(09 of15)
Rocker and exhibitionist Tommy Lee bought the island of Greece in The World islands in Dubai for himself and ex-wife Pamela Anderson. He says he chose Greece because he is of Greek descent. \n (credit:Getty, Google Earth)
David Copperfield(10 of15)
You wouldn\'t think magician David Copperfield would need a private island to disappear, but he bought Musha Cay in The Bahamas for $50 million. (credit:Getty, Google Earth)
Louis Moore Bacon(11 of15)
This hedge fund manager bought Robins Island off the coast of Long Island for $11 million in 1993. (credit:AP, Google Earth)
John Malone(12 of15)
Businessman Malone owns Sampson Cay in The Bahamas, but that\'s not all. He\'s actually the world\'s biggest landowner, laying claim to 2.2 million acres across the world, CNN Money reports. (credit:Getty, Google Earth)
The Barclay Brothers(13 of15)
Billionaire twins David and Frederick Barclay do everything together. They even joined forces to buy the island of Brecqhou in the U.K. for $4.3 million.\n\n (credit:Flickr, Google Earth)
Craig McCaw(14 of15)
Tech magnate McCaw owns James Island in British Columbia. He also owns the world\'s most expensive car, because why not? (credit:AP, Google Earth)
Dean Kamen (15 of15)
Kamen, the creator of the Segway, can ride his motorized personalized scooter all around the 2-acre North Dumpling Island in New York.\n (credit:Getty, Google Earth)
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