Spinning island
Known as "The Eye," this enigmatic floating island spins continuously in a slightly larger circular lake in a remote swamp in northeastern Argentina. It was found by a horror film director looking for locations for filming, and subsequent site visits have revealed methane gas under the water is likely aiding in its flotation. However, no one is certain how it came into being.
Sergio Neuspillerm, an Argentine film producer and director, found The Eye six months ago while looking for locations to shoot a movie about local paranormal events like ghost and alien sightings. Neuspillerm and his crew knew they had stumbled upon something truly special when they saw the unusually round island surrounded by an equally round body of water on Google Earth, so they abandoned their original film project and chose to concentrate on this mystery instead.
For the past ten years, The Eye has reportedly been visible on Google Maps at the coordinates 34°15'07.8'S 58°49'47.4′′W, but nobody ever paid it any attention before the Elojo project became well-known. Now, there are numerous theories about its existence circulating online. The locals think that the rotating island's circle-within-a-circle shape symbolizes the presence of God on Earth, while the majority link it to UFO activity and even go so far as to say that it hides an alien base.
- Where: Ojo de la Tierra, Paraná Delta, Argentina
- Year of Discovery: 2016
