Jurassic Park: Lost World's "Five Deaths" Explained (& Are They Real?)

Fans of Jurassic Park want to know what the history of Isla Sorna is, and whether the Las Cinco Muertes Archipelago is real or a fictional creation

Do the Jurassic Park franchise's Five Deaths actually exist? Since 1993, viewers have been desperate to know more about the Las Cinco Muertes Archipelago, the quintet of islands that play host to the prehistoric attractions of the Jurassic Park movie series. Fans of the franchise have wondered, from the release of Jurassic Park through to 2018’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom about the real-world history of the islands and whether The Five Deaths are actually real or a fictional creation invented for the film.

The Jurassic Park source novels by acclaimed author Michael Crichton reveal much of the lore behind this location. But most of what viewers learn onscreen comes from the 1997 sequel The Lost World which, like 2001’s Jurassic Park III, is mostly set on Isla Sorna. The original Jurassic Park is set on the mountainous Isla Nubar, which is said to be located 120 miles (190 km) west of mainland Costa Rica. The teardrop-shaped island is leased to Richard Hammond, but by the time the first of the Jurassic Park sequels came along, the action had shifted to Isla Sorna, within the Five Death islands.