Historians have attempted to identify this island, and several locations have been proposed.

Initially, three locations were proposed for the Cathedral.

This theory is no longer accepted and various locations for the battle have been proposed based on literary evidence.

Several locations have been proposed for nuclear reactors to generate electricity:

On January 8, 2007, a new location was proposed.

In addition, many fictional locations have been proposed.

In total, ten locations would be proposed before the final location was chosen.

The exact site of the city is still unknown but several locations have been proposed:

At least seven locations have been proposed for the sonic mechanism of Hamadryas butterflies.

Burial records from the time were not well kept and at least three competing locations have been proposed for Johnson's grave.