'Ghost' island in the middle of the Indian Ocean

Once a prisoner of prisoners and later became a bustling settlement, Ross has a special past before being a wild, mysterious island with ruins.

Located in the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India include 572 tropical islands.Located closer to Southeast Asia than India, it is known for its amazing beaches, thriving marine life, rich coral reefs and many primeval forests.

Ross, one of the islands in the area, is home to the ruins of a mysterious 19th-century British town and was abandoned in the 1940s. On the island, the villa and church areas large, ballroom, even the cemetery is gradually covered by trees.

In 1857, a sudden uprising broke out in India and the British chose remote islands off the Indian Ocean to hold insurgents, in which Ross Island , with an area of ​​less than 0.3 km ² , is the first location selected.Previously, this place was still an ancient mountain area, uninhabited.

As the number of prisoners increased, they were transferred to prisons and barracks on neighboring islands.Ross Island became the administrative headquarters as well as the residence for senior officers and their families.Large villas, tennis courts, Presbyterian churches, water purification plants, barracks and a infirmary were gradually built on the island.

In addition, on Ross Island, a power station with a diesel generator is built, making it a bustling and vibrant paradise, different from the surrounding area.Until 1942, the prisoners were liberated, the British army left the island.Soon after, India gained independence in 1947, Ross was abandoned until the Indian Navy took over in 1979.

Today, Ross is an uninhabited island and home to deer, hares, and public.In the early 1900s, British officers brought various species of deer to the Andaman Islands to hunt and serve games.However, there are no natural predators, and the population of deer on the island grows rapidly.

Besides, massive domes, Italian bricks, stained glass windows on the island have long since disappeared.The roofless frames of villas, clubs and churches, along with other anonymous walls, are gradually deforming, collapsing and being invaded by the roots of trees, bringing the air of desolation and wilderness Cover the entire island.

On Ross Island, among the ruins of massive buildings, only the sounds of animals remain.After nearly 80 years since the island was abandoned, Ross is now under the control of the Indian Navy and open to visitors during the day.