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Liu-kiu Islands
(Encyclopedia)Liu-kiu Islands: see Ryukyu Islands. ...Loo-choo Islands
(Encyclopedia)Loo-choo Islands: see Ryukyu Islands. ...Lu-chu Islands
(Encyclopedia)Lu-chu Islands: see Ryukyu Islands. ...Entrecasteaux Islands, D'
(Encyclopedia)Entrecasteaux Islands, D': see D'Entrecasteaux Islands. ...Santa Barbara Islands
(Encyclopedia)Santa Barbara Islands, California: see Channel Islands. ...British Virgin Islands
(Encyclopedia)British Virgin Islands: see under Virgin Islands. ...South Shetland Islands
(Encyclopedia)South Shetland Islands, barren, snow-covered archipelago off N Antarctic Peninsula, W Antarctica; Livingston and King George islands are the largest. The South Shetlands were bases for sealers in the ...George Town
(Encyclopedia)George Town, town (1989 pop. 12,921), capital and administrative center of the Cayman Islands, in the West Indies. A major offshore banking and business center, it is the site of several hundred banks...South Orkney Islands
(Encyclopedia)South Orkney Islands, group in the South Atlantic, c.850 mi (1,370 km) SE of Cape Horn. Discovered in 1821, they were claimed by the British and are included as dependencies of the colony of the Falkl...South Sandwich Islands
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