I stumbled over these incredibly remote islands while surfing Google Earth, and found these stories rather compelling, in the context of how large of an impact

I stumbled over these incredibly remote islands while surfing Google Earth, and found these stories rather compelling, in the context of how large of an impact humanity has on even the most remote locations on our planet. Related coverage of the Pitcairn islands (in chronological order, old to new): - https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-05-16/plastic-pollution-on-henderson-island-in-south-pacific/8527370 https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-05-16/plastic-pollu... - https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/126192391/pitcairn-islanders-refuse-to-let-covid19-halt-vital-climate-change-research https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/12619239... - https://news.sky.com/story/royal-navy-finds-uninhabited-henderson-island-has-been-marked-on-charts-in-the-wrong-place-for-85-years-12563407 https://news.sky.com/story/royal-navy-finds-uninhabited-hend... EDIT: Formatting