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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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Hilton Head Island, often referred to as simply Hilton Head, is a Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Savannah, Georgia (as the crow flies), and 95 miles (153 km) southwest of Charleston. The year-round population was 37,661 at the 2020 census, although during the peak of summer vacation season the population can swell to 150,000. It is the principal city of the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 232,523 in 2023. (Full article...)
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Native Hawaiian cuisine refers to the traditional Hawaiian foods that predate contact with Europeans and immigration from East and Southeast Asia. The cuisine consisted of a mix of indigenous plants and animals as well as plants and animals introduced by Polynesian voyagers, who became the Native Hawaiians. (Full article...)
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Malé, capital of the Republic of the Maldives
Did you know –
- ... that a guerrilla garden established atop an abandoned railroad in Long Island City became legally recognized by the MTA?
- ... that it took the King of Italy 22 years to decide whether France or Mexico owned Clipperton Island?
- ... that prior to becoming West Virginia's first African-American judge, Leon P. Miller was McDowell County's assistant prosecuting attorney, a Welch city councilman, and U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands?
- ... that Celia Kaye won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 1965 for her starring role in Island of the Blue Dolphins?
- ... that the island bronze-naped pigeon is a popular food at bars and parties on São Tomé?
- ... that the Bermuda onion was so closely associated with Bermuda that the island's inhabitants became known as "onions"?
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The following are images from various island-related articles on Wikipedia.
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A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland) -
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Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece) -
An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Looking out at Five Islands, Point Gourde, Trinidad (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago) -
Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece) -
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) -
Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A NASA image of Crete (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) -
Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece) -
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Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece) -
Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
Regions of the Greek islands (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) -
Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece) -
Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia) -
Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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) -
Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia) -
Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland) -
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The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
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Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
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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 main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
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Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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) -
A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland) -
Ko Tapu (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) -
The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece) -
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Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland) -
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) -
A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago) -
The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland) -
Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India) -
The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
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The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece) -
An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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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