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(Encyclopedia) Tromelin Island trōmlăNˈ [key], c.1 sq mi (2.6 sq km), in the Indian Ocean c.260 mi (420 km) E of Madagascar, part of the Scattered Islands district with the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. A ...

(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...

(Encyclopedia) Avery Island, salt dome, 163 ft (50 m) high and 2 mi (3.2 km) in diameter, S La., in an area of sea marshes and swamps. A corporation controlled by the Avery and McIlhenny families owns the island. Ho...

(Encyclopedia) Victoria Island, c.81,930 sq mi (212,200 sq km), part of the Arctic Archipelago, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, N Canada; third largest island of Canada. On the southeast coast is Cambridge Bay, a...

(Encyclopedia) Big Island: see Hawaii, island.

(Encyclopedia) Bird Island: see Aves Island.

(Encyclopedia) Cat Island: see San Salvador, island. ...

(Encyclopedia) Dongsha Island, South China Sea: see Pratas 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. ...

(Encyclopedia) Watling Island or Watlings Island: see San Salvador. ...