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Mílos, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Mílos mēˈlō, mīˈ– [key], mountainous island (1991 pop. 4,390), 58 sq mi (150 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; one of the Cyclades. The main town is Mílos, formerly known as Plaka. The is...Melville Island, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Melville Island, c.16,400 sq mi (42,500 sq km), Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada, N of Victoria Island; largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. Generally hilly (rising to c.1,500 ft/460 m), i...Lewis, island, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Lewis, Scotland: see Lewis and Harris. ...Flores, island, Azores
(Encyclopedia)Flores flôˈrĭz, Port. flôˈrəsh [key], island , 58 sq mi (150 sq km), Horta dist...Flores, island, Indonesia
(Encyclopedia)Flores flôrˈĕs [key], island, 6,627 sq mi (17,164 sq km), E Indonesia, one of the Lesser S...Hydra, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Hydra, Greece: see Ídhra.Ithaca, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Ithaca, Greece: see Itháki.Isabela, island, Ecuador
(Encyclopedia)Isabela, island, Ecuador: see Galápagos Islands. ...Jura, island, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Jura, island, Great Britain: see Hebrides, the. ...Albemarle, island, Ecuador
(Encyclopedia)Albemarle, island, Ecuador: see Galápagos Islands. ...Browse by Subject
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