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Grand Island
(Encyclopedia)Grand Island <1> City (2020 pop. 53,131), seat of Hall co., S Nebr., on the Wood River near its junction with the Platte; settled 1857 on the Plat...Goat Island
(Encyclopedia)Goat Island. 1 Former name of Yerba Buena Island, San Fransisco Bay, Calif. 2 Island, W N.Y., in the Niagara River, dividing Niagara Falls into the American and the Canadian falls. ...Goodenough's Island
(Encyclopedia)Goodenough's Island: see Rarotonga. ...Andros Island
(Encyclopedia)Andros Island: see Bahamas.Gardiner's Island
(Encyclopedia)Gardiner's Island, c.3,000 acres (1,210 hectares), in Gardiners Bay between the two flukelike peninsulas of E Long Island, SE N.Y. It was settled by colonist Lion Gardiner in 1639 as the first permane...Flinders Island
(Encyclopedia)Flinders Island, Australia: see Furneaux Group. ...Fogo Island
(Encyclopedia)Fogo Island fōˈgō [key], c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), at the entrance to Notre Dame Bay, NE Ne...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.James Island
(Encyclopedia)James Island: see Charleston, S.C. ...Browse by Subject
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