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Rat Islands
(Encyclopedia)Rat Islands: see Aleutian Islands. ...Balearic Islands
(Encyclopedia)Balearic Islands bälāäˈrās [key], archipelago, off Spain, in the W Mediterranean, an autonomous ...Riukiu Islands
(Encyclopedia)Riukiu Islands: see Ryukyu Islands. ...Nicobar Islands
(Encyclopedia)Nicobar Islands, India: see Andaman and Nicobar Islands. ...Navigators' Islands
(Encyclopedia)Navigators' Islands: see Samoa.Near Islands
(Encyclopedia)Near Islands: see Aleutian Islands. ...Orkney Islands
(Encyclopedia)Orkney Islands, archipelago and council area (1991 pop. 19,650), 376 sq mi (974 sq km), N Scotland, consisting of about 70 islands in the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, N of Scottish mainland acros...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 ...Witu Islands
(Encyclopedia)Witu Islands: see Vitu Islands.Caroline Islands
(Encyclopedia)Caroline Islands, archipelago, c.830 sq mi (2,150 sq km), W Pacific, just north of the equator. The largest islands are Palau (Belau), Yap, Chuuk (Truk), Pohnpei (Ponape), and Kosrae. The islands are ...Browse by Subject
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