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Any of various islands around the world, see the list of islands; Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland, German: Island), a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean; Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, an electoral ward in the United Kingdom; Island, Kentucky, a city in the United States; Island, Yonne, a commune of the Yonne département in France
The Hawaiian Islands, a major archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been part of a continent.
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, ...
1542–1567) and Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll, she wrote: "for convenience, I have used the following as virtual synonyms: the islands of Britain; these islands; the British Isles, and the adjective, British. Without intending to imply any hidden imperial or other agenda, they describe the kingdoms of Ireland, Scotland, and England ...
Prince Edward Island Canada Pantar: Alor Archipelago Indonesia: Pantelleria: Strait of Sicily Italy Pap-sziget: Danube River Hungary: Papa Shetland Islands Scotland: Papa Little Shetland Islands Scotland: Papa Stour Shetland Islands Scotland: Papa Stronsay: The North Isles, Orkney Islands Scotland: Papa Westray: The North Isles, Orkney Islands ...
Heron Island, Australia. A cay (/ ˈ k iː, ˈ k eɪ / KEE, KAY), also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef.Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans, including in the Caribbean and on the Great Barrier Reef and Belize Barrier Reef.
Island's Name Island group(s) Country/Countries 83-42 Greenland, Denmark: A Nova: Beira Baixa islands Portugal: Abbasak: Persian Gulf Iran: Aberdeen: Georgian Bay, Ontario Canada Abner Cay: Bahamas Bahamas: Abruka: Gulf of Riga Estonia: Absecon New Jersey United States Abu Musa: Persian Gulf: Claimed by Iran and United Arab Emirates: Acheron
The Aegean Sea with its large number of islands is the origin of the term archipelago. The Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar. An archipelago (/ ˌ ɑːr k ə ˈ p ɛ l ə ɡ oʊ / ⓘ AR-kə-PEL-ə-goh), [1] sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number ...