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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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A private island is a disconnected body of land wholly owned by a private citizen or corporation. Although this exclusivity gives the owner substantial control over the property, private islands remain under the jurisdiction of national and sometimes local governments. Their size can vary widely, from that of a typical suburban yard to several hundred square kilometers. (Full article...)
Selected cuisines, dishes and foods –
Indonesian cuisine is a collection of various regional culinary traditions that formed in the archipelagic nation of Indonesia. There are a wide variety of recipes and cuisines in part because Indonesia is composed of approximately 6,000 populated islands of the total 17,508 in the world's largest archipelago, with more than 600 ethnic groups.
There are many regional cuisines, often based upon indigenous culture with some foreign influences. (Full article...)
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These islands of Fernando de Noronha are the visible parts of submerged mountains. Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago of 21 islands and islets in the Atlantic Ocean offshore from the Brazilian coast.
Did you know –
- ... that future Georgia representative Edna Jackson was part of a wade-in to protest segregation at Tybee Island Beach?
- ... that Oh My God, Charlie Darwin was recorded by the Low Anthem in ten days in a Block Island basement?
- ... that the wirebird on the flag of Saint Helena is the last species of bird that is endemic to the island?
- ... that El Ojo is a circular rotating floating island?
- ... that a guerrilla garden established atop an abandoned railroad in Long Island City became legally recognized by the MTA?
- ... that "the world's loneliest duck" arrived on the remote Pacific island country of Niue in 2018?
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The following are images from various island-related articles on Wikipedia.
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An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Looking out at Five Islands, Point Gourde, Trinidad (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago) -
Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia) -
A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia) -
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Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
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The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece) -
Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
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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) -
One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India) -
Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland) -
Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (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) -
Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
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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) -
Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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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) -
Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece) -
A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece) -
17th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland) -
Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland) -
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Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland) -
Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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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) -
Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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) -
The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece) -
Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece) -
Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland)
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