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A view of some of the Thousand Islands, photographed in 2015 from atop the 1000 Islands Tower, facing northwest. The Thousand Islands are a North American archipelago of 1,864 islands that straddles the Canada–US border in the St. Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario.
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the other lists of islands below. (Full article...)
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The Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian: Mokupuni Hawaiʻi) are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) from the island of Hawaiʻi in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll. Formerly called the Sandwich Islands by Europeans, the present name for the archipelago is derived from the name of its largest island, Hawaiʻi. (Full article...)
Selected cuisines, dishes and foods –
The cuisine of Papua New Guinea are the traditional varied foods found in the eastern part of the New Guinea island. Approximately 80% of the population is reliant on subsistence agriculture, so a large percentage of food energy and protein consumed in Papua New Guinea is produced locally, while the balance is imported. The staple foods in Papua New Guinea includes root crops, bananas, and sago. Papua New Guinea's diet is largely vegetarian, especially in the Gulf and Highlands regions.
Mumu is a traditional method of cooking large quantities of food throughout Papua New Guinea, as well as other islands in the Pacific. It consists of an earth oven that is filled with hot coal or stones, that may be placed in different orientations, and subsequently cooked for a lengthy period of time. Despite the presence of advent ovens in Papua New Guinea, mumu is still prevalent at household level. (Full article...)
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Okunevy Island in Lake Vuoksa
Did you know –
- ... that when a Russian warship asked the Ukrainian defenders of Snake Island to surrender, their response was "Russian warship, go fuck yourself"?
- ... that because the capital of The Gambia is on a small island, its population has overflowed into Serekunda in the nearby municipality of Kanifing?
- ... that the Akinada Tobishima Kaido, an island-hopping road, was named after its resemblance to stepping stones in a garden?
- ... that the 1929 book The Magic Island by William Seabrook is considered the first popular English-language work to describe a zombie?
- ... that 17 State Street, near the southern end of New York City's Manhattan Island, was described as "quite literally a beacon for Lower Manhattan"?
- ... that Bengisu Avcı had to abandon her 45-kilometre (28-mile) swim across the Kaiwi Channel after being stung by jellyfish twelve hours in?
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The following are images from various island-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece) -
Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece) -
The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece) -
A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland) -
A view of the southern side of Isla de Convalecencia from the Ayala Bridge over the Pasig River (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland) -
Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland) -
Monos (front) and Chacachacare (back). Venezuelan mainland (Paria Peninsula) seen in the horizon and Patos Island seen to the left. (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago) -
Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece) -
A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland) -
Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
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Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia) -
The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece) -
An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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Satellite image of Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin Shoal), an island of the Spratly Islands group in the South China Sea (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India) -
An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago) -
The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece) -
An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ithaca is to the upper right of the larger Kefalonia island in this picture. The small island in the top-right corner is the uninhabited Atokos island. (from List of islands of Greece) -
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The Shamanka Шаманка, a holy rock in Shamanism and one of the 9 most holy places in Asia, on the westcoast of Olkhon (from List of islands of Russia) -
A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
17th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
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The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland) -
Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece) -
Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Looking out at Five Islands, Point Gourde, Trinidad (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago) -
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Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia) -
Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
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