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Peel Island
(Encyclopedia)Peel Island, Japan: see Bonin Islands. ...Parris Island
(Encyclopedia)Parris Island: see Sea Islands.Shelter Island
(Encyclopedia)Shelter Island (1990 pop. 1,193), 7 mi (11.2 km) long and 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, between the two peninsulas of E Long Island, SE N.Y. Settled in the 17th cent. by English colonists, the island has been a...Prospect Island
(Encyclopedia)Prospect Island: see Teraina.Southampton Island
(Encyclopedia)Southampton Island, c.15,700 sq mi (40,700 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada, at the entrance to Hudson Bay. It is separated from the mainland by Ross Welcome Sound and Frozen Strait. With lowlands in...Avery Island
(Encyclopedia)Avery Island, salt dome, 163 ft (50 m) high and 2 mi (3.2 km) in diameter, S La., in an area of sea marshes and swamps. A corporation controlled by the Avery and McIlhenny families owns the island. Ho...Ross Island
(Encyclopedia)Ross Island, in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Part of the Ross Dependency, the island is separated from Victoria Land by McMurdo Sound. Mt. Erebus, an active volcano, an...Banks Island
(Encyclopedia)Banks Island, c.26,000 sq mi (67,340 sq km), NW Northwest Territories, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean, in the Arctic Archipelago. It is the westernmost of the group and is separated from the mainland by ...Salsette Island
(Encyclopedia)Salsette Island, India: see Mumbai. ...Acklins Island
(Encyclopedia)Acklins Island: see Bahamas.Browse by Subject
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