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Scilly Islands
(Encyclopedia)Scilly Islands sĭlˈē [key], officially Isles of Scilly, archipelago and unitary authority (2001 pop. 2,153), encompassing more than 150 isles and rocky islets, off Cornwall, SW England, 28 mi (45 k...Pribilof Islands
(Encyclopedia)Pribilof Islands prĭbˈĭlŏfˌ [key], group of four volcanic islands, off SW Alaska in the Bering Sea, c.230 mi (370 km) N of the Aleutian Islands; explored and named in 1786 by Gerasim Pribilof, a ...Pinnacle Islands
(Encyclopedia)Pinnacle Islands: see Senkaku Islands. ...Princes Islands
(Encyclopedia)Princes Islands, Turkey: see Kizil Adalar. ...Parry Islands
(Encyclopedia)Parry Islands: see Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada. ...Safety Islands
(Encyclopedia)Safety Islands: see Îles du Salut. ...Sandwich Islands
(Encyclopedia)Sandwich Islands: see Hawaii.Tubuai Islands
(Encyclopedia)Tubuai Islands: see Austral Islands. ...Rat Islands
(Encyclopedia)Rat Islands: see Aleutian Islands. ...Balearic Islands
(Encyclopedia)Balearic Islands bälāäˈrās [key], archipelago, off Spain, in the W Mediterranean, an autonomous ...Browse by Subject
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