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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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Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and India in the northwest. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka and the largest city, Colombo is the administrative and judicial capital which is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Kandy is the second-largest urban area and also the capital of the last native kingdom of Sri Lanka. The most spoken language Sinhala, is spoken by the majority of the population (approximately 17 million). Tamil is also spoken by approximately five million people, making it the second most-spoken language in Sri Lanka. (Full article...)
Selected cuisines, dishes and foods –
Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of West African, Creole, Amerindian, European, Latin American, Indian/South Asian, Chinese, Javanese/Indonesian, North American, and Middle Eastern cuisines. These traditions were brought from many countries when they moved to the Caribbean. In addition, the population has created styles that are unique to the region. (Full article...)
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Credit: NASA (Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC)
Satellite view of Hawaii archipelago
Did you know –
- ... that Native Americans in Seattle sought refuge on an artificial island composed of waste thrown overboard from ships?
- ... that some locals have criticised the flag of Kagoshima Prefecture, which is supposed to depict the prefecture's topography but omits its outlying islands?
- ... that in 1935 Paramount wanted to reissue the film Island of Lost Souls but was denied by the Hays Code, due to the film's excessive horror?
- ... that the 1929 book The Magic Island by William Seabrook is considered the first popular English-language work to describe a zombie?
- ... that when MT Petar Hektorović was temporarily reassigned, one resident of Vis wrote an online memorial to the ship, writing "the bay of Vis grieve for you"?
- ... that a law was signed so that the Solomon Islands delegation could return home from the 2020 Summer Olympics?
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The following are images from various island-related articles on Wikipedia.
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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) -
A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland) -
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An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
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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) -
Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland) -
Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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) -
Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland) -
Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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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) -
Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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An aerial view of Polillo 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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Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland) -
Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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) -
The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece) -
The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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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 main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia) -
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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) -
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 Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
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Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand) -
White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece) -
One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India) -
Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago) -
Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece) -
Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece) -
A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece) -
Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A NASA image of Crete (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) -
Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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