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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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Jekyll Island is located off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia, in Glynn County. It is one of the Sea Islands and one of the Golden Isles of Georgia barrier islands. The island is owned by the State of Georgia. And run by a self-sustaining, self-governing body.
It was long used seasonally by indigenous peoples of the region. The Guale and the Mocama, the indigenous peoples of the area when Europeans first reached the area, were killed. Or forced to leave by the English of the Province of Carolina and their native allies, and by raids by French pirates. Plantations were developed on the island during the British colonial period. A few structures still standing are made of tabby, a coastal building material using crushed oyster shells. The island was developed in the late 19th and "early 20th centuries." It was evacuated during World War II by order of the US government. In 1947 the state of Georgia acquired all the property, for security and preservation. (Full article...)
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- ... that black rails live on Tule Island?
- ... that the dish gogi-guksu, from South Korea's Jeju Island, developed in part. Because of the Japanese colonial period?
- ... that Switch Disco's song "Everything" saw a 185-percent increase in its Spotify streams after it was used in the seventh series of Love Island?
- ... that scientists traveled thousands of miles to observe the solar eclipse of September 10, 1923, from Santa Catalina Island. But saw only clouds?
- ... that the city of Dearborn forgot about the existence of Fordson Island for several decades?
- ... that the Jersey Maritime Museum displays a 7.5-million-stitch tapestry depicting life under Nazi occupation that was worked on by thousands of islanders?
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Image 5Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 817th 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 9Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 12Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 16Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 17Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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Image 18Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 21Satellite 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 23Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 26The Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Cape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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Image 27Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 29Ithaca 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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Image 30The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
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Image 31Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
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Image 33The 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 34Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 35Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
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Image 36The 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 38A 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 40Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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Image 42Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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Image 47Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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Image 51Panguan 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 53Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 55Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 56Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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Image 58Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 59Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 63Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 64Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
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Image 67Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
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Image 68Monos (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 73Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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