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    An islet (/ˈaɪlət/ EYE-lət) is generally a small island. Definitions vary, and are not precise, but some suggest that an islet is a very small, often...
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    The pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (hormone-producing) cells, discovered in 1869...
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    Korea. The Liancourt Rocks comprise two main islets and 35 smaller rocks; the total surface area of the islets is 0.187554 square kilometres (46.346 acres)...
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    Boundary Islet, historically known as North East Islet, is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) islet in the Hogan Island Group of Bass Strait, at a latitude of 39°12′...
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    Stillo Islet (Albanian: Ishulli i Stillos) or Stil Islet is a small islet located in Xarrë, southern Albania, on the Ionian Sea. Situated 200 m (660 ft)...
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    (Japar) Island Nabagbagan Islets Nilintian Islet Origon Islets Otod Islet Paksi Islet Pez Islet Polloc Island Prat Islets Puro Islet Ramiligan Island Romblon...
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    Pengjia Islet Pengjia Islet (Chinese: 彭佳嶼; pinyin: péng jiā yǔ), also known as P'eng-chia Hsü, Hōka-sho, Agincourt, Dashihshan Islet, Chaolai Islet, P'eng-chia...
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    miles)); 2 islets of the Coringa Islets 50 to 60 km further Southwest: Southwest Islet or Coringa Islet (area 0.173 km2), and Chilcott Islet (area 0.163 km2)...
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    Águila Islet (Spanish: Islote Águila, "Eagle Islet") is the southernmost point of South America. It is part of the larger southern group of the Diego...
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    Gros Islet (English: Large Island) is a community near the northern tip of the island country of Saint Lucia, in the Gros Islet Quarter. Originally a quiet...
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    Shi Islet Shi Islet (Chinese: 獅嶼; pinyin: Shī Yǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-sū; lit. 'Lion Islet'; also Shi Yu, Shih Yü, Shiyu, Shiyu Islet and Lion Islet) is an...
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    coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Gros Islet District, one of 10 first order subdivision (districts, formerly quarters)...
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  • Danajon Islet, also known as Dawahon Islet, is an islet in the Philippines located at the easternmost end of the Danajon Bank. The islet is coterminous...
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    complex. PanNETs are sometimes called "islet cell cancers", though they are now known to not actually arise from islet cells as previously thought. Since...
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    118.19889 Binlang Islet Binlang Islet (Chinese: 檳榔嶼; pinyin: bīn láng yǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pin-nn̂g-sū; lit. 'areca nut islet') is an islet located in Lieyu...
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    neuroendocrine tumours (PanNETs, PETs, or PNETs), often referred to as "islet cell tumours", or "pancreatic endocrine tumours" are neuroendocrine neoplasms...
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    Çıfıtkalesi Islet (literally "Jewish Castle Island") is an uninhabited Aegean islet in Turkey. The islet is administratively a part of Seferihisar ilçe...
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    Mianhua Islet Mianhua Islet (Chinese: 棉花嶼; pinyin: Miánhuā Yǔ; lit. 'cotton islet') is a 0.133 km2 (0.051 sq mi) volcanic island in Zhongzheng District...
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    The Galatasaray Islet (Turkish: Galatasaray Adası) is a small island on the Bosphorus strait off Kuruçeşme neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey, owned by...
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    Home is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. Sometimes referred to as Palmerston or Pamati, the name given to the atoll by James Cook, it...
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    Kayangel (redirect from Ngeriungs Islet)
    wooded islets on the eastern and southern rim of the oval-shaped atoll, from north to south, are Kayangel, Ngeriungs, Ngerebelas and Orak. Kayangel Islet (also...
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    Ducie Island (redirect from Westward Islet)
    southwest, and about 1 mile (1.6 km) wide. The island is composed of four islets: Acadia, Pandora, Westward and Edwards. Despite its sparse vegetation, the...
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    Abagaitu Islet (simplified Chinese: 阿巴该图洲渚; traditional Chinese: 阿巴該圖洲渚; pinyin: Ābāgāitú Zhōuzhǔ; Russian: Большой остров, Bolshoy Ostrov) is an islet in the...
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  • Paqe Islet (Albanian: Ishulli i Paqes) is a small islet located on the waterways of Lake Koman, northern Albania. The artificial basin of Lake Koman winds...
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    Silver Islet refers to both a small rocky island and a small community located at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula in northwestern Ontario, Canada. A rich...
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    Republic of China (Taiwan). The islet was originally named Chu Islet. In 1949, the Republic of China Armed Forces occupied the islet and built the Lion Fort,...
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    two small islets on the Adriatic Sea, located opposite of the town of Petrovac in the Montenegrin municipality of Budva. The Sveta Neđelja islet has a small...
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    is an islet located near Sandvika in the Municipality of Bærum, Norway. While the original meaning is not exactly verified, the name of the islet reflects...
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    Rockall (redirect from Rockall Islet)
    Rockall (/ˈrɒkɔːl/) is an uninhabitable granite islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom claims that Rockall lies within its territorial...
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    Vila Franca Islet (Portuguese: Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo) is a vegetated uninhabited islet located off the south-central coast of the island of São...
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