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An islet (/ ˈ aɪ l ə t / EYE-lət) [1] is generally a small island. Definitions vary, and are not precise, but some suggest that an islet is a very small, often unnamed, island with little or no vegetation to support human habitation .
The difficulties of definition are considerable in some cases. For example, Haswell-Smith (2004) treats Lunga [Note 4] as a single island, although during high tides it becomes one inhabited island and numerous uninhabited tidal islets. Another example is the smaller island of Eilean Mòr in Loch Dunvegan, which joins with nearby Eilean Dubh ...
At low tide they are connected to one another and several other small tidal islets in the shallow lagoon that surrounds them. Eileanan Iasgaich in Loch Boisdale, South Uist comprises five small islands and several other islets at high tide but forms a single large one of 50 hectares (120 acres) at low tide. Eileanan Chearabhaigh.
The islet on which Kisimul Castle stands is the ancient seat of Clan MacNeil and Shillay in the Monach Isles had a staffed lighthouse until 1942. [28] The tiny Beasts of Holm of the east coast of Lewis were the site of the sinking of the Iolaire during the first few hours of 1919, [ 29 ] one of the worst maritime disasters in United Kingdom ...
The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay Spinalonga (Kalydon) The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. Afendis Christos , 35°17′43″N 25°27′39″E / 35.2954°N 25.4609°E / 35.2954; 25.4609 ( Afendis
Map of Italian islands. This is a list of islands of Italy.There are nearly 450 islands in Italy, including islands in the Mediterranean Sea (including the marginal seas: Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Libyan Sea, Ligurian Sea, Sea of Sardinia, Tyrrhenian Sea, and inland islands in lakes and rivers.
There are 334 islands (or islets) within the state of Tasmania; [6] with the main islands listed below, each having a land area greater than 100 hectares (250 acres). A full list of all 334 islands is located at the list of islands of Tasmania .
It excludes human-made islands built as part of the building of forty-five two-gate locks which each accompany a weir, and islets subordinate to and forming part of the overall shape of another. The suffix -ey (pronounced today / iː / ) is common across England and Scotland and cognate with ait and meaning island, a term – as ait or eyot ...