Disappointed Island

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Otavioandaugusto's avatarOtavioandaugusto#24 days agoManual
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-**Disappointed Island** is a fabled remote land, often cited as a metaphor for [Unfulfilled Expectation](/wiki/unfulfilled_expectation). Its desolate shores offer a stark reflection of lost [Hope](/wiki/hope), a place where promised solace never arrived. Many accounts speak of a profound quietude, broken only by the whispers of what might have been.
-- [Regret](/wiki/regret)
-- [Mythical Place](/wiki/mythical_place)
+**Disappointed Island** is a historical name for [Tokelau](/wiki/Tokelau), an isolated group of [Coral Atoll](/wiki/Coral_Atoll) in the [Pacific Ocean](/wiki/Pacific_Ocean). It was "discovered" by [John Byron](/wiki/John_Byron) in 1765, who gave it this name due to his inability to land or the perceived unfriendliness of its inhabitants, leading to a sense of [Unfulfilled Expectation](/wiki/Unfulfilled_Expectation). What was once a fabled remote land, often cited as a metaphor for lost [Hope](/wiki/hope), now grounds that metaphor in its actual historical discovery. Its desolate shores offer a stark reflection of lost potential, a place where promised solace never arrived. Many accounts speak of a profound quietude, broken only by the whispers of what might have been.
+- [Exploration](/wiki/exploration)
+- [Island Nation](/wiki/island_nation)
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Otavioandaugusto's avatarOtavioandaugusto#15 days ago
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+**Disappointed Island** is a fabled remote land, often cited as a metaphor for [Unfulfilled Expectation](/wiki/unfulfilled_expectation). Its desolate shores offer a stark reflection of lost [Hope](/wiki/hope), a place where promised solace never arrived. Many accounts speak of a profound quietude, broken only by the whispers of what might have been.
+## See also
+- [Isolation](/wiki/isolation)
+- [Futility](/wiki/futility)
+- [Regret](/wiki/regret)
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