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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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Island Conservation is a non-profit organization with the mission to "restore islands for nature and people worldwide" and has therefore focused its efforts on islands with species categorized as Critically Endangered and Endangered on the IUCN's Red List. Working in partnership with local communities, government management agencies, and conservation organizations, Island Conservation develops plans and implements the removal of invasive alien species, and conducts field research to document the benefits of the work and to inform future projects.

Island Conservation's approach is now being shown to have a wider beneficial effect on the marine systems surrounding its project areas. In addition, invasive vertebrate eradication has now been shown to have many benefits besides conservation of species. Specifically, the approach has been found to align with 13 UN Sustainable Development Goals and 42 associated targets encompassing marine and terrestrial biodiversity conservation, promotion of local and global partnerships, economic development, climate change mitigation, human health and sanitation and sustainable production and consumption. (Full article...)

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Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of West African, Creole, Amerindian, European, Latin American, Indian/South Asian, Chinese, Javanese/Indonesian, North American, and Middle Eastern cuisines. These traditions were brought from many countries when they moved to the Caribbean. In addition, the population has created styles that are unique to the region. (Full article...)

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Hawaii

Credit: NASA (Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC)

Satellite view of Hawaii archipelago

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... that CBS executive Laurence Tisch found out on a tennis court in the U.S. Virgin Islands that rival network NBC had bought his company's affiliate station in Miami?
... that three decades after chasing away surveyors for a previous railroad with guns, residents of Wickford, Rhode Island, built their own railroad?
... 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 weightlifter Mattie Sasser switched her sporting nationality twice before qualifying for the Marshall Islands at the 2024 Summer Olympics?
... that the Australian government tried to censor a film of Quail Island's starving koalas?
... that a former police whistleblower is developing six islands in The World?

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

Image 1Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 2The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 317th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 4Nainativu (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 5Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 6Ioannina Island in Lake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 7Saba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 8Satellite 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 9Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 10Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 11Grande Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 12Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 13Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 14The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 15White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 16The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 17Pigeon Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 18The 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 19An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 20Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 21Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 22Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
Image 23A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 24Isla Apu, Tailandia. Thailand (from Lists of islands)
Image 25Ithaca 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 26The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 27Curaçao (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 28Atafu island in Tokelau (from Lists of islands)
Image 29A light house on Jussarö (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 30Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 31The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 32The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 33A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 34A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 35Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 36The Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Cape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 37Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 38Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 39The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 40Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 41Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 42The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 43Monos (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 44Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
Image 45Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 46An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 47The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 48A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 49Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 50Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 51The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 52Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 53An aerial view of islands in the Seychelles (from Lists of islands)
Image 54Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 55Aruba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 56An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 57One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India)
Image 58Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 59A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 60Piel Island, Cumbria. U.K. (from Lists of islands)
Image 61Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 62A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 63A 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 64Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 65Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 66Sri Lanka (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 67Looking out at Five Islands, Point Gourde, Trinidad (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 68Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 69Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 70A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 71Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 72The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 73Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 74Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 75Kakaraitivu Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 76Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 77Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)

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