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A view of some of the Thousand Islands, photographed in 2015 from atop the 1000 Islands Tower, facing northwest. The Thousand Islands are a North American archipelago of 1,864 islands that straddles the Canada–US border in the St. Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario.

This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the other lists of islands below. (Full article...)

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Shamanka Rock near Khuzhir

Olkhon (Russian: Ольхо́н, also transliterated as Olchon; Buryat: Ойхон, Oikhon) is the third-largest lake island in the world. It is by far the largest island in Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia, with an area of 730 km² (280 sq mi). Structurally, it constitutes the southwestern margin of the Academician Ridge. The island measures 71.5 km (44.4 mi) in length and 20.8 km (12.9 mi) in width.

There are two versions regarding the origin of the name of the island and both are derived from the language of the Buryats, the indigenous people of Olkhon. The first is that the island's name comes from the word oyhon – “woody”, and the second is that it comes from olhan – “dry”. It is still debated which of the two is the actual origin of the name Olkhon as both words describe the island perfectly. Much of the island is still covered by forests and the amount of precipitation is extremely low – about 240 mm (9.4 in) per year. (Full article...)

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Okinawan cuisine (沖縄料理, Okinawa ryōri) is the cuisine of the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan. The cuisine is also known as Ryūkyūan cuisine (琉球料理, Ryūkyū ryōri), a reference to the Ryukyu Kingdom. Due to differences in culture, historical contact between other regions, climate, vegetables and other ingredients, Okinawan cuisine differs from mainland Japanese cuisine. (Full article...)

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Naajaat

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A view of Naajaat, located on Naajaat Island in northwest Greenland. Greenland is the world's largest island.

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... that Saint John's Island was the site of one of the British Empire's largest quarantine centres and held one of the first experimental drug rehabilitation centres?
... that Charles Dickens described the Long Island Sound steamboat New York as "a sullen, cumbrous, ungraceful, unshiplike leviathan"?
... that the 1929 book The Magic Island by William Seabrook is considered the first popular English-language work to describe a zombie?
... that Leskov Island is probably inaccessible for penguins?
... that the small island of Aruba was at the Paralympics because Shardea Arias de la Cru thought they should be?
... that the dish gogi-guksu, from South Korea's Jeju Island, developed in part because of the Japanese colonial period?

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Image 1The Shamanka Шаманка [ru], a holy rock in Shamanism and one of the 9 most holy places in Asia, on the westcoast of Olkhon (from List of islands of Russia)
Image 2Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 3A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 4Sri Lanka (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 5Ithaca is to the upper right of the larger Kefalonia island in this picture. The small island in the top-right corner is the uninhabited Atokos island. (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 6Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 7Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 8Aruba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 9Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 10Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 11A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 12Grande Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 13The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 14A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 15Ioannina Island in Lake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 16Curaçao (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 17An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 18Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 19Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 20Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 21Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 22Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 23Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 24Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 25A view of the southern side of Isla de Convalecencia from the Ayala Bridge over the Pasig River (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 26The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 27A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 28Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 29Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 30An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 31Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 32One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India)
Image 33Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 34The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 35Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 36A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 37Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 38Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 39Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 40The Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Cape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 41White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 42A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 43The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 44Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 45Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 46Nainativu (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 47Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 48Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 49An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 50The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 51The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 52Kakaraitivu Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 53The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 54Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
Image 55The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 56A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 57Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 58The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 59The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 60Saba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 6117th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 62The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 63Pigeon Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 64Satellite image of Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin Shoal), an island of the Spratly Islands group in the South China Sea (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 65Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 66Monos (front) and Chacachacare (back). Venezuelan mainland (Paria Peninsula) seen in the horizon and Patos Island seen to the left. (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 67Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 68An aerial view of islands in the Seychelles (from Lists of islands)
Image 69Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
Image 70Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 71Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 72Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 73A light house on Jussarö (from List of islands of Finland)

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v t e Islands of Albania
Sea	Ksamil Kunë Pelican Sazan Stillo Tongo Zvërnec	Islands portal
Lake	Kukës Maligrad Paqe Shaqarí Shurdhah
River	Malsori Osum
Former	Franc Jozeph

v t e Islands of Denmark
Baltic Sea	Zealand Funen Bornholm Christiansø (Ertholmene)	Islands portal
Sydhavsøerne	Lolland Falster Møn Fejø Bogø Femø Glænø Nyord Enø Askø Tærø Masnedø Vejrø Dybsø Langø Skalø Enehøje Farø Lilleø Rågø Vejlø Kalvø Slotø Barneholm
Kattegat	North Jutlandic Island Samsø Læsø Anholt Endelave Sejerø Tunø Hjarnø Nekselø Æbelø Hesselø Hjelm Græsholm Hirsholmene Ejlinge Draget
South Funen Archipelago	Ærø Tåsinge Thurø Lyø Avernakø Strynø Omø Drejø Agerø Skarø Bjørnø Siø Hjortø Birkholm Store Egholm Store Svelmø Hjælmshoved Strynø Kalv Illumø Vigø
Limfjorden	Mors Jegindø Venø Egholm Livø Fur
Øresund	Amager Saltholm Peberholm Slotsholmen Middelgrundsfortet Trekroner Fort Flakfortet
Great Belt	Langeland Agersø Gavnø Sprogø Romsø
Little Belt	Als Bågø Årø Fænø Barsø Brandsø Kalvø
Wadden Sea	Rømø Fanø Mandø Langli
Other islands	Orø (Isefjorden) Eskilsø (Roskilde Fjord) Vigelsø (Odense Fjord) Fjandø (Nissum Fjord) Møgelø (Julsø) Tornø (Odense Fjord)

v t e List of islands of Europe
Sovereign states	Albania Azerbaijan Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Malta Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom	Islands portal
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies and other entities	Faroe Islands Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey

v t e Island-level constituencies of the Maldives
Haa Alif	Baarah Dhidhdhoo Filladhoo Hoarafushi Ihavandhoo Kelaa Maarandhoo Mulhadhoo Muraidhoo Thakandhoo Thuraakunu Uligan Utheemu Vashafaru	Islands portal
Haa Dhaalu	Finey Hanimaadhoo Hirimaradhoo Kulhudhuffushi Kumundhoo Kurinbi Makunudhoo Naivaadhoo Nellaidhoo Neykurendhoo Nolhivaram Nolhivaranfaru Vaikaradhoo
Shaviyani	Bileffahi Feevah Feydhoo Foakaidhoo Funadhoo Goidhoo Kanditheemu Komandoo Lhaimagu Maaungoodhoo Maroshi Milandhoo Narudhoo Noomaraa
Noonu	Foddhoo Henbandhoo Holhudhoo Kendhikolhudhoo Kudafaree Landhoo Lhohi Maafaru Maalhendhoo Magoodhoo Manadhoo Miladhoo Velidhoo
Raa	Alifushi Angolhitheemu Dhuvaafaru Fainu Hulhudhuffaaru Inguraidhoo Innamaadhoo Kinolhas Maakurathu Maduvvaree Meedhoo Rashgetheemu Rasmaadhoo Ungoofaaru Vaadhoo
Baa	Dharavandhoo Dhonfanu Eydhafushi Fehendhoo Fulhadhoo Goidhoo Hithaadhoo Kamadhoo Kendhoo Kihaadhoo Kudarikilu Maalhos Thulhaadhoo
Lhaviyani	Hinnavaru Kurendhoo Naifaru Olhuvelifushi
Kaafu	Dhiffushi Gaafaru Gulhi Guraidhoo Himmafushi Huraa Kaashidhoo Maafushi Thulusdhoo
Alif Alif	Bodufolhudhoo Feridhoo Himandhoo Maalhos Mathiveri Rasdhoo Thoddoo Ukulhas
Alif Dhaalu	Dhangethi Dhigurah Didhdhoo Fenfushi Hangnaameedhoo Kunburudhoo Maamingili Mahibadhoo Mandhoo Omadhoo
Vaavu	Felidhoo Fulidhoo Keyodhoo Rakeedhoo Thinadhoo
Meemu	Dhiggaru Kolhufushi Maduvvaree Mulah Muli Naalaafushi Raimmandhoo Veyvah
Faafu	Bileddhoo Dharanboodhoo Feeali Magoodhoo Nilandhoo
Dhaalu	Bandidhoo Hulhudheli Kudahuvadhoo Maaenboodhoo Meedhoo Rinbudhoo
Kolhumadulu (Thaa)	Burunee Dhiyamingili Gaadhiffushi Guraidhoo Hirilandhoo Kandoodhoo Kinbidhoo Madifushi Omadhoo Thimarafushi Vandhoo Veymandoo Vilufushi
Laamu	Dhanbidhoo Fonadhoo Gaadhoo Gan Hithadhoo Isdhoo Kalhaidhoo Kunahandhoo Maabaidhoo Maamendhoo Maavah Mundoo
Gaafu Alif	Dhaandhoo Dhevvadhoo Gemanafushi Kanduhulhudhoo Kolamaafushi Kondey Maamendhoo Nilandhoo Vilingili
Gaafu Dhaalu	Fares-Maathodaa Fiyoaree Gaddhoo Hoandeddhoo Madaveli Nadellaa Rathafandhoo Thinadhoo Vaadhoo
Gnaviyani	Fuvahmulah Dhadimagu Dhiguvaandu Dhoondigan Funaadu Hoadhadu Maadhadu Maalegan Miskiymagu
The capitals of each atoll are in underline. This list excludes first-level administrative divisions, Malé and Addu cities.

v t e Islands of Myanmar (Burma)
Apaw-ye Kyun Be-in Kyun Bilu Island Calventuras Islands Cheduba Coco Islands Da-that Island Diamond Island Double Island Gaungze Kyun Gaw Yin Gyi Island Gwa Kyun Kaingthaung Island Kalegauk Island Kokunye Kyun Kyungyi Island Hainggyi Island Maday Island Magyi Island Moscos Islands Myingun Island Myingyi Kyun Nantha Kyun Ongyun Pazin Kyun Polaunggyi Kyun Pontamau Preparis Ramree Island Thin-bon Kyun Unguan Wa Kyun Zalat Taung Mergui Archipelago Auriol Island Bentinck Kyun Christie Island Daung Kyun Kabosa Island Kadan Kyun Kanmaw Kyun Lamin Island Lanbi Kyun Letsok-aw Kyun Mali Kyun Money Island Sabi Island Saganthit Kyun Tenasserim Island Thahtay Kyun Than Kyun Thayawthadangyi Zadetkyi		Islands portal
Geography of Myanmar Andaman Sea