Isolated runway in the middle of South American jungle spotted on Google Maps has left people bewildered

An isolated runway has been discovered on Google Maps and it has people asking one massive question. 

The runway was discovered deep in the middle of the Brazilian jungle. 

Not only are there no buildings nearby, but there appear to be no roads in or out either. 

The eerie image was recently shared to Reddit, and no one could agree on exactly what it was doing there.

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Shared to Reddit by Glass_Comfortable_88, the user asked ‘who would use this runway?’ 

It’s a fair question, because the Google Earth screenshot shows an isolated strip surrounded by nothing but dense jungle. 

There are no aircraft hangers or planes in site either.

At one end of the isolated runway is the Aripuana River, which sits in north-western Brazil, but there are no other visable landmarks. 

This left people scratching their heads, asking what use the runway serves. 

When the image was uploaded to the subreddit ‘Google Earth Finds’, it drew in various weird and wonderful conspiracy theories. 

One user suggested it was so hidden and remote that it could be used for ‘nefarious purposes’. 

Someone else said ‘aliens’ had something to do with it, but offered no other context. 

Others offered arguably more practical suggestions. 

One said there was a fishing resort on the banks of the Aripuana River to the north of the runway and it could be used to transport people to and from the resort. 

Another said it was likely the only way to deliver goods to small villages of people dotted around the area as there were no roads going in and out. 

Alternatively, someone suggested the isolated runway could also serve as a ‘crash landing’ for pilots in trouble. 

Some were confused as to how the runway was even in use at all. 

“No one [would use it] because it’s not a runway. How would the plane leave after landing?” they said. 

It’s not the only Google Earth Image that’s left people with more questions than answers. 

A Californian man has gone viral for his videos hunting down abandoned cars on Google Maps. 

The anonymous man scours remote areas, especially mountain roads and off-road trails to find vehicles left behind. 

Since starting in 2015, he’s found more than 4000 cars across America. 

He shares his discoveries on TikTok where his account ‘desertadventures’ has gained a huge following. 

Together with his followers, they assess each image of abandoned cars and theorize why it was left behind. 

But unlike the mysterious runway in Brazil, aliens haven’t been blamed for any of his abandoned car discoveries. 

Yet, anyway.