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Prince of Wales Island, United States
(Encyclopedia)Prince of Wales Island, 2,231 sq mi (5,778 sq km), off SE Alaska; largest island of the Alexander Archipelago. The island is heavily forested, but has little arable land, no source of freshwater, and ...Battle above the Clouds
(Encyclopedia)Battle above the Clouds: see Chattanooga campaign. ...Jolo
(Encyclopedia)Jolo hōˈlō, hōlōˈ [key], island (345 sq mi/894 sq km), Sulu Archipelago, the Philippines. The seaport city, Jolo (1990 pop. 53,055), on the northwest coast of the island, is the capital of Sulu ...Okinawa
(Encyclopedia)Okinawa ōˌkĭnäˈwä [key], island (1990 pop. 1,222,458), 454 sq mi (1,176 sq km), W Pacific Ocean, SW of Kyushu; a part of Okinawa prefecture, Japan. It is the largest of the Okinawa Islands in th...Albemarle, island, Ecuador
(Encyclopedia)Albemarle, island, Ecuador: see Galápagos Islands. ...Ezel, island, Estonia
(Encyclopedia)Ezel: see Saaremaa, Estonia.Ithaca, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Ithaca, Greece: see Itháki.Isabela, island, Ecuador
(Encyclopedia)Isabela, island, Ecuador: see Galápagos Islands. ...Hydra, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Hydra, Greece: see Ídhra.Great Sandy Island
(Encyclopedia)Great Sandy Island, Australia: see Fraser Island. ...Browse by Subject
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