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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 Inaccessible Island rail, or Inaccessible rail (Laterallus rogersi) is a small bird species of the rail family, Rallidae. Endemic to Inaccessible Island in the Tristan Archipelago in the isolated south Atlantic, it is the smallest extant flightless bird in the world. The species was formally described by physician Percy Lowe in 1923 but had first come to the attention of scientists 50 years earlier. The Inaccessible Island rail's taxonomic affinities and origin were a long-standing mystery; in 2018 its closest relative was identified as the South American dot-winged crake, and it was decided that both species are best classified in the genus Laterallus.
The Inaccessible Island rail has brown plumage, black bill and feet, and adults have a red eye. It occupies most habitats on Inaccessible Island, from the beaches to the central plateau, feeding on a variety of small invertebrates and also some plant matter. Pairs are territorial and monogamous, with both parents being responsible for incubating the eggs and raising the chicks. Its adaptations to living on a tiny island at high densities include low base metabolic rates, small clutch sizes, and flightlessness. (Full article...)
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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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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 when a Russian warship asked the Ukrainian defenders of Snake Island to surrender, their response was "Russian warship, go fuck yourself"?
- ... that a plan to reclaim three islets in Penang was scaled down to just one—Silicon Island—after an intervention by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim?
- ... that Megan Barton-Hanson dated her costars from Love Island 4, Celebs Go Dating, and Ex on the Beach, but not Hey Tracey!?
- ... 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 artificial islands were deployed in Hicklin Lake in an unsuccessful attempt to stop eutrophication?
- ... that the Genoese admiral Simone Vignoso conquered the island of Chios and founded a joint-stock company to rule it?
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The following are images from various island-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece) -
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Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland) -
Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece) -
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Ko Kut (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) -
Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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) -
Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland) -
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Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand) -
One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India) -
Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
17th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece) -
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Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (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 islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece) -
A NASA image of Rhodes (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) -
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) -
Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia) -
Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece) -
White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland) -
A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland) -
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The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
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A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland) -
Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
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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Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece) -
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) -
The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
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A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece) -
Looking out at Five Islands, Point Gourde, Trinidad (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago) -
Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia) -
An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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)
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