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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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Harbour Town Marina in Sea Pines Resort with the Harbour Town Lighthouse

Hilton Head Island, often referred to as simply Hilton Head, is a Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Savannah, Georgia (as the crow flies), and 95 miles (153 km) southwest of Charleston. The year-round population was 37,661 at the 2020 census, although during the peak of summer vacation season the population can swell to 150,000. It is the principal city of the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 232,523 in 2023. (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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A view of Naajaat, located on Naajaat Island in northwest Greenland. Greenland is the world's largest island.

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• ... that the death of child monarch Kerekorio Manu Rangi in 1867 ended the ancient dynasty of Easter Island, which according to local belief "went back to the gods themselves"?
• ... that Bangué, the smallest island of the Bazaruto Archipelago, was formed by ocean waves shaped by the surrounding archipelago?
• ... that a plan to reclaim three islets in Penang was scaled down to just one—Silicon Island—after an intervention by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim?
• ... that El Ojo is a circular rotating floating island?
• ... that although Seal Island attracts tourists due to its reef, transport to the island is hard due to its reef?
• ... that after depopulating the island of Samson, Augustus Smith established a deer park there, only for the deer to escape to the neighbouring island of Tresco?

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

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  Image 1Monos (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 2White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 3A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 4A 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 5Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 6The 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 7Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 8Sri Lanka (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 917th 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 10Isla Apu, Tailandia. Thailand (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 11A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 12Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 13Aruba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 14A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 15The Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Cape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 16The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 17Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 18The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 19Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 20The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 21Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 22Ioannina Island in Lake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 23Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 24Curaçao (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 25Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
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  Image 26An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 27An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 28One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India)
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  Image 29Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 30A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 31The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 32A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 33Satellite 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 34Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
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  Image 35A light house on Jussarö (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 36An aerial view of islands in the Seychelles (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 37Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 38Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 39Pigeon Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 40Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 41The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 42Kakaraitivu Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 43The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 44Panguan 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 45Saba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 46Looking out at Five Islands, Point Gourde, Trinidad (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
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  Image 47Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 48Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 49A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 50Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 51The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 52Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 53The 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)
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  Image 54The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 55Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 56Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 57Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 58Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 59Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 60Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 61Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 62Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
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  Image 63Atafu island in Tokelau (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 64Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 65Nainativu (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 66Grande Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 67Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 68The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 69A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 70The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 71Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 72An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 73Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 74Piel Island, Cumbria. U.K. (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 75Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 76Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 77Ithaca 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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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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