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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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Some Jamaican dishes are variations on cuisines brought to the island from elsewhere. These are often modified to incorporate local produce and spices. Others are novel or fusion and have developed locally. Popular Jamaican dishes include curry goat, fried dumplings, ackee and saltfish.

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  Image 1The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 2A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 3Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 4Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 5Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 6The Cape Engaño LighthouseatCape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 7A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 8The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 9The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 10Curaçao (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 11A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 12Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 13Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 14Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 15Monos (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)
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  Image 16Pigeon Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 17Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 18A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 19One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India)
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  Image 20The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 21Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 22Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 23Kakaraitivu Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 24Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 25The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 26An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 27Sri Lanka (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 28Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 29Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 30Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 31Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 32Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 33A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 34Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 35Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 36Satellite 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)
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  Image 37The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 38White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 39Alight houseonJussarö (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 40Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 41The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 42Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
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  Image 43An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 44A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 45A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 46Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 47Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 48Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 49The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 50Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 51The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 52Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 53The 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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  Image 54Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
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  Image 55The 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)
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  Image 56Ithaca 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)
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  Image 57Anaerial view of islands in the Seychelles (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 58Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 59Grande Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 6017th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 61Aruba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 62Nainativu (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 63Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 64Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 65Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 66Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 67Saba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 68A view of the southern side of Isla de Convalecencia from the Ayala Bridge over the Pasig River (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 69The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 70Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 71Ioannina IslandinLake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 72Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
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  Image 73An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)

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