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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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Puerto Rican cuisine consists of the cooking style and traditional dishes original to Puerto Rico. It has been primarily influenced by the ancestors of the Puerto Rican people: the indigenous Taínos, Spanish colonizers, and sub-Saharan African slaves. As a territory of the United States, the culinary scene of Puerto Rico has also been moderately influenced by American cuisine. (Full article...)
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Credit: Diego Delso
Garachico is a municipality and town on the northern coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands

Did you know –

  • ... that the flag of Sint Maarten depicts the friendship monument delineating the boundary between the Dutch and French sections of the island?
  • ... that the city of Dearborn forgot about the existence of Fordson Island for several decades?
  • ... that te lapa, an unproven and unexplained oceanic light phenomenon, might have been used by Polynesians to find islands in the Pacific Ocean?
  • ... that Joice Island was the location of a "web of intrigue" in 1890, a failed asparagus farm in 1905, a wildlife refuge in 1950, a hunting preserve in 1965, and a pig hunt in 2017?
  • ... that the St Helena Local Militia led the 1840 procession of Napoleon's body after its disinterment from his tomb on the island?
  • ... that the island bronze-naped pigeon is a popular food at bars and parties on São Tomé?

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The following are images from various island-related articles on Wikipedia.
  • Sri Lanka (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
  • Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland)
  • 17th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
  • Pigeon Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
  • Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
  • Saba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
  • A light house on Jussarö (from List of islands of Finland)
  • Regions for Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
  • NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece)
  • Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
  • Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (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)
  • Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
  • Grande Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • 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)
  • Dodcanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
  • Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
  • Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland)
  • The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
  • Nainativu (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
  • Kakaraitivu Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
  • Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece)
  • The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
  • An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland)
  • A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland)
  • Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • 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)
  • The islet of Pontikonisi (mouse island) which has the shape of a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
  • Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
  • An aerial view of islands in the Seychelles (from Lists of islands)
  • Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • 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)
  • The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece)
  • The Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Cape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece)
  • Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece)
  • Harbor of the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece)
  • White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • Curaçao (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
  • Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
  • Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India)
  • Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece)
  • A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland)
  • Aruba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
  • An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • Ioannina island in Lake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece)
  • Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • 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)
  • A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines)
  • Aerial view of the port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece)
  • Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
  • Main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
  • Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
  • Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)

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