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Monarch use to sell packages that were Atol protected (UK) -Air Travel Organiser’s Licence (you pay 2,50 on every booking for a holiday)If you bought a package holiday through Monarch while the licence was still in effect and that means up until midnight on Sunday/Monday , you will be Atol-protected.That means if you are abroad you will be put on an alternative flight home with another carrier. If you are in the UK and did not depart yet, you will be entitled to a refund.If you have a ticket only, talk to the credit card as if the ticket price was above 100 pounds, the credit card company is liable.For more infoMaking an ATOL claim

In 1955, the UK made a claim on this rock in the ocean called Rockall. This was, in part, to help expand the UK’s rights to resources in the economic zone surrounding the islet. The claims have been disputed by Ireland and other nations.Now, a big rock islet hundreds of miles away from any continent might not seem that impressive. But just think of how many islets, atolls, or small islands lie in the world’s oceans. These islands number into the tens or hundreds of thousands. Some of these little parcels of land are bound to be unclaimed or uninhabited, like the island Tom Hanks’ character landed on in the 2000 film Cast Away. In real life, the island from the film is actually a natural reserve island called Monuriki, overseen by Fiji.Many islands are unclaimed because they haven’t formed just yet. Due to volcanic eruptions, moving glaciers, or other natural events, many new islands are being formed all the time.While there are countless islands in the ocean, don’t set your ship sail just yet to go claim one. If you find an unclaimed island out there somewhere, you have a 50/50 chance it does lie in an existing state’s exclusive economic zone. This zone is set aside for a nation to have exclusive rights to exploration, resources, and conservation. All the dark blue in the map below show the half of the world’s oceans considered international waters. Most clearly these waters are farthest away from any continental land, so if you do find that unmarked islet you might just want to sit and gather your bearings before getting around to claiming the land.You might be better buying an island for sale than going and trying to claim one. Gillis Island in Prince Edward Island, Canada is for sale only for a price of 80,000 (currency unknown and price subject to change).

There are certainly regions of the U.S. with sparse population or no human inhabitants.Take Koochiking County in Northern Minnesota. It had a population of 13000 in an area of over 8100 sq. km or 3100 sq mi.That is three times the area of the state of Rhode Island with roughly 1–2% of the population. Many regions like this exist in the U.S., sparsely populated due to numerous factors. For Koochiching County, these factors include the cold climate and also the numerous federal and state protected lands.Larger than numerous whole countries, the least densely populated region in the U.S. is the Yukon-Koyunkuk Census Area in Alaska. The region has an area of 382,000 sq. km or 147,000 sq. mi but a human population of only 5230. That’s roughly 10 sq. km for each person. The nation Japan has about the same area and a population of about 125 million people, or about 334 per sq. km.The region’s epic landscape and unmatched ecosystem makes it home to numerous natural parks and wildlife refuges, which also is certainly a factor for its lack of human inhabitants. There is also the cold climate and mountainous terrain that makes settlement more difficult.You can also consider the numerous islands and atolls claimed by the U.S. to be some of the most uninhabited regions. One such island is Baker’s Island, about 3,000 km or 1,900 mi Southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. The island and its surrounding waters are now a U.S. protected wildlife preserve, serving as a hotspot for many rare creatures including some endangered turtle species. Although an airfield was built on the atoll during WWII, the island’s low elevation and lack of vegetation make human habitation difficult.Another uninhabited island is Navassa Island in the Caribbean, located 74 km or 46 mi north of Haiti. Although there is a territorial dispute over this island between the U.S. and Haiti, the island has been set up as a U.S. biological preserve to protect its rich and unique biodiversity. Some of the only people to ever actually inhabit the islands were lighthouse keepers until the late 1920s.