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  2. Category:Volcanic islands - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Volcanic islands" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  3. Volcanic island - Wikipedia

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    Geologically, a volcanic island is an island of volcanic origin. The term high island can be used to distinguish such islands from low islands, ...

  4. List of islands created since the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list of new islands created since the beginning of the 20th century by volcanism, erosion, glacial retreat, or other mechanisms. One of the most famous new volcanic islands is the small island of Surtsey, located in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland. It first emerged from the ocean surface in 1963.

  5. List of isolated islands and archipelagos - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the most isolated islands and archipelagos on Earth in terms of distance to another landmass. Many of these islands are of volcanic origin via tectonic plates such as Bouvet Island while others appear from hotspots such as the Azores which was created by the Azores hotspot.

  6. Lists of islands - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, ... The ancient volcanic island of Cargados Carajos, which sank to a coral atoll;

  7. List of islands by area - Wikipedia

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    This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...

  8. List of volcanoes in the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    1.4 Honduras (Bay Islands) 1.5 Martinique. 1.6 Montserrat. 1.7 Panama. ... This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in the Caribbean, listed by country or ...

  9. List of volcanoes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This article contains a list of volcanoes in the United States and its territories. Alaska. Name Elevation Location Last eruption ... Bogoslof Island: 150: 492