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STRANGE ISLANDS

Added on: 11th Apr 2015

 

LA ISLA DE LAS MUÑECAS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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