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Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Where Kong: Skull Island says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The island does not exist: Skull Island was shot in Vietnam, Hawaii and Australia

Scenes and places

Two pilots, one island (1944)

Marlow and Ikari, enemy pilots, fall onto the same island and fight hand to hand. A giant ape cuts the fight short. It is the first sign that the island has its own rules.

Set in A South Pacific island (Skull Island) — Two World War II pilots parachute onto an island and fight until a giant ape interrupts.

Skull Island is a fictional island; no real place stands in for it.

Filmed at South Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia — A plane crash scene was shot over the white sand here (the blog does not say which scene of the film). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia — Named together with South Stradbroke Island for the same plane crash scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The bombs that wake the island (1973)

Packard's soldiers drop seismic charges to map the island and test Brooks's Hollow Earth theory. The blasts bring out the giant ape, who scatters the survivors across the island. From here the group splits in two.

Set in Skull Island — Packard's men drop seismic explosives to map the island, and the giant ape attacks the unit.

Hạ Long Bay's limestone towers rising from the sea supplied much of the film's look, according to one location guide.

Filmed at Hạ Long Bay, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam — Aerial shots of the bay's limestone islands (the blog ties them to the film's look, not to this exact scene). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The man who has been here since 1944 (1973)

Conrad's group walks into the Iwi people and the much older Marlow. He explains that Kong guards the island from the Skullcrawlers the bombing woke. Together they finish a boat built from the wrecks of two planes.

Set in Iwi village, Skull Island — Conrad's group meets the local Iwi and an older Marlow, who explains Kong and the Skullcrawlers.

A fictional village; a blog guesses the Tràng An visitor center looked like its inspiration, but says nothing about filming there.

The river and the birds (1973)

The group rides Marlow's boat down the river and gets a radio link to Packard's group. Then carnivorous birds attack and tear Nieves apart. The trip shows the island's calm stretches are never safe.

Set in The river, Skull Island — The group rides the boat down the river, where carnivorous birds attack.

A fictional river; the film shot in Ninh Bình province (Tràng An, Vân Long, Tam Cốc) but sources do not link a scene to it.

The graveyard of Kong's family (1973)

Marlow leads Packard's group through a mass grave of dinosaurs and Kong's relatives. A Skullcrawler attacks there and Weaver ignites a gas explosion. Afterward Packard decides to hunt Kong.

Set in Mass grave, Skull Island — Marlow leads the groups through a mass grave of dinosaurs and Kong's family.

Kualoa Ranch is a working ranch under the Ko'olau mountains on Oahu, used as a film location many times.

Filmed at Kualoa Ranch, Oahu, Hawaii — The graveyard scene was filmed on the ranch grounds. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The trap at the lake (1973)

Packard takes the weapons from Chapman's chopper and sets a trap for Kong at a lake. Conrad and Weaver, who have seen Kong up close, decide they must save him. The two plans collide.

Set in A lake, Skull Island — Packard's group lays a trap for Kong at a nearby lake.

A fictional lake; no source ties this scene to a real filming location.

Filmed at Tràng An, Ninh Bình, Vietnam — Jungle and limestone scenes (no specific scene named) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Tam Cốc, Ninh Bình, Vietnam — Jungle and limestone scenes (no specific scene named) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Vân Long Nature Reserve, Ninh Bình, Vietnam — Not named in the sources Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Tú Làn Caves System entrance, Quảng Bình, Vietnam — Not named in the sources Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Chinatown, Honolulu, Hawaii — City scenes (no specific scene named) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Kalaeloa Airport, Oahu, Hawaii — The expedition's cargo ship deck Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Hank Marlow — A World War II pilot stranded on the island since 1944.
• James Conrad — A tracker and former British SAS captain hired for the expedition.
• Mason Weaver — An anti-war photographer who joins the expedition.
• Preston Packard — The U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who commands the escort unit.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is Skull Island really?