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(Encyclopedia)Maltese Islands: see Malta.Loyalty Islands
(Encyclopedia)Loyalty Islands, coral group (1989 pop. 17,900), S Pacific, a part of the French overseas territory of New Caledonia. The group comprises three islands (Lifou, Maré, and Ouvéa) and many islets and h...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...Keeling Islands
(Encyclopedia)Keeling Islands: see Cocos Islands. ...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. ...Browse by Subject
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