Hantu Island

Hantu Island is a mysterious island in Panau.

Description
It's a medium-sized island located in the northwest of Panau. Its name "Hantu" is Malay or Indonesian for "ghost" or "demon", referring to the large myth believed by Panauans that the souls of cannibals may live there.

The island is notable because of its electromagnetic pulses that destroy all boats and planes in the area. It is revealed in the "Stranded" mission that the island is inhabited by 100-year-old Japanese soldiers who believe World War II is still being fought. Despite this, they still have normal weapons like Assault Rifles and modern trucks. The island contains no locations capable of being discovered that would create a map marker, meaning that you can't get extracted to this island.

According to the map, the island is in the shape of a dollar sign - $. However, the real shape is different, shown in a picture below, under the Flak Cannon. The description that Sri Irawan gives you about it, shows a direct comparison with the Bermuda Triangle. The island is partly based on the American T.V. series "Lost" and several notable features of the series can be found on the island, including the smoke monster, the word 'SEARCH' written in the sand, and the hatch.

This island may also make a reference to Battlefield Bad Company 2, the first mission of which you have to travel to an island to find out about a so-called "Black Weapon", which hence it's named, might be related to an EMP, a weapon that Hantu Island contains.

History (mostly speculation)
Hantu Island was first inhabited by cannibal tribesmen that soon died off. The only ones who knew of this event were local Ular tribesmen. A long time later Imperialist Japanese Military forces took over the island, creating a secret weapons facility that housed an EMP thunder machine. It can fire off electromagnetic pulses under the guise of creating thunderstorms, and making bolts of lightning hit enemy planes or boats. It is for this reason that many have suggested the Panauan Military doesn't venture onto the island. However, if Rico stands on the shore it is possible for a Panauan patrol boat to spawn (has been confirmed). During the end of World War II communications were cut on the island, thus the soldiers are still there, believing that they are still on duty, and that World War II still rages on in Europe and the Pacific.