Is this world’s most remote Burger King? Google Maps fans find ‘fast food joint’ on uninhabited island
INTERNET sleuths have spotted what they claim is the world's most remote Burger King joint on Google Maps.
A screen shot of the location of the alleged fast food outlet on an island off the coast of Oman in Western Asia was recently shared on Reddit.
It appears to show satellite imagery of the unihabited island on Google Maps with one of the online tool's iconic red pins stuck in the middle.
Next to the red pin – which normally highlight restaurants cafes and other venues – reads "Burger King".
It appears to be the result of a mistake or glitch, as the island in question appears to be desolate, without even a blade of grass on its surface.
User sevenluck77 posted the find to Reddit last week with the caption: "A Burger King pin on this clearly desolate island off the coast of Oman".
In response, a number of forum-dwellers suggested that an error likely led to the pin being placed there.
One user wrote: "Google Maps data is telling some Whoppers."
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Another joked: "Maybe a Burger King wrapper that didn't biodegrade found itself perched there?"
And a third user commented: "Someone is going to land on the island and expect to get some food there."
It's the latest of a string of strange finds on Google's mapping tool.
Last week, The Sun shared that eagle-eyed Google Maps fans had found a cornfield maze in Arizona that some claimed was left there by aliens.
Satellite images of the location on the search giant's digital mapping tool show intertwining lines that form a message when viewed from above.
The text reads "healthcare heroes" and is accompanied by a heart with a cross in the middle flanked by other shapes and patters.
One Reddit user joked: "Best crop circle I've seen in a minute."
Apparently, the Andelin family changes the pattern and message in their five-acre patch of land every year.
The "healthcare heroes" iteration is from last year, and it has since been changed, one Reddit user claimed.
They said: "They have a new theme for this year, #forever14 to being mental health awareness to youth issues.
"They have some drone footage on their website. You could expect satellite in a few months depending upon the provider that you prefer."
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