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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.

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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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A private island with a summer cottage in Finnish Lakeland, Finland

A private island is a disconnected body of land wholly owned by a private citizen or corporation. Although this exclusivity gives the owner substantial control over the property, private islands remain under the jurisdiction of national and sometimes local governments. Their size can vary widely, from that of a typical suburban yard to several hundred square kilometers. (Full article...)

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Example of an Indonesian Sundanese meal: ikan bakar (grilled fish), nasi timbel (rice wrapped in banana leaf), ayam goreng (fried chicken), sambal, fried tempeh and tofu, and sayur asem; the bowl of water with lime is kobokan.

Indonesian cuisine is a collection of regional culinary traditions of the various ethnic groups that form the archipelagic nation of Indonesia. There are a wide variety of recipes and cuisines in part because Indonesia is composed of approximately 6,000 populated islands of the total 17,508 in the world's largest archipelago, with more than 600 ethnic groups.

There are many regional cuisines, often based upon indigenous cultures, with some foreign influences. (Full article...)

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Caldera de Taburiente National Park

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A view of the forest at Caldera de Taburiente National Park, located at La Palma, Canary Islands

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• ... that in the 1980s, when Moturoa Island lost all its endangered kiwi to pests, experts reintroduced seven birds – today there could be as many as 300 kiwi on the island?
• ... that one of the last surviving women from Rapa Nui to receive traditional facial tattoos was queen consort Ana Eva Hei?
• ... that a newly discovered bee descends from a single ancestor that reached the Hawaiian Islands between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago?
• ... that Anju Jason nearly quit taekwondo before he became one of the first Olympians for the Marshall Islands?
• ... that Eleanor Island was first designated as a Migratory Bird Sanctuary and later as a National Wildlife Area to give it a stronger protection status?
• ... that a Japanese island has rapidly fluctuated in size?

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The following are images from various island-related articles on Wikipedia.

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  Image 117th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 2Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 3Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 4Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 5Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
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  Image 6Sri Lanka (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 7Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 8The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 9Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 10The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 11A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 12A light house on Jussarö (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 13Curaçao (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 14Satellite 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)
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  Image 15Looking out at Five Islands, Point Gourde, Trinidad (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
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  Image 16Saba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 17A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 18Aruba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 19The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 20Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 21A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 22Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 23Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 24Piel Island, Cumbria. U.K. (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 25Kakaraitivu Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 26Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 27The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 28An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 29Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 30Monos (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)
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  Image 31Grande Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 32Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 33Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 34Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 35Ioannina Island in Lake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 36Nainativu (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 37Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 38Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 39Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 40A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 41Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 42A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 43One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India)
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  Image 44An aerial view of islands in the Seychelles (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 45Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 46A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 47The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 48Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 49Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 50Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 51Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 52Ithaca 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)
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  Image 53Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 54A view of the southern side of Isla de Convalecencia from the Ayala Bridge over the Pasig River (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 55A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 56An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 57The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 58Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 59The Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Cape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 60Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
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  Image 61Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 62Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 63Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 64White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 65The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 66The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 67Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
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  Image 68The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 69Isla Apu, Tailandia. Thailand (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 70The Shamanka Шаманка [ru], a holy rock in Shamanism and one of the nine holiest places in Asia, on the westcoast of Olkhon (from List of islands of Russia)
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  Image 71Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 72The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 73Pigeon Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 74Atafu island in Tokelau (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 75The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 76Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 77An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)

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Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Assess : Locate and tag all relevant article talk pages with the project's banner: {{WikiProject Islands|class=|importance=}}. Remember to properly assess all articles, using the project's quality-scale. Assess the backlog of unassessed articles in Category:Unassessed Islands articles. Infobox : If an article needs it, add {{Infobox islands}}, filling in the relevant information. Maintain : Island Photo : If the article doesn't include either a photo or map, tag the talk page with either {{photo requested}} or {{map requested}}. Other : Add links to the Islands Portal to island articles using {{Portal|Islands}}

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