The Island

From LOST

The Island is the most important location in LOST, and has been the principal location for major events that have occurred.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Pre-DHARMA 1.2 The DHARMA Initiative 1.3 Post-DHARMA

[edit] History

[edit] Pre-DHARMA

Little is known of the island's history prior to the arrival of The DHARMA Initiative, however, it is know that there is a Four-Toed Statue along the coastline, as well the ruins which contain a large stone column. It it unknown who constructed these objects.

The first known visitors to the island were the crew of the Black Rock, which was captained by Magnus Hanso, and arrived on the island in 1881. The ship contained both a crew of sailors, as well as slaves. Magnus Hanso at some point passed away, and his remains are buried somewhere on the island.

In approximately the 1940s, "Adam" and "Eve" were laid to rest in the caves. There are a group of natives on the island, one of which being Richard Alpert, that still exists in the present day on the island. Benjamin Linus described the group to John Locke as "the island's original inhabitants". It is unknown, however, if these "original inhabitants" are in fact the same people as Richard Alpert's group.

[edit] The DHARMA Initiative

In the 1970s, the Hanso Foundation provided funding to the DHARMA Initiative's founders Gerald and Karen DeGroot. The constructed several stations on the island which were used for scientific research. As well, a living community known as the Barracks was build and encircled by a sonar fence. The island has "subterranean conduits" built on the island, and electrical power is supplied from an unknown source, as well a wide variety of communication tools.

Ben states that God "can't see this island any better than the rest of the world can", meaning that it is incredibly difficult to locate. The DHARMA Initiative constructed a sonar beacon underwater which would emit a signal to assist submarines back to the island.

The members of the DHARMA Initiative were eventually betrayed by Ben, and "purged" by Richard Alpert and his inhabitants, who were known to DHARMA as "The Hostiles"

[edit] Post-DHARMA

In 1988, Danielle Rousseau and her Science Team were drawn to the island by a broadcast which was repeating The Numbers on a loop. Danielle claims that she had never seen another person on the island and that she has only heard them whispering. Danielle and her crew dug out a temporary shelter, while they searched for the radio tower. Danielle eventually murdered her entire team after they contracted a sickness. Her child was kidnapped by the "Others", as she came to call them, leaving her alone.

Sometime around July, 2004, assuming that Ben's portrayal of Henry Gale was accurate, the balloon crashed onto the island. He was later found buried in the jungle, with his neck broken, and his identification still on him.

On September 22, 2004, Oceanic Flight 815 crashed onto the island with 70+ survivors. These survivors constructed several campsites along the coast and the beach. They also discovered several of the DHARMA Initiative's stations.

On December 17, 2004, Naomi parachuted out of a crashing helicopter and landed on the island. She was discovered by Desmond, Charlie, Hurley and Jin. The group finds the parachutist, Desmond removes the mask, to reveal Naomi, who recognizes Desmond. Naomi claims that she was hired by Penny Widmore to find Desmond, and carried a picture of him along in her pack. However, Ben informs Jack that she is not who she says she is, and that she is a representative of some people who have been trying to find the island, and that if she successfully contacts her boat every single living person on this Island will be killed. Contact is made with the ship, and Jack speaks with Minkowski and requests for them to lock onto their location.