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Carteret Islands

(Encyclopedia)Carteret Islands, Papua New Guinea: see Tulun. ...

Solomon Islands

(Encyclopedia)Solomon Islands, independent Commonwealth nation (2015 est. pop. 587,000), c.15,500 sq mi (40,150 sq km), SW Pacific, E of New Guinea. The islands that constitute the nation of the Solomon Islands—G...

Tenimbar Islands

(Encyclopedia)Tenimbar Islands: see Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia. ...

Bay Islands

(Encyclopedia)Bay Islands, Honduras: see Bahía, Islas de la. ...

Sverdrup Islands

(Encyclopedia)Sverdrup Islands: see Queen Elizabeth Islands. ...

Spice Islands

(Encyclopedia)Spice Islands: see Moluccas, Indonesia. ...

Batan Islands

(Encyclopedia)Batan Islands bätänˈ [key], island group, 76 sq mi (197 sq km), northernmost of the Philippine islands. They include the islands of Itbayat, Batan, Sabtang, and a number of islets, and comprise the...

Caicos Islands

(Encyclopedia)Caicos Islands: see Turks and Caicos Islands. ...

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