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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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The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a grouping of developing countries which are small island countries and small states that tend to share similar sustainable development challenges. These include small but growing populations, limited resources, remoteness, susceptibility to natural disasters, vulnerability to external shocks, excessive dependence on international trade, and fragile environments. Their growth and development are also held back by high communication, energy and transportation costs, irregular international transport volumes, disproportionately expensive public administration and infrastructure due to their small size, and little to no opportunity to create economies of scale. They consist of some of the most vulnerable countries to anthropogenic climate change.

The SIDS were first recognized as a distinct group of developing countries at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992. The Barbados Programme of Action was produced in 1994 to assist the SIDS in their sustainable development efforts. The United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) represents the group of states. (Full article...)

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The cuisine of Papua New Guinea comprises the traditional varied foods found in the eastern part of the New Guinea island. Approximately 80 percent of the population is reliant on subsistence agriculture, so a large percentage of food energy and protein consumed in Papua New Guinea is produced locally. The staple foods in Papua New Guinea include root crops, bananas, and sago. Papua New Guinea's diet is largely vegetarian, especially in the Gulf and Highlands regions.

Mumu is a traditional method of cooking large quantities of food throughout Papua New Guinea, as well as other islands in the Pacific. It consists of an earth oven that is filled with hot coal or stones, that may be placed in different orientations, and subsequently cooked for a lengthy period of time. Despite the presence of advent ovens in Papua New Guinea, mumu is still prevalent at the household level. (Full article...)

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Jamaica

Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Jamaica is an island country

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... that when actress Joanna Lumley spent nine days on an uninhabited island for the 1994 TV show Girl Friday, she made a pair of shoes out of her bra?
... that James Diossa rescued the only public library and post office in Central Falls, Rhode Island, when the city went into bankruptcy?
... 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 an eruption on Montagu Island that began in 2001 continued for several years and formed a lava delta?
... that three decades after chasing away surveyors for a previous railroad with guns, residents of Wickford, Rhode Island, built their own railroad?
... 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?

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

Image 1An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 2Satellite 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 3Aruba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 4Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 5A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 6Looking out at Five Islands, Point Gourde, Trinidad (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 7Atafu island in Tokelau (from Lists of islands)
Image 8Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 9Curaçao (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 10Isla Apu, Tailandia. Thailand (from Lists of islands)
Image 11An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 12The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 13Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 14A light house on Jussarö (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 15The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 16Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 17Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 18Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 19Kakaraitivu Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 20A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 21The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 22Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 23Ioannina Island in Lake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 24Saba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 25Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 26The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 2717th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 28Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 29Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 30The 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 31White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 32A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 33Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 34Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 35The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 36Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 37The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 38Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 39The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 40Nainativu (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 41Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 42Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 43One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India)
Image 44Piel Island, Cumbria. U.K. (from Lists of islands)
Image 45The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 46Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 47A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 48Grande Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 49Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 50Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 51Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 52Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
Image 53Monos (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 54Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 55A 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 56Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 57Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 58A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland)
Image 59Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 60Ithaca 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 61A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 62Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 63An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 64The Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Cape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 65Sri Lanka (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 66Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
Image 67An aerial view of islands in the Seychelles (from Lists of islands)
Image 68Pigeon Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
Image 69Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 70The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
Image 71Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 72Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 73The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 74Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
Image 75The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
Image 76Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)
Image 77A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland)

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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	Fodhdhoo Henbandhoo Holhudhoo Kendhikolhudhoo Kudafari Landhoo Lhohi Maafaru Maalhendhoo Magoodhoo Manadhoo Miladhoo Velidhoo
Raa	Alifushi Angolhitheemu Dhuvaafaru Fainu Hulhudhuffaaru Inguraidhoo Innamaadhoo Kinolhas Maakurathu Maduvvari Meedhoo Rasgetheemu 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 Maamigili Mahibadhoo Mandhoo Omadhoo
Vaavu	Felidhoo Fulidhoo Keyodhoo Rakeedhoo Thinadhoo
Meemu	Dhiggaru Kolhufushi Maduvvari Mulah Muli Naalaafushi Raimmandhoo Veyvah
Faafu	Bileddhoo Dharanboodhoo Feeali Magoodhoo Nilandhoo
Dhaalu	Bandidhoo Hulhudheli Kudahuvadhoo Maaenboodhoo Meedhoo Rinbudhoo
Thaa	Burunee Dhiyamingili Gaadhiffushi Guraidhoo Hirilandhoo Kandoodhoo Kinbidhoo Madifushi Omadhoo Thimarafushi Vandhoo Veymandoo Vilufushi
Laamu	Dhanbidhoo Fonadhoo Gaadhoo Gan Hithadhoo Isdhoo Kalaidhoo Kunahandhoo Maabaidhoo Maamendhoo Maavah Mundoo
Gaafu Alifu	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)
Ayeyarwady Region	Bilu Island Diamond Island Gaw Yin Gyi Island Hainggyi Island Kalegauk Island Kokunye Kyun Kyungyi Island Magyi Island Moscos Islands Myingun Island Myingyi Kyun Nantha Kyun Ongyun Pontamau Polaunggyi Kyun Thin-bon Kyun Unguan Wa Kyun Zalat Taung	Islands portal
Rakhine State	Cheduba Maday Island Ramree Island
Tanintharyi Region (Mergui Archipelago)	Auriol Island Bentinck Kyun Christie Island Daung Kyun Kabosa Island Kadan Island 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
Tanintharyi Region	Apaw-ye Kyun Be-in Kyun Da-that Island Double Island Gaungze Kyun Kaingthaung Island Pazin Kyun
Yangon Region	Gwa Kyun Coco Islands Preparis Calventuras Islands
Geography of Myanmar Andaman Sea