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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...)
Selected cuisines, dishes and foods –
Because the archipelago is inside the Atlantic Ocean, fish is very important in Cape Verdean cooking. (Full article...)
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Credit: Kim Hansen
A view of Naajaat, located on Naajaat Island in northwest Greenland. Greenland is the world's largest island.
Did you know –
- ... that Saunders Island has a lava lake and is populated by penguins?
- ... that the Hanta Road on Okinawa was used by both Ryukyuan armies and the U.S. Navy's Perry Expedition?
- ... that James Diossa rescued the only public library and post office in Central Falls, Rhode Island, when the city went into bankruptcy?
- ... that the Cannonball, a commuter train on the Long Island Rail Road, was once operated exclusively with parlor cars?
- ... that Ascension Island designated its entire marine territory as a protected area with no commercial fishing permitted?
- ... that a Japanese island has rapidly fluctuated in size?
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The following are images from various island-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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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) -
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) -
Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece) -
The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago) -
Looking out at Five Islands, Point Gourde, Trinidad (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago) -
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A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece) -
The Cyclades 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) -
An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece) -
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Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland) -
Ko Kram (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) -
Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland) -
Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece) -
One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India) -
The main Ionian Islands (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) -
Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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) -
Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand) -
A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece) -
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Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (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) -
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) -
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 fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland) -
Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia) -
Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand) -
An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
The Dodecanese Islands (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) -
A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland) -
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Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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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