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Island No. 10
(Encyclopedia)Island No. 10, former island in the Mississippi River, between NW Tenn. and SE Mo.; site of an important western campaign of the Civil War. With the advance of Union Gen. U. S. Grant up the Tennessee ...Ithaca, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Ithaca, Greece: see Itháki.Isabela, island, Ecuador
(Encyclopedia)Isabela, island, Ecuador: see Galápagos Islands. ...Jura, island, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Jura, island, Great Britain: see Hebrides, the. ...Albemarle, island, Ecuador
(Encyclopedia)Albemarle, island, Ecuador: see Galápagos Islands. ...Ezel, island, Estonia
(Encyclopedia)Ezel: see Saaremaa, Estonia.Pomona, island, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Pomona, Orkney Island, Scotland: see Mainland. ...Port Royal Island
(Encyclopedia)Port Royal Island: see Sea Islands. ...Saint Helena Island
(Encyclopedia)Saint Helena Island: see Sea Islands. ...Saint Lawrence Island
(Encyclopedia)Saint Lawrence Island, c.90 mi (145 km) long and from 8 to 22 mi (13–36 km) wide, off W Alaska, in the Bering Sea. A barren island, it is inhabited by Eskimo engaged in fishing. It was visited by Da...Browse by Subject
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