6. Buru, Indonesia

The fortunes of this once impoverished, former penal colony in Indonesia have been transformed since the discovery of gold in the mountains of Buru. BBC Indonesia's Kiki Siregar ...

01-02-2016

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5. Anjouan, Comoros Islands

Nestled between Madagascar and the east coast of Mozambique, people living in Anjouan lead a precarious existence despite the natural beauty that surrounds them. BBC Swahili's Z ...

29-01-2016

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4. Old Providence, Colombia

This Colombian island in Caribbean waters is dominated by a love of the Rastafarian way of life. BBC Mundo's Hernando Alvarez presents.

28-01-2016

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3. El Hierro, Spain

The most remote and neglected of the Canary Isles has become the world's greenest island thanks to the ingenuity of its people. BBC Mundo's Laura Plitt presents.

27-01-2016

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2. Bugala, Uganda

Once a shorthand for remoteness, Bugala, the biggest of Uganda's archipelago of islands in Lake Victoria, is once more drawing people to its verdant shores. The BBC African Serv ...

26-01-2016

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1. Khortytsia, Ukraine

A tiny island in the middle of the Dnieper river is host to icons of Ukrainian national identity - from the legendary Zaporozhian Cossacks to modern-day pagans. The BBC Ukrainia ...

25-01-2016

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7. Compilation

23-01-2016

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