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Ladrones Islands

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

Aran Islands

(Encyclopedia)Aran Islands ărˈən [key], 18 sq mi (47 sq km), Co. Galway, W Republic of Ireland, in Galway Bay. The three islands are Inishmore (the largest), Inisheer, and Inishmaan. The islands are barren; farm...

Parry Islands

(Encyclopedia)Parry Islands: see Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada. ...

Westman Islands

(Encyclopedia)Westman Islands: see Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. ...

Vitu Islands

(Encyclopedia)Vitu Islands vēˈto͞o [key], volcanic group, 37 sq mi (96 sq km), in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of Papua New Guinea. Garove and Unea are the largest islands. The group is the chief copra center ...

Caicos Islands

(Encyclopedia)Caicos Islands: see Turks and Caicos Islands. ...

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