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This is a list of island countries. An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent ) that is surrounded by water. [ 1 ] Many island countries are spread over an archipelago , as is the case with Indonesia , Japan , and the Philippines —these countries consist of thousands of islands.
This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas.It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese).
This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the countries so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Different languages use ...
List of islands of Cuba; List of islands of Dominica; List of islands of the Dominican Republic; List of islands of Grenada; List of islands of Guadeloupe; List of islands of Haiti; List of islands of Jamaica; List of islands of Martinique; List of islands of Montserrat; List of islands of the Netherlands Antilles; List of islands of Puerto Rico
In 1917, at the height of World War I, Denmark sold the Danish Virgin Islands to the United States. [4] The U.S. Navy annexed Kingman Reef in 1922. Spain had sold the Northern Mariana Islands to Germany in 1899. [5] The islands passed to Japan, which in turn lost them to the United States in 1945 after the end of World War II.
This is a partial list of notable islands of the United States, including its insular areas, which are listed at the end. Alabama Alaska ...
The following is a list of sovereign countries and dependent territories in North America, a continent that covers the landmass north of the Colombia-Panama border as well as the islands of the Caribbean.
Long Island, largest Atlantic island of the United States, most populous island of the United States, and the world's 17th most populous island. New York Barrier Islands; Block Island; Conanicut Island; Aquidneck Island (Rhode Island) Elizabeth Islands; Martha's Vineyard; Nantucket Island; Monomoy Island; Boston Harbor Islands