STRANGE ISLANDS
Added on: 11th Apr 2015
LA ISLA DE LAS MUÑECAS
Known as the “Island of the Dolls”, it is located in a canal near
Mexico City. A man by the name of Don Julian apparently went crazy,
left his family, and ran to this island where he hung up a bunch of
dolls to ward off evil spirits. He drowned not long afterwards.
SABLE ISLAND
Just off the coast of Nova Scotia, this island is in a region known as
the “Graveyard of the Atlantic”. The only things you’ll find here are
horses and shipwrecks.
PALMYRA
While not technically an island, but rather an atoll, this bit of
uninhabited paradise in the north Pacific has been home to some pretty
strange occurrences since its discovery several hundred years ago.
Visitors often report feeling an eerie sense of impending doom. To make
the stories even worse, there was a murder on the island in 1974 of a
couple (Malcolm “Mac” Graham III and Eleanor LaVerne “Muff” Graham)
that unfortunately chose the wrong place to camp. Apparently an
ex-con named Buck Duane Walker had the same idea.
TASHIROJIMA ISLAND
Known as “Cat Island”, this small Japanese island has barely
100 human residents….but a ton of cats. The cats were
apparently introduced in the 1850s to keep the mouse population of
the island under control. After many of the residents moved away, the
cat population shot up and today the remaining residents see them as
good luck charms.
You can even stay in a cat-like cabin if you visit the island.
ŌKUNOSHIMA ISLAND
There’s “Cat Island” and then there’s “Rabbit Island”. Between 1929
And 1945 the Japanese army used this island as a chemical weapons
testing facility and apparently brought a bunch of rabbits as the subjects.
The rabbits inhabiting the island today are said to be the
descendants of their unfortunate ancestors.
THE ISOLA LA GAIOLA
Sitting off the coast of Naples, Italy, nearly every single owner of this
island has been found either murdered, drowned, or they ended in
economic ruin. Not surprisingly it has been abandoned for some time
now and is considered cursed by the locals.
ILHA DE QUEIMADA GRANDE
Located about 90 miles from Sao Paulo, Brazil this island is infested
with venomous snakes. And these aren’t just any venomous snakes,
they are extremely venomous snakes! In fact the Brazilian Navy has
forbidden anyone from even landing on the island due to the danger.
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
This Australian territory located in the Indian Ocean is home to one of
the largest and most spectacular animal migrations on Earth.
Every year about 120 million crabs make a month long journey out of the
island’s forests to the beach in order to mate.
DEER ISLAND
At first glance this island found near Alexandria Bay in New York
looks like any old island with some run down cottages. However,
it’s actually the home of the infamous Skull and Bones undergraduate
secret society of Yale University. For those of you who don’t know,
many former politicians and presidents were members.
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