The Island as it appeared in the openings of Season 1 (top) and Season 2 (bottom).
Bio
Gilligan's Island is a typical South Pacific tropical Island with beaches, mountains, jungles, and a lagoon. It was where the seven passengers aboard the S.S. Minnow were marooned. It was also the target of a USAF experimental missile. The neighboring islands are inhabited by natives that practice Voodoo (a Caribbean religion from Africa) and collect the heads of rival tribes. There are a few friendly tribes often visited by sailors who explore the island. Gilligan saves a female native from one tribe while a local chieftain appears on the island in search of a White Goddess.
Map of the island from Forward March.
Gilligan's island is said to be "a tiny island somewhere in the South Pacific." Though, throughout the series such features as quick-sand, an active volcano, staggering mountains, and not to mention extensive jungles added to it all. It's unexplained how all these landmarks fit on such a small island.
The Professor makes a map to track a typhoon due to hit the island. (Hi-Fi Gilligan)
The Castaway's "SOS" as seen from space.
Another view of the island from the second episode, Home Sweet Hut.
A map of the Island from Man with a Net.
Trivia
- Two separate islands were used in the opening credits of the series. One was Sandy Cay, a three-acre island near the Bahamas in the Caribbean. It is one of the many destinations featured on Disney Cruise Lines, most likely being Castaway Cay, but it is unknown which of the islands that were filmed. The other island used during the color episodes was Mokuoloe ("Coconut Island") near Oahu which covers 28 acres in size.