In "The Most Dangerous Game," how does the setting contribute to the story?

"The Most Dangerous Game" is set on an island somewhere in the Caribbean Sea called Ship-Trap Island, an island that has gained notoriety in sailor lore for some ominous reason, as discussed by Rainsford and Whitney in the beginning of the story. It reminds the reader of the Burmada Triangle insomuch that sailors stay away because they strangely disappear