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Google Maps users terrified by eerie name of tiny uninhabited island with brutal history

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Google Maps users have been left terrified with the name of the tiny island called Little Massacre Island.Little Massacre Island is an uninhabited island located in Lake of the Woods, on the American side of the border between the US and Canada.The Google Maps discovery was uploaded by Reddit user 2000000man and has left users baffled as to whether the island's name is real and what is the reason behind it.User 2000000man captioned the post: "THIS IS NOT REAL THIS IS NOT REAL THIS IS NOT REAL".Some Reddit users seemed confused as to the reason behind the island's naming, with one writing: "Okay, I’m still lost so is this in reference to a show or a book? "I’m picturing OP finding an island named after an island invented for some comedy skit."Little Massacre Island derives its name because of an alleged massacre that took place there in the 18th century.According to reports on June 6, 1736, a group of Native Americans killed 21 French voyageurs on the island, with the site marked by a large wooden cross.Fellow users were quick to ask the question as to where big and medium Massacre Islands were.One user wrote: "Still safer than Big Massacre Island", while a second added: "Is it next to big massacre Island?".The original poster however replied and dashed away any hopes of a Big Massacre Island existing, saying: "Nope, that island doesn't even exist".To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Another user commented: "They knew something was up when he named the first island 'Medium Massacre Island'."Other users listed similar locations with death-related names, such as "Slaughterhouse Island", "Massacre River" and "Slaughter Canyon"..

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