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Fields of the new island in Fortnite Chapter 5
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How to find the Floating Island in Fortnite Chapter 5

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In Fortnite Chapter Five, season three, many well-known mechanics made a return, including Floating Islands. If you haven’t played in a while or are new to the game, here’s how to find and capture a Floating Island in Fortnite.

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How to find the Floating Island in Fortnite

Floating Island marker in Fortnite
Loot Island incoming. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Floating Islands spawn closer to the end of the Fortnite match, around the third storm circle, like they did in previous chapters and seasons. Wait until you hear a rift sound and see a Loot Island marker on the screen. You can also find this marker on the map.

After the marker appears, you have approximately 30 seconds to get to the location before the island spawns. Of course, you don’t have to be there right at the beginning, but it’s your best bet to capture the Floating Island point and secure the sweet loot.

How to capture the Floating Island point in Fortnite

Floating Island point in Fortnite
There’s always a capture flag icon at the bottom of the screen. Screenshot by Dot Esports

You can get on the island using zip lines hanging from it, rifts, or nearby jump pads. Once you’re on the island, look for a circle with a flag inside it—that’s the Floating Island point. If you played Fortnite’s previous chapter you’ll quickly recognize it.

To capture the point, simply stand inside the circle until the flag lifts. It takes around 30 seconds to capture the point, but it’s often heavily contested by other players. There’s usually one Floating Island per match, making them a very contested zone, so make sure you have good weapons and enough utility to fight back.

Capturing the point also grants some decent loot for you to use unless you get slammed with the Magneto Power like I did.


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Edward Strazd
Freelance News and SEO Writer for Dot Esports, covering everything from live service games like Destiny 2 and Fortnite to new releases. Writing about games since 2021. When he's not writing, he's probably grinding for loot in Destiny 2.