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Lyakhov Islands

(Encyclopedia)Lyakhov Islands lyäˈkhəf [key], c.2,700 sq mi (7,000 sq km), southern group of the New Siberian Islands, N Siberian Russia, between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea, Sakha Republic. They in...

Kei Islands

(Encyclopedia)Kei Islands: see Kai Islands, Indonesia. ...

Key Islands

(Encyclopedia)Key Islands: see Kai Islands, Indonesia. ...

Mariana Islands

(Encyclopedia)Mariana Islands: see Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. ...

Marshall Islands

(Encyclopedia)Marshall Islands, officially Republic of the Marshall Islands, independent nation (2015 est. pop. 53,000), in the central Pacific. The Marshalls extend over a 700-mi (1,130-km) area and comprise two m...

Mascarene Islands

(Encyclopedia)CEE Mascarene Islands măskərēnˈ [key], in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. They include Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez. Apparently known to the Arabs, they were rediscovered by the Portug...

Arru Islands

(Encyclopedia)Arru Islands: see Aru Islands, Indonesia. ...

Ladrones Islands

(Encyclopedia)Ladrones Islands: see Northern Mariana Islands. ...

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