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(Encyclopedia)Friendly Islands: see Tonga.Gambier Islands
(Encyclopedia)Gambier Islands gămˈbĭr [key], volcanic islands (6 sq mi/15.5 sq km), South Pacific, near the ...Equatorial Islands
(Encyclopedia)Equatorial Islands: see Line Islands. ...Escholtz Islands
(Encyclopedia)Escholtz Islands: see Bikini.Mingan Islands
(Encyclopedia)Mingan Islands mĭngˈgən [key], group of 15 small islands and many islets, E Que., Canada, in the St. Lawrence River, N of Anticosti island. They were visited (1535) by Jacques Cartier, the French e...Migingo Islands
(Encyclopedia)Migingo Islands, small, rocky islands in Lake Victoria, E Africa, off Kenya north of the Tanzanian border. The group consists of Migingo, Ugingo, and Pyramid Island. According to a boundary set by the...Arru Islands
(Encyclopedia)Arru Islands: see Aru Islands, Indonesia. ...Nicobar Islands
(Encyclopedia)Nicobar Islands, India: see Andaman and Nicobar Islands. ...Austral Islands
(Encyclopedia)Austral Islands ôˈstrəl [key], volcanic island group, South Pacific, part of French Polynesia. They are sometimes known as the Tubuai Islands. The group comprises ...Navigators' Islands
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