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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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Wolfe Island is an island at the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River in Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ontario. Wolfe Island is part of Frontenac County, Ontario and the Township of Frontenac Islands. It is the largest of the Thousand Islands. The largest community on the island is Marysville.
The island is about 29 kilometres (18 miles) long, with its width varying from around 9 kilometres (6 miles) to a few hundred metres at some points; its area is about 124 square kilometres (48 square miles). The resident population is about 1400 people, but this can double or triple in summer. (Full article...)
Selected cuisines, dishes and foods –
The cuisine of Hawaii incorporates five distinct styles of food, reflecting the diverse food history of settlement and immigration in the Hawaiian Islands.[a]
In the pre-contact period of Ancient Hawaii (300 AD–1778), Polynesian voyagers brought plants and animals to the Islands. As Native Hawaiians settled the area, they fished, raised taro for poi, planted coconuts, sugarcane, sweet potatoes and yams, and cooked meat and fish in earth ovens. (Full article...)Related articles
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Credit: Dmottl
Okunevy Island in Lake Vuoksa
Did you know –
- ... that black rails live on Tule Island?
- ... that when a Russian warship asked the Ukrainian defenders of Snake Island to surrender, their response was "Russian warship, go fuck yourself"?
- ... that Bridgeman Island was the first volcano in Antarctica to be seen erupting?
- ... that after decades of being a central hub for river dredging operations, Stony Island's population was reduced to a caretaker and his two dogs?
- ... that the name of Ireland's Eye off Howth northeast of Dublin has nothing to do with the organ but can actually be translated as "Ireland's island"?
- ... that Carl-Gustav Groth was the first surgeon in Sweden to perform pancreas, liver, and islet cell transplants?
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The following are images from various island-related articles on Wikipedia.
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White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Monos (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) -
Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand) -
![Image 4The 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)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Shaman_Kamen.jpg/120px-Shaman_Kamen.jpg)
The Shamanka Шаманка, 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) -
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Dodcanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
Main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand) -
17th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece) -
NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece) -
Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka) -
Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece) -
Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago) -
An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia) -
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The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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Satellite 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) -
Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
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Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece) -
One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India) -
Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands) -
A view of the southern side of Isla de Convalecencia from the Ayala Bridge over the Pasig River (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ioannina island in Lake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece) -
The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
The islet of Pontikonisi (mouse island) which has the shape of a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece) -
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A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland) -
Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland) -
Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand) -
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Regions for Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece) -
Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece) -
Aerial view of the port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece) -
Harbor of the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece) -
Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia) -
Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland) -
Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand) -
Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland) -
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Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece) -
Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland) -
An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines) -
Ithaca 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 (NASA World Wind satellite picture). (from List of islands of Greece)
![Image 4The 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)](https://www.limsforum.com/informatics-educational-institutions-programs/?rdp_we_resource=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AShaman_Kamen.jpg)
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