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Faeroe Islands
(Encyclopedia)Faeroe Islands or Faröe Islands both: fârˈō [key], Dan. Færøerne, Faeroese Føroyar, group of volcanic islands (2015 est. pop. 49,000), 540 sq mi (1,399 sq km), Denmark, in the N Atlantic, betwe...Saint Pierre, town, St. Pierre and Miquelon
(Encyclopedia)Saint Pierre săN pyĕr [key], town (2006 pop. 5,509), capital of the French territorial collectivity of St. Pierre and Miquelon, on the E coast of St. Pierre island. St. Pierre is the administrative ...Orkney Islands
(Encyclopedia)Orkney Islands, archipelago and council area (1991 pop. 19,650), 376 sq mi (974 sq km), N Scotland, consisting of about 70 islands in the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, N of Scottish mainland acros...Near Islands
(Encyclopedia)Near Islands: see Aleutian Islands. ...Rat Islands
(Encyclopedia)Rat Islands: see Aleutian Islands. ...Riukiu Islands
(Encyclopedia)Riukiu Islands: see Ryukyu Islands. ...Equatorial Islands
(Encyclopedia)Equatorial Islands: see Line Islands. ...Andreanof Islands
(Encyclopedia)Andreanof Islands: see Aleutian Islands. ...Tubuai Islands
(Encyclopedia)Tubuai Islands: see Austral Islands. ...Fox Islands
(Encyclopedia)Fox Islands: see Aleutian Islands. ...Browse by Subject
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