Over the decades, waves in the North Pacific have washed the bottle fragments into millions of smooth, colorful ‘pebbles’ that have turned the area from a no-go zone into a tourist attraction that visitors pay to see.
Ussuri Bay was once considered dangerous, but authorities have now declared it a specially protected area that is popular with tourists and locals alike. Image credit: Anna Pozharskaya
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In the Soviet Union, the idea of nature conservation was simply unknown. So the comrades decided to use the Ussuri Bay near Vladivostok simply to dump old beer, wine and vodka bottles and china into the sea.
Over the decades, waves in the North Pacific have washed the bottle fragments into millions of smooth, colorful ‘pebbles’ that have turned the area from a no-go zone into a tourist attraction that visitors pay to see.
Ussuri Bay was once considered dangerous, but authorities have now declared it a specially protected area that is popular with tourists and locals alike. Image credit: Anna Pozharskaya
