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Deal Island
(Encyclopedia)Deal Island, small island, off the western shore of Delmarva peninsula, in Tangier Sound, SE Md. It is an oyster, clam, and crab shipping and processing center. ...Edge Island
(Encyclopedia)Edge Island: see Edgeøya.Dongsha Island
(Encyclopedia)Dongsha Island, South China Sea: see Pratas Island. ...Kangaroo Island
(Encyclopedia)Kangaroo Island, island, c.1,700 sq mi (4,400 sq km), S Australia, in South Australia at the entrance to Gulf St. Vincent. It is 93 mi (150 km) long and 35 mi (57 km) wide. The chief products are barl...Johnston Island
(Encyclopedia)Johnston Island: see Johnston Atoll. ...Jesus Island
(Encyclopedia)Jesus Island or Île-Jésus, Que., Canada: see Laval. ...Enderbury Island
(Encyclopedia)Enderbury Island: see Phoenix Islands. ...Europa Island
(Encyclopedia)Europa Island yo͝orōˈpə [key], volcanic island, c.11 sq mi (28 sq km), between Madagascar and Mozambique in the Mozambique Channel, W Indian Ocean, part of the Scattered Islands district in the Fr...Eustatius Island
(Encyclopedia)Eustatius Island: see Saint Eustatius. ...Flinders Island
(Encyclopedia)Flinders Island, Australia: see Furneaux Group. ...Browse by Subject
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