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Jura, island, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Jura, island, Great Britain: see Hebrides, the. ...Albemarle, island, Ecuador
(Encyclopedia)Albemarle, island, Ecuador: see Galápagos Islands. ...Ezel, island, Estonia
(Encyclopedia)Ezel: see Saaremaa, Estonia.Pomona, island, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Pomona, Orkney Island, Scotland: see Mainland. ...Port Royal Island
(Encyclopedia)Port Royal Island: see Sea Islands. ...Prince Edward Island
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Prince Edward Island, province (2001 pop. 135,294), 2,184 sq mi (5,657 sq km), E Canada, off N.B. and N.S. The Mi'kmaq lived on the island before Europeans arrived. Jacques Cartier wrote ent...Saint Helena Island
(Encyclopedia)Saint Helena Island: see Sea Islands. ...Saint Lawrence Island
(Encyclopedia)Saint Lawrence Island, c.90 mi (145 km) long and from 8 to 22 mi (13–36 km) wide, off W Alaska, in the Bering Sea. A barren island, it is inhabited by Eskimo engaged in fishing. It was visited by Da...Saint Mary's Island
(Encyclopedia)Saint Mary's Island: see Banjul, Gambia. ...Salamis, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Salamis, island, E Greece, in the Saronic Gulf, W of Athens. It early belonged to Aegina but was later under Athenian control, except for a brief period after it was occupied (c.600 b.c.) by Megara. I...Browse by Subject
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