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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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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territoryofIndia. It consists of 836 islands (of which only 31 are inhabited) grouped into two island groups: the northern Andaman Islands and the southern Nicobar Islands, separated by a 150 km (93 mi) wide channel. Port Blair is the capital and largest city of the territory, located about 1,190 km (740 mi) from Chennai and 1,255 km (780 mi) from Kolkata in mainland India. The islands are sandwiched between the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Andaman Sea to the east with the northern-most point located 901 km (560 mi) from the mouth of Hooghly river. Indira Point at 6°45’10″N and 93°49’36″E at the southern tip of Great Nicobar is the southernmost point of India.

The territory shares maritime borders with Indonesia located about 165 km (103 mi) to the south, Myanmar located 280 km (170 mi) to the north-east and Thailand located 650 km (400 mi) to the south-east. The islands occupy a total land area of approximately 8,249 km² (3,185 sq mi) with a population of 380,581 as per the 2011 census. The territory is divided into three districts: Nicobar, South Andaman, and North and Middle Andaman with the capitals at Car Nicobar, Port Blair and Mayabunder respectively. (Full article...)

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The cuisine of Corsica is the traditional cuisine of the island of Corsica. It is mainly based on the products of the island, and due to historical and geographical reasons, has much in common with Italian cuisine, and marginally with those of Nice and Provence. (Full article...)

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• ... that the name of the Noises, a group of islands in New Zealand, is a corrupted version of Les Noisettes ("the Hazelnuts")?

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  Image 1The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 2An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 3The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 4Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 5A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 6Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 7Sri Lanka (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 8A 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 9The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 10Pigeon Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 11The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 12Kakaraitivu Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 1317th 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 14Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 15The 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 16Curaçao (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 17Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 18Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 19White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 20A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 21One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India)
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  Image 22Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
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  Image 23Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 24Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 25The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 26A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 27An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 28Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 29Alight houseonJussarö (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 30The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 31Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 32Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 33Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 34Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece)
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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 36Grande Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 37The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 38Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 39Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 40Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 41A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 42Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 43Anaerial view of islands in the Seychelles (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 44The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 45Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 46Saba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 47Nainativu (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 48A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 49Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 50Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 51Ithaca 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 52Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 53Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 54A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 55Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 56Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
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  Image 57Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 58Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 59Monos (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 60An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 61Aruba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 62Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 63The Cape Engaño LighthouseatCape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 64Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
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  Image 65The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 66Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 67Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 68The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 69A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 70Ioannina IslandinLake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 71The 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 72Satellite 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 73Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)

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