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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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Great Barrier Island (Māori: Aotea) lies in the outer Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, 100 kilometres (62 mi) north-east of central Auckland. With an area of 285 square kilometres (110 sq mi) it is the sixth-largest island of New Zealand and fourth-largest in the main chain. Its highest point, Mount Hobson, is 627 metres (2,057 ft) above sea level. The local authority is the Auckland Council.
The island was initially exploited for its minerals and kauri trees and saw only limited agriculture. In 2013, it was inhabited by 939 people, mostly living from farming and tourism and all living off-the-grid. The majority of the island (around 60% of the total area) is administered as a nature reserve by the Department of Conservation. The island atmosphere is sometimes described as being "life in New Zealand many decades back". (Full article...)
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Sicilian cuisine is the style of cooking on the island of Sicily. It shows traces of all cultures that have existed on the island of Sicily over the last two millennia. Although its cuisine has much in common with Italian cuisine, Sicilian food also has Greek, Spanish, French, Jewish, and Arab influences.
The Sicilian cook Mithaecus, born during 5th century BC, is credited with having brought knowledge of Sicilian gastronomy to Greece: his cookbook was the first in Greek, therefore he was the earliest cookbook author in any language whose name is known. (Full article...)Related articles
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Credit: Shannon Rankin, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Clipperton Island is an uninhabited coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central America.
Did you know –
- ... that the Genoese admiral Simone Vignoso conquered the island of Chios and founded a joint-stock company to rule it?
- ... that black rails live on Tule Island?
- ... that Oh My God, Charlie Darwin was recorded by the Low Anthem in ten days in a Block Island basement?
- ... that a Rhode Island TV station broadcast for 14 months and then was off the air for 26 years before returning?
- ... that the Australian government tried to censor a film of Quail Island's starving koalas?
- ... that the flag of Sint Maarten depicts the friendship monument delineating the boundary between the Dutch and French sections of the island?
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The following are images from various island-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece) -
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The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia) -
A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece) -
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A view of the southern side of Isla de Convalecencia from the Ayala Bridge over the Pasig River (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India) -
Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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Satellite 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) -
Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland) -
Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece) -
The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
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A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece) -
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Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland) -
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Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand) -
An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia) -
Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
Monos (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) -
17th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
Ithaca 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 48The 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)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Shaman_Kamen.jpg/120px-Shaman_Kamen.jpg)
The Shamanka Шаманка, 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) -
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Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland) -
An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece) -
Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland) -
Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece) -
Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago) -
The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
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The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece) -
Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand) -
The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland) -
Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
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Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
![Image 48The 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)](https://naturehabitats.org/knowledge-base/aegopodium-podagraria/?rdp_we_resource=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AShaman_Kamen.jpg)
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