There was actually more than one island between Little Garden and the Alabasta Kingdom, but some of those islands were made of poop left by Island Eaters, some were reef islands, and others were simply too small.
In short, these islands either produced no magnetism or produced too little to attract a Log Pose.
According to Crocus, there were actually plenty of islands like these along the Grand Line. Although Log Poses did not record them, they were not entirely uninhabited.
Aside from islands that already had indigenous inhabitants, there were also people who had ended up on these islands by accident and turned them into places resembling highway service areas or desert oases.
The island recorded by the Log Pose was called "Holiday Island." Its name alone made its main industry obvious, and this island had appeared in both the manga's main story and its cover stories.
Holiday Island was not particularly large. At a glance, it did not even look a third the size of Little Garden, much less comparable to Alabasta farther ahead. However, it had the strongest magnetic field in this stretch of sea, and with its pleasant climate and plentiful resources, Holiday Island had a very high population density.
The island's most distinctive feature was the enormous tree in its center, shaped like a parasol and large enough to shade almost the entire island. Several buildings had even been built at its very top...
"Looks like land for housing really is scarce on this island."
Standing at the bow and gazing into the distance, Xie Wen murmured as he watched Holiday Island grow steadily larger.
Still, it was understandable. With so little total land area, a holiday destination naturally had to make the most of every inch.
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