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Cockburn Island
(Encyclopedia)Cockburn Island: see Manitoulin Islands. ...Gardiner's Island
(Encyclopedia)Gardiner's Island, c.3,000 acres (1,210 hectares), in Gardiners Bay between the two flukelike peninsulas of E Long Island, SE N.Y. It was settled by colonist Lion Gardiner in 1639 as the first permane...Fraser Island
(Encyclopedia)Fraser Island or Great Sandy Island, 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Queensland, Australia; on the west it borders Hervey Bay (NW) and the Great Sandy Strait (SW). Known as...Graham Island
(Encyclopedia)Graham Island, 2,485 sq mi (6,436 sq km), off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, northernmost and largest of the Queen Charlotte Islands. ...Goodenough's Island
(Encyclopedia)Goodenough's Island: see Rarotonga. ...Humphrey Island
(Encyclopedia)Humphrey Island: see Manihiki.James Island
(Encyclopedia)James Island: see Charleston, S.C. ...Margaret Island
(Encyclopedia)Margaret Island: see Budapest, Hungary. ...Marcus Island
(Encyclopedia)Marcus Island: see Minamitori. ...Mackinac Island
(Encyclopedia)Mackinac Island: see Mackinac.Browse by Subject
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