JG8NQJ/JD1 - Marcus Island Minami-Tori-Shima - DX News

The Minami-Tori-Shima Island is a triangular shaped island in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is Japanese and means 'Southern Bird Island' ... 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Take,JG8NQJwillbeactiveagainasJG8NQJ/JD1fromMarcusIsland,IOTAOC-073,MinamiTorishima,startingmidMarch2022.HewilloperateonHFBandsCW.RecentDXSpotsJG8NQJ/JD1QSLviaJA8CJY.AdsfordirectQSL:SusumuSanada,5-4-5-17,Shin-Ei,Kiyota,Sapporo,Hokkaido,004-0835,Japan.DXCCDXCCCountry-MinamiTorishima.QTHLocator-QL64xg.WAZZone-CQ27.MarcusIslandMinami-Tori-Shima:anisolatedislandhiddeninthePacificOceanTheMinami-Tori-ShimaIslandisatriangularshapedislandinthenorthwestPacificOcean.ItsnameisJapaneseandmeans‘SouthernBirdIsland’.ItisalsoknownbyitsothernameofMarcusIsland.ThelifeoftheoceansurroundingitThissmallislandnotonlyholdssomelegendarystoriesbutalsohassomeveryuniquefactorsthatmakeitgreatforoceanicresearchamongstotherthings.Itcurrentlyhasameteorologicalresearchstationforstudyingtyphoonsandholdsanextensivecoralreefrunningfrom100-1000ft.Thecentralpartoftheislandis3ftbelowsealevelandsomeofthestrangestseaproductsareharvestedheresuchasseaweed,giantsquidandswordfish.Theoceandepthssurroundingthisislandaregreatfordiversasitplungestobelow3000ft.ThesignificanceofthispieceoflandisitslocationonthePacificPlate,pasttheJapanTrench.ItistheeasternmostterritoryofJapanandisonlyamere1kmstretchoflandwithnocivilianpopulation.ThethinghereisthatthisallowsJapantohave165000milesofwhatisknownasExclusiveEconomicZoneoverthesewaters.Thestoryofthisclaimtoownershipisoneinitself.ThediscoveryandpassingofownershipThisislandwasfirstevermentionedin1694byaSpanishcaptainnamedAndresArriola.HecharteredtheislanddownonhismapunderthenameSebastianLopezafterhisadmiral.TheadmiralhadbeenagreatherointheirbattleagainsttheDutch.Itslocationwasleftunrecordedforanother200yearsafterthat.AUnitedStatesshipmentionedtheislandin1864andloggedthenameasMarcusIslandwhichitisalsoknownastoday.AUSsurveyshiprecordeditspositionin1874andunfortunatelyforthem,theclaimforthelandthatwasplacedin1889wasneveracknowledged.ItisforthisreasonthattheJapanesewereabletoannexethelandin1898fromtheAmericansanditwasofficiallyrenamedMinami-Tori-Shima.Between1902and1968therehadbeenmultipletransfersbetweentheJapaneseandtheUSovertheownershipofthisisland.DuringWW1theUSevensentaircrafttotheislandundertheimpressionthattheyowneditonlytofindthattheJapanesewerelivingthereandhadmultiplepatrolships.In1968aftermuchconfusiontheislandwasfinallyreturnedtotheJapaneseandhasbeentillthisday.Thegreatislanddisputeof1902AcaptainbythenameofJamesRosehillarrivedonwhathereferredtoasMarcusIslandin1889.HisintentionwastoharvestcoconutsbutheendedupdiscoveringtheguanodepositsinthecavesthatcouldbesoldtoHawaiiinstead.HesethisUSflagatthetopofacoconuttreewithanotestatingthatthelandwasnowpropertyoftheUnitedStates.DuringthistimetheislandhadbecomepartoftheOgasawaraIslandsGroupandbeentakenbytheJapanese.SowhenhedecidedtofollowuponhisplansofowningtheislandhewassadlyabouttostartadisputebetweentheUSandJapanoverit.Thisthengotworseandthetwonationswereforcedintoamilitaryshowdownwithoneanother.CaptainRosehilldescribedthatitwasunfairfortheJapanesetoclaimtheislandastherewerenorealinhabitantsbutrathermigranttraders,fishermenandillegalbirdhuntersthatlivedthere.ThisbackfiredandworkedinfavourfortheJapanese.Theywerenowabletoclaimterritoryonthebasisofthetrespassersactivitiesontheisland.AndinthesamelightkeeptheirhandscleanbysayingtheyhadnothingtodowiththeJapanesegovernment.ThisishowtheJapanesewereabletotakeMarcusIslandandextendtheirownterrainintheocean.Theyrenamedtheislandandmadesurethatthequestionofownershipwasneverbroughtupagain.TheuseofthisislandtodayAlothashappenedsincethisislandwasmerelyafishingground.Todayithasaradiostationandaweatherobservationcentreduetoitsextremelyisolatedlocation.ItisevenconsideredaseparatecountrywhenplacedinAmateurRadioAwards.Thereisonerunwaythatcannothandlelargeplanesandtheislandismainlyusedforfishingorresearch.CiviliansarenotallowedontheislandandithasbeenmainlyinhabitedbyresearchersandtheJapaneseSpecialForces.Whatisparticularlyfascinatingaboutthisislandiswhathasbeendiscoveredinthepasttwoyears.YougetwhatiscalledRareEarthMetalsandthesemetalscanbeusedtogeneratepower.Chinaowned90%ofthatmarketandwouldsell60%ofittoJapaneachyear.TheydiscoveredthattheseRareEarthMetalscouldbefoundneartheislandandendedupdiscovering6.8billiontonsofit.Toputitintoperspective,thatisenoughtosupplyJapanforthenext200yearsbasedontheircurrentconsumption.ThishassofarbeenthebestbenefitthatthisislandhasofferedtoJapanasitsconsumptionisontheriseeachyear.Ifinditamazingtothinkthatthisislandtheshapeofatortillachiphassuchavastamountofuntoldhistory.Itshowsyouthatthereisstillsomuchouttherethatweareyettobeexposedto.IftheyknewabouttheserareearthmineralsacenturyagotheUSmayhaveputupabiggerfight.NowtheJapanesecanbetheonestoreaptherewardsofatinyislandthatseemedworthonlysomeresearchandexoticseafood.TheMinami-Tori-Shimaislandisawellkeptsecretalongwiththeinnerdetailsofitsownershipandallthefightingthatensued.AtinyislandinthePacificOceanthatyoucanwalkaroundin45minutescouldholdthesecrettoourworldenergycrisisandhowtoovercomeit.JG8NQJ/JD1.WhereisMarcusIslandlocated.Map. 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Commenttext Name Callsign Rating 1 2 3 4 5 Leaveacomment 12Comments 100% Rating:5of5 JerryBustin Callsign:KR7KZ 2022-01-2804:54:17 Outstandingarticle. 100% Rating:5of5 Alan Callsign:K7ACZ 2021-10-1719:57:21 ThereisnomentionoftheU.S.CoastGuardLORANCstationontheisland.Thatisthetalltowerinthephotooftheisland.WhenIwasbasedinHawaiiwemademonthlysupplyflightsthereinUSCGC-130HerculesaswellasIwoJima,Yap,Palau,Ulithi,Wake,Johnston,Kwaj,Kure,Philippines,Thailand,Vietnam,Hokkaido,Okinawa,andseveralmoreinthePacificLORANchain.Therewere25to30menstationedthereforayear.TheJapaneseoperatedaweatherstationtherealso.Youcanseetheaircraftonmyqrz.compage.IvisitedalmosteveryLORANstationintheworldonUSCGC-130's. 100% Rating:5of5 IrapuanPR7AR Callsign:PR7AR 2021-04-2218:15:20 Lastmissingentity,butverydifficult,maybeoneday,withyou. Let'stry. 100% Rating:5of5 Irapuan Callsign:PR7AR 2021-04-2218:13:21 100% Rating:5of5 JoseKP3G Callsign:KP3G 2020-11-1801:38:58 TnxferQSO 73deKP3G 100% Rating:5of5 BillMcCallum Callsign:KC1NGO 2020-06-2700:10:20 IwasstationedonMarcuswiththeUSCGfrom1971to1972.Itwasanincredibleplace.Iwasoneofthe2Transmitterrepairmen.Trulyoneofthemostpowerfultransmittersthatexisted.Verydangerousplacetowork.Nomistakescanbemade.IsnorkledextensivelyaroundtheIslandandwasamazedatwhatIsaw.Anotherworld!IalsobecametheMARSofficerandranphonepatchesthroughElToroMarinebaseinCA.Asthetourwasforayear,itcouldbeverylonely.AsIage,IreallyfeelthatI'mfortunatetohavebeenthereandlivedwithnatureinabeautifulwa. 100% Rating:5of5 Reg Callsign:VE7IG 2017-06-1007:09:51 TheLoranCstationwasdecommissionedin1993andturnedovertoJapaneseauthorities.Thereisnointernetavailableapparently. 100% Rating:5of5 MauriceL.Daneault Callsign:KI4MMX 2017-05-3003:54:40 U.S.GuardoccupiedtheislandandoperatedaLoranCStationfrom1963until?Wasstationedtherefrom1963to1964asamemberofthecommissioningcrewunderthecommandofLtSnell. 100% Rating:5of5 JOHNRZANE3RD Callsign:W5INO/KG6 2017-05-2711:08:24 IWASONTHEISLANDFROMAPRIL1963TOAPRIL1964IOPERATEDASW5INO/KG6WASTEHFIRSTCREWTHATBUILTTHELORANCSTATIONWASAFIRSTCLASSET 100% Rating:5of5 Anonymous Callsign: 2017-04-2410:04:55 WhatabouttheCoastGuardLoranstationthatwasthere? 100% Rating:5of5 Phillip Callsign:N6OMM 2016-05-1409:22:56 HiJess, Thereisnointernet,solikelynoLotW,sadly! 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