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Mariana Islands
(Encyclopedia)Mariana Islands: see Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. ...Maltese Islands
(Encyclopedia)Maltese Islands: see Malta.Lyakhov Islands
(Encyclopedia)Lyakhov Islands lyäˈkhəf [key], c.2,700 sq mi (7,000 sq km), southern group of the New Siberian Islands, N Siberian Russia, between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea, Sakha Republic. They in...Marshall Islands
(Encyclopedia)Marshall Islands, officially Republic of the Marshall Islands, independent nation (2015 est. pop. 53,000), in the central Pacific. The Marshalls extend over a 700-mi (1,130-km) area and comprise two m...Mascarene Islands
(Encyclopedia)CEE Mascarene Islands măskərēnˈ [key], in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. They include Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez. Apparently known to the Arabs, they were rediscovered by the Portug...Aroe Islands
(Encyclopedia)Aroe Islands: see Aru Islands, Indonesia. ...Keeling Islands
(Encyclopedia)Keeling Islands: see Cocos Islands. ...Kei Islands
(Encyclopedia)Kei Islands: see Kai Islands, Indonesia. ...Key Islands
(Encyclopedia)Key Islands: see Kai Islands, Indonesia. ...Loyalty Islands
(Encyclopedia)Loyalty Islands, coral group (1989 pop. 17,900), S Pacific, a part of the French overseas territory of New Caledonia. The group comprises three islands (Lifou, Maré, and Ouvéa) and many islets and h...Browse by Subject
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