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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.

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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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Amchitka Island (/æmˈtʃɪtkə/; Aleut: Amchixtax̂;^{[page needed]}) is a volcanic, tectonically unstable and uninhabited island in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska. It is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. The island, with a land area of roughly 116 square miles (300 km²), is about 42 miles (68 km) long and 1 to 4 miles (1.6 to 6.4 km) wide. The area has a maritime climate, with many storms, and mostly overcast skies.

Amchitka was populated for more than 2,500 years by the Aleut people, but has had no permanent population since 1832. The island has been part of the United States since the Alaska Purchase of 1867. During World War II, it was used as an airfield by US forces in the Aleutian Islands Campaign. (Full article...)

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Lemon and mango pickles (achards) traditionally accompany meals in the northwestern coastal regions of Madagascar.

Malagasy cuisine (Malagasy: Sakafo malagasy; French: Cuisine malgache) encompasses the diverse culinary traditions of the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar. Foods eaten in Madagascar reflect the influence of Southeast Asian, African, Oceanian, Indian, Chinese and European migrants that have settled on the island since it was first populated by seafarers from Borneo between 100 CE and 500 CE. Rice, the cornerstone of the Malagasy diet, was cultivated alongside tubers and other Southeast Asian and Oceanian staples by these earliest settlers. Their diet was supplemented by foraging and hunting wild game, which contributed to the extinction of the island's bird and mammal megafauna. These food sources were later complemented by beef in the form of zebu introduced into Madagascar by East African migrants arriving around 1,000 CE.

Trade with Arab and Indian merchants and European transatlantic traders further enriched the island's culinary traditions by introducing a wealth of new fruits, vegetables, and seasonings. Throughout almost the entire island, dishes comprising the contemporary cuisine of Madagascar typically consist of a base of rice served with an accompaniment; in the official dialect of the Malagasy language, the rice is termed vary ([ˈvarʲ]), and the accompaniment, laoka ([ˈlokə̥]). The many varieties of laoka may be vegetarian or include animal proteins, and typically feature a sauce flavored with such ingredients as ginger, onion, garlic, tomato, vanilla, salt, curry powder, or, less commonly, other spices or herbs. In parts of the arid south and west, pastoral families may replace rice with maize, cassava, or curds made from fermented zebu milk. (Full article...)

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Garachico is a municipality and town on the northern coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands

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• ... that the delegation of the British Virgin Islands at the 2024 Summer Olympics was supported by a scholarship named after their chef de mission?
• ... that Bengisu Avcı had to abandon her 45-kilometre (28-mile) swim across the Kaiwi Channel after being stung by jellyfish twelve hours in?
• ... that a cave shrimp from Christmas Island was christened xmas and heralded on Christmas Day?
• ... that Christina Næss is the only Paralympic gold medalist for the Faroe Islands?
• ... that "the world's loneliest duck" arrived on the remote Pacific island country of Niue in 2018?
• ... that artificial islands were deployed in Hicklin Lake in an unsuccessful attempt to stop eutrophication?

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

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  Image 1The Shamanka Шаманка [ru], a holy rock in Shamanism and one of the nine holiest places in Asia, on the westcoast of Olkhon (from List of islands of Russia)
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  Image 2Boats at Cadlao Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 3Ukonkivi island (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 4The Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 5The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 6Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
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  Image 7A 1941 map of Corregidor Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 8An aerial view of Sibuyan Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 9Grande Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 10Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 11The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 12Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 13Atafu island in Tokelau (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 14Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 15Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 16The Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 17The 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 18Saba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 19Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 20Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 21The Netherlands (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 22Archipelago Sea has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 23A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 24Ithaca 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 25The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 26Pigeon Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 27Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 28White sand beach at Sabtang island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 29Piel Island, Cumbria. U.K. (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 3017th 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 31Beach of Texel (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 32Sri Lanka (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 33Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 34Kakaraitivu Island (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 35Monos (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 36Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 37Nainativu (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 38Satellite 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 39Manamoc Island as seen from the north (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 40Panguan 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 41A harbor on the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 42Regions of the Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 43Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
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  Image 44An aerial view of Polillo Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 45A fishing village in Jurmo (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 46Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 47An aerial view of Gato Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 48A sandy beach of Kaunissaari (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 49The main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 50Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 51Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
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  Image 52Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 53The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 54Isla Apu, Tailandia. Thailand (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 55An aerial view of islands in the Seychelles (from Lists of islands)
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  Image 56Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 57Aruba (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 58A light house on Jussarö (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 59Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 60Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
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  Image 61Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 62A 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 63Curaçao (from List of islands of the Netherlands)
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  Image 64The Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 65A NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 66Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 67The Dodecanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 68Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 69Ioannina Island in Lake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 70Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 71A NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece)
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  Image 72One of the islands in Lakshadweep (from List of islands of India)
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  Image 73Looking out at Five Islands, Point Gourde, Trinidad (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
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  Image 74Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
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  Image 75The Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Cape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
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  Image 76Aerial view of Suomenlinna (from List of islands of Finland)
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  Image 77Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)

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Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Assess : Locate and tag all relevant article talk pages with the project's banner: {{WikiProject Islands|class=|importance=}}. Remember to properly assess all articles, using the project's quality-scale. Assess the backlog of unassessed articles in Category:Unassessed Islands articles. Infobox : If an article needs it, add {{Infobox islands}}, filling in the relevant information. Maintain : Island Photo : If the article doesn't include either a photo or map, tag the talk page with either {{photo requested}} or {{map requested}}. Other : Add links to the Islands Portal to island articles using {{Portal|Islands}}

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