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Clare Island
(Encyclopedia)Clare Island, c.6 sq mi (15 sq km), Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland, at the entrance to Clew Bay. There are ruins of a 13th-century Carmelite abbey and of the 16th-century castle of Grania or Grace O'...Chatham Island
(Encyclopedia)Chatham Island: see Savai'i.Cockburn Island
(Encyclopedia)Cockburn Island: see Manitoulin Islands. ...Clipperton Island
(Encyclopedia)Clipperton Island, uninhabited atoll, c.2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean, c.800 mi (1,290 km) SW of Mexico. It was used as a base by John Clipperton, an English pirate. The French claimed it ...Europa Island
(Encyclopedia)Europa Island yo͝orōˈpə [key], volcanic island, c.11 sq mi (28 sq km), between Madagascar and Mozambique in the Mozambique Channel, W Indian Ocean, part of the Scattered Islands district in the Fr...Eustatius Island
(Encyclopedia)Eustatius Island: see Saint Eustatius. ...Enderbury Island
(Encyclopedia)Enderbury Island: see Phoenix Islands. ...Fanning Island
(Encyclopedia)Fanning Island: see Tabuaeran.Howland Island
(Encyclopedia)Howland Island, uninhabited island (.73 sq mi/1.89 sq km), central Pacific near the equator, c.1,620 mi (2610 km) SW of Honolulu. The island was discovered by American traders and was claimed by the U...Humphrey Island
(Encyclopedia)Humphrey Island: see Manihiki.Browse by Subject
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