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Batan Islands
(Encyclopedia)Batan Islands bätänˈ [key], island group, 76 sq mi (197 sq km), northernmost of the Philippine islands. They include the islands of Itbayat, Batan, Sabtang, and a number of islets, and comprise the...Caicos Islands
(Encyclopedia)Caicos Islands: see Turks and Caicos Islands. ...Bonin Islands
(Encyclopedia)Bonin Islands bōˈnīn [key], Jap. Ogasawara-gunto, volcanic island group, c.40 sq mi (100 sq km), in the W Pacific Ocean, c.500 mi (800 km) S of Tokyo; part of Tokyo prefecture, Japan. The largest a...Aeolian Islands
(Encyclopedia)Aeolian Islands: see Lipari Islands, Italy. ...Borromean Islands
(Encyclopedia)Borromean Islands: see Maggiore, Lago, Italy. ...Bissagos Islands
(Encyclopedia)Bissagos Islands: see Guinea-Bissau. ...Cayman Islands
(Encyclopedia)Cayman Islands kāˈmən [key], British dependency (2015 est. pop. 60,000), 100 sq mi (259 sq km), comprising three low-lying islands in the West Indies. George Town, the capital and chief port, is on...Canary Islands
(Encyclopedia)Canary Islands, Span. Islas Canarias, group of seven islands (2020 est. pop. 2,161,000), 2,875 sq mi (7,445 sq km), autonomous community of Spain, ...Westman Islands
(Encyclopedia)Westman Islands: see Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. ...Vesterålen Islands
(Encyclopedia)Vesterålen Islands, Norway: see Lofoten. ...Browse by Subject
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