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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashima_Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashima_Island
"Battleship Island" is an English translation of the Japanese nickname for Hashima Island, Gunkanjima (gunkan meaning "battleship", jima being the rendaku form of shima). The island's nickname came from its apparent resemblance to the Japanese battleship Tosa due to its high seawalls. It also is known as the Ghost Island.
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