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It’s about 150 miles east of Nicaragua, in the Caribbean. Google maps shows nothing there; change to satellite view and it’s a large reef with a few scattered islands, just dots really. But at the coordinates there’s a larger island, unidentified, with a few trails running across it, and a man-made circle of something near the beach.
The circle looks like it could be a helipad for the house to the west.
It’s the tropical paradise of Copyright Trap.
Seriously though, the second time I clicked on the link, my computer froze up. :eek:
That is Southwest Cay, a part of the Serrana Bank. It is Colombian territory.
ETA: As the Wiki link notes, it was claimed by the United States until 1981 when the States relinquished its claim. There used to be a US military base but likely not much left there since Hurricane Felix passed over as a Cat 5 in 2007.
ETA: Ninja’d by Iggy. Good job.
I have a 1980s Britannica Atlas that says the island and associated atoll is collectively “Serrana Bank”. Even farther to the NE is a lesser gathering of islets labeled “Serranilla Bank”. That same map shows a number of other minor atolls and islands within a couple hundred miles.
All of these islet formations belong to Colombia. I’ve flow through San Andres & overflown Providencia nearby. San Andres is the namesake island for the Colombian Department of San Andres, etc: Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina - Wikipedia
So that’s not a complete answer, but it’ll maybe get us closer.
Interesting.
There are quite a few buildings scattered about, some haven’t been driven to in years, but the approaching roads have been maintained. Given the locale, I wouldn’t say any of it has been overgrown since 2007 though. We’d need different technology to see much of anything after ten years.
Which side of Central America was Jurassic Park on again?
West side.
Thanks, gang!
I wonder why it’s such a non-entity on Google maps.
Time to go dig some more now that I have that info to build on.
Looks like there might be a vehicle at the house. And how about the two “C” shaped items on the beach near the house? If you look closely at the fog covered area, there seems to be a 30 foot high wooden wall cutting off the end of the island…
Dennis
Come on guys, can’t you recognize the lair of an Evil Overlord™ when you see one?
ETA: Crap. ninja’d.
Modern Goldfingers don’t like it when you publicize their secret private lair. Ref mixdenny, who’s to say that cloud cover on the northeast end is natural?
Good thing you too have a heavily defended citadel to retreat to. Shame about your family though. 
Here’s photos of the Serrana Bank island.
What you can see …
NO ROADS. They are just sand trails. The sand spreads out and makes it seem wider, the vegetation comes and goes with the sand… but definitely no one ever put down a sealed road, or even a crushed rock road there. No permanantly situated vehicles drive those trails. ( Maybe someone had a jeep or motorbike… who is to say it didn’t happen. But there’s nothing there to indicate even a garage)
The loss during Hurricane Felix was the thatched shelter where tourist group would get out of the sun
Good find Isilder. Note the comments at the bottom. The most recent post is only ~35 days ago by someone who visited the island last year as a part of a biosciences expedition.
No mention of secret volcano lairs, nor unexpected space launch facilities. Damn.
Thanks, Isilder! That made for an interesting read, and it was nice to see some pics.
I don’t know what fascinates me about remote islands, but I’d love to explore a few firsthand.
Here’s a nice pic of Southwest Cay that I found via the above link. It looks like the island visitor also took pics of a lot of other local cays.
Looks like paradise!
I’m going to need everyone in this thread to pay attention to what is in my hand. That’s right. Look right here…
Here’s some photos from 1970 of people on the island, possibly henchmen.
I’ve been to San Andres and Providencia, too–during Semana Santa once when I lived in Colombia. (It’s a common vacation spot for Colombians.) I knew there were some other islands in the department, but could never figure out if people lived there.
San Andres and Providencia are interesting, because Pilgrims went there, too–not just to New England. (Hence the name “Providencia.”) Because the colonies there were administered so differently, however, the pilgrim colonies on these islands didn’t last so long.
Even henchmen like to dive and eat seafood, it seems. 
