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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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Truelove Lowland, a polar oasis located in Devon Island

Devon Island (Inuktitut: ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᑦ, Tallurutit) is an island in Canada and the largest uninhabited island (no permanent residents) in the world. It is located in Baffin Bay, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the largest members of the Arctic Archipelago, the second-largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada's sixth-largest island, and the 27th-largest island in the world. It has an area of 55,247 km² (21,331 sq mi) (slightly smaller than Croatia). The bedrock is Precambrian gneiss and Paleozoic siltstones and shales. The highest point is the Devon Ice Cap at 1,920 m (6,300 ft) which is part of the Arctic Cordillera. Devon Island contains several small mountain ranges, such as the Treuter Mountains, Haddington Range and the Cunningham Mountains. The notable similarity of its surface to that of Mars has attracted interest from scientists. (Full article...)

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A sago pancake.

The cuisine of Papua New Guinea are the traditional varied foods found in the eastern part of the New Guinea island. Approximately 80% of the population is reliant on subsistence agriculture, so a large percentage of food energy and protein consumed in Papua New Guinea is produced locally, while the balance is imported. The staple foods in Papua New Guinea includes root crops, bananas, and sago. Papua New Guinea's diet is largely vegetarian, especially in the Gulf and Highlands regions.

Mumu is a traditional method of cooking large quantities of food throughout Papua New Guinea, as well as other islands in the Pacific. It consists of an earth oven that is filled with hot coal or stones, that may be placed in different orientations, and subsequently cooked for a lengthy period of time. Despite the presence of advent ovens in Papua New Guinea, mumu is still prevalent at household level. (Full article...)

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Hawaii

Credit: NASA (Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC)

Satellite view of Hawaii archipelago

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... that in 1908, Island No. 2 in California was simultaneously deeded to two different people?
... that the St Helena Local Militia led the 1840 procession of Napoleon's body after its disinterment from his tomb on the island?
... that anti-apartheid activist Sonny Venkatrathnam smuggled a copy of the Complete Works of Shakespeare into the Robben Island Maximum Security Prison covering it with old Deepavali greeting cards?
... that an eruption on Montagu Island that began in 2001 continued for several years and formed a lava delta?
... that an island vindicated James Cook?
... that Iyopawa Island's golf course, despite being on an island, has no water hazards?

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Image 1A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 2Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 3Ithaca 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)
Image 4The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 5Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 6The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 7A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 8Satellite 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)
Image 9Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 10White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 1117th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 12Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 13An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 14Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 15An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 16Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 17Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 18A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 19Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 20Nainativu (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 21The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 22Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 23The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 24Saba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 25The Shamanka Шаманка [ru], 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)
Image 26Sri Lanka (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 27Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 28Monos (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)
Image 29Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
Image 30A view of the southern side of Isla de Convalecencia from the Ayala Bridge over the Pasig River (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 31A light house on Jussarö (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 32A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 33The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 34Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 35The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 36Curaçao (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 37The Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Cape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 38The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 39A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 40Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 41Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 42Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 43The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 44Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 45Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 46Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 47Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 48A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 49Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 50Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 51Grande Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 52A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 53An aerial view of islands in the Seychelles (from Lists of islands)
Image 54Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 55Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 56Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 57Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 58Pigeon Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 59An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 60Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 61The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 62Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 63Aruba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 64Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 65Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
Image 66Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 67Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 68Kakaraitivu Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 69Ioannina Island in Lake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 70Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 71One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India)
Image 72The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 73The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece)

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Gnaviyani	Fuvahmulah Dhadimagu Dhiguvaandu Dhoondigan Funaadu Hoadhadu Maadhadu Maalegan Miskiymagu
The capitals of each atoll are in underline. This list excludes first-level administrative divisions, Malé and Addu cities.

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