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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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In the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, there are 718 islands, 389 islets and 78 reefs, making the Croatian archipelago the largest in the Adriatic Sea and the second largest in the Mediterranean Sea, after the Greek archipelago.

Of the 718 islands, only 47 are inhabited in the sense that at least one person resides on that island. Some sources indicate that Croatia has 67 inhabited islands, counting those that have a settlement, but 20 of those have lost all of their permanent population as a result of the population decline occurring throughout the Croatian islands due to insufficient economic activity.

Data on the populated islands of Croatia
#	Island	County	Population (as of 31 Mar 2011)	Area	Highest point	Population density
1	Krk	Primorje-Gorski Kotar	19,383	405.78 km² (100,270 acres)	568 m (1,864 ft)	47.8/km² (0.193/acre)
2	Korčula	Dubrovnik-Neretva	15,522	276.03 km² (68,210 acres)	569 m (1,867 ft)	56.2/km² (0.227/acre)
3	Brač	Split-Dalmatia	13,956	394.57 km² (97,500 acres)	780 m (2,560 ft)	35.4/km² (0.143/acre)
4	Hvar	Split-Dalmatia	11,077	299.66 km² (74,050 acres)	628 m (2,060 ft)	37.0/km² (0.150/acre)
5	Rab	Primorje-Gorski Kotar	9,328	90.84 km² (22,450 acres)	410 m (1,350 ft)	102.7/km² (0.416/acre)

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Palmero cheese (Sp: queso palmero or queso de La Palma) is a Spanish plain or lightly smoked cheese from the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. It is made of unpasteurised goats milk and has Denomination of Origin protection. The goats are free to graze on natural wild plants which are available all year round. The cheese is made on many small farms all over the island. It is presented in cylindrical cheeses of up to 15 kilos (33 lbs). (Full article...)

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... that a law was signed so that the Solomon Islands delegation could return home from the 2020 Summer Olympics?
... that the flightless suliforme Klallamornis likely went extinct when the volcanic islands it used for shelter along the coast of the Pacific Northwest eroded away into the Pacific Ocean?
... that te lapa, an unproven and unexplained oceanic light phenomenon, might have been used by Polynesians to find islands in the Pacific Ocean?
... that the entire development team of Lego Island was fired the day before the game was released?
... that Saunders Island has a lava lake and is populated by penguins?
... that a 1956 eruption of Bristol Island drove Argentina to abandon a hut they had built on Thule Island?

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Image 1The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 2The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 3Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 4An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 5Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 6Ioannina Island in Lake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 7An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 8Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 9A light house on Jussarö (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 10The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 11Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 12Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 13Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 1417th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 15Saba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 16Sri Lanka (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 17Curaçao (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 18Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 19Monos (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 20Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
Image 21Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 22The Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Cape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 23Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 24Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece)
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 26Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 27The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 28The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 29Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 30A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 31A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 32Grande Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 33Nainativu (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 34Aruba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 35The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 36An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 37Kakaraitivu Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 38A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 39The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 40Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 41Satellite 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 42The 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 43A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 44A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 45Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 46Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 47The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 48Ithaca 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 49A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 50Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 51Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 52Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 53Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 54Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 55Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 56Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 57The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 58Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
Image 59Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 60The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 61Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 62Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 63An aerial view of islands in the Seychelles (from Lists of islands)
Image 64The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 65Pigeon Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 66Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 67Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 68Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 69Looking out at Five Islands, Point Gourde, Trinidad (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 70One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India)
Image 71Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 72Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 73White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 74A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece)

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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