continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been part of a continent. Oceanic islands can be formed from volcanic activity, grow...
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artificial islands List of countries by number of islands List of divided islands List of fictional islands List of island countries List of islands by area...
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Cayman Islands. As of 2017[update], no evidence has been found that the islands had been occupied before their discovery by Europeans. The Cayman Islands got...
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economic difficulties. The Faroe Islands are an island group consisting of 18 major islands (and a total of 779 islands, islets, and skerries) about 655...
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The islands have a population of 2.2 million people and are the most populous special territory of the European Union. The seven main islands are, from...
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Islands (/ˈpɪtkɛərn/ PIT-kairn; Pitkern: Pitkern Ailen), officially Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, are a group of four volcanic islands...
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The Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ), is an island country west...
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The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized...
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The Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian: Mokupuni Hawaiʻi) are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the...
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Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; /ˈtɜːrks/ and /ˈkeɪkəs, -koʊs, -kɒs/) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller...
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but Argentina maintains its claim to the islands. In April 1982, Argentine military forces invaded the islands. British administration was restored two...
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The Cook Islands have been an active member of the Pacific Community since 1980. The Cook Islands' main population centres are on the island of Rarotonga...
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Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons, is a country consisting of 21 major islands Guadalcanal, Malaita, Makira, Santa Isabel, Choiseul,...
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coordinates) Bermuda is an archipelago consisting of 181 islands. Geography of Bermuda Bermuda's 123 Islands Listed by name, large and small, present and past...
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The Ryukyu Islands (琉球列島, Ryūkyū-rettō), also known as the Nansei Islands (南西諸島, Nansei-shotō, lit. "Southwest Islands") or the Ryukyu Arc (琉球弧, Ryūkyū-ko)...
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The Saronic Islands or Argo-Saronic Islands is an archipelago in Greece, named after the Saronic Gulf in which they are located, just off the Greek mainland...
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features a list of islands sorted by their name beginning with the letter C. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z List of islands (by country)...
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The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the Equator 900 km (560 mi)...
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Balearic Islands as one of the nationalities of Spain. The official languages of the Balearic Islands are Catalan and Spanish. The archipelago islands are...
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the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands. Historically, they...
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of the Caribbean countries are islands are in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest islands include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica...
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The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; Chamorro: Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; Carolinian:...
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Caribbean (redirect from Carribean Islands)
Virgin Islands Navassa Island Lesser Antilles Leeward Islands United States Virgin Islands (U.S.) Saint Croix Saint Thomas Saint John Water Island British...
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Orkney (redirect from Orkney islands)
council is Orkney Islands Council, one of only three councils in Scotland with a majority of elected members who are independents. The islands have been inhabited...
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Tuvalu (redirect from Ellice Islands)
Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (which belong to the Solomon Islands), northeast of Vanuatu, southeast of Nauru, south of...
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consists of 10 islands and several islets, divided into two groups: Barlavento (windward) islands Sotavento (leeward) islands The islands in the Barlavento...
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Archipelago (redirect from Group of islands)
an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Examples...
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Shetland (redirect from Shetland islands)
Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway. It is the northernmost region...
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Cape Verde (redirect from Cape Verde Islands)
continental Africa. The Cape Verde islands form part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Isles...
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Polynesia (redirect from Polynesian islands)
up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called...
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