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A strange, dark mass in the middle of an island on Google Maps is blowing up social media with speculation — with some users suggesting that it’s a “censored” destination.
The image of Vostok Island, an uninhabited coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, was shared to a popular Reddit thread that discusses unusual Google Maps finds.
“what the f–k this looks nothing like an island,” user Kokoblocks wrote alongside the screengrab of the triangular island with what appeared to be a hollow, black center.
Some speculated that it was a secret military base.
“Looks censored for some reason,” user KorvisKhan commented.
“My first thought was that it’s censored. It wouldn’t make sense for a natural formation to be black like that in such a shallow, small atoll/island,” added Jazzlike_Log_709.
Others joked that the island looked like far more ordinary objects.
“Scrolling past I thought it was a hole on a leather seat,” user Flobber_Worm wrote.
But others offered more reasonable explanations for its appearance.
“What you see as black is actually very dark green, it’s a very dense forest made up of Pisonia trees,” user SatisfactionAny20 commented.
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