Satellite images are shedding new light on a mysterious city built on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Some locals in Pohnpei refuse to go near the ruins of the city, believing it to be ...

It is the place “between the spaces” — a purgatory. At least, the locals on the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia seem to think so. For centuries, restless spirits of dead Pohnpeians have lingered here ...

Precision laser aerial surveys have uncovered previously hidden details of Nan Madol, an ancient stone city located in the Pacific Ocean. The site, also known as the “Venice of the Pacific,” offers ...

Even by the standards of enigmatic ancient ruins, Nan Madol is strange. Constructed primarily of “logs” made of volcanic rock, the site consists of dozens of small artificial islands separated by ...

Nan Madol is located near the southern side of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is the only ancient city ever built atop a coral reef. Christopher Pala We zigzag slowly in our skiff around the ...

On the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia rest the remarkable ruins of Nan Madol, the only ancient city ever constructed on top of a coral reef. Referred to as an “engineering marvel” by the Smithsonian ...

Nan Madol, consisting of a series of small artificial islands linked by a network of canals, is often called the Venice of the Pacific. It is located on the south east corner of the island of Pohnpei, ...

New dates for an ancient site in the Pacific correlate with sea level rise and El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variability. Nan Madol is a monumental complex, built from stone and coral rubble on ...