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Millions of immigrants were processed through this small island in New York Harbor.
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This small island nation near Madagascar's coast is made up of a handful of volcanic islands.
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This is the largest island in the Caribbean.
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Another of Britain's Channel Islands lent its name to a different cattle breed and a style of knitted wool sweater.
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Home to a feisty, snarling marsupial that shares this island's name, it's the smallest and only island state of Australia.
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This volcanic North Atlantic island nation has no standing army and abundant geothermal energy.
ICELANDDramatic mountains and the Old Man rock formation define this rugged island in Scotland's Inner Hebrides.
SKYEThis third-largest island in the world is shared by Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
BORNEODenmark's capital, Copenhagen, sits on this, the country's largest island.
ZEALANDThis South Pacific island nation gives its name to a popular brand of bottled water.
FIJIFamous for a dangerous annual motorcycle race, this self-governing island in the Irish Sea is called the Isle of _ _ _.
MANThis Indonesian island gives its name to the world's largest living lizard, which also lives on nearby Rinca and Flores.
KOMODOThis narrow New York City island borough is home to Central Park and Wall Street.
MANHATTANThis volcanic South Korean island is a popular honeymoon destination known for stone grandfather statues.
JEJUThis Canary Island's stark volcanic landscape, shaped by 18th-century eruptions, includes Timanfaya National Park.
LANZAROTEThis Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic gives its name to a fortified wine.
MADEIRAFamous for its overwater bungalows, this French Polynesian island surrounds a turquoise lagoon and Mount Otemanu.
BORABORAThis small sister island of Malta was long known for a natural rock arch called the Azure Window, which collapsed in 2017.
GOZOThe largest island in French Polynesia is home to the territorial capital, Papeete.
TAHITIThis Scottish island group is home to the remarkably preserved Neolithic village of Skara Brae.
ORKNEYThis large Russian island lies just north of Japan, separated from the mainland by a narrow strait.
SAKHALINThis self-governing island off China's coast is separated from the mainland by a strait bearing its name.
TAIWANThis Pacific island nation includes Guadalcanal, site of a pivotal World War II battle and campaign.
SOLOMONA famous sea cave called the Blue Grotto draws visitors to this small Italian island in the Bay of Naples.
CAPRINicknamed the 'teardrop of India' for its shape, this island nation was once known as Ceylon.
SRILANKAAuckland and Wellington are found on New Zealand's smaller, more populous main island, called the _ _ _ _ _ Island.
NORTHThe largest island in the Northern Mariana Islands was the site of a major WWII battle in 1944.
SAIPANNicknamed 'The Valley Isle,' this Hawaiian island is home to the resort town of Lahaina and the Haleakala volcano.
MAUIRice terraces and Hindu temples cover this popular Indonesian resort island.
BALIOccupying the western third of Hispaniola, this nation became the first republic led by former slaves, in 1804.
HAITIThe largest of Britain's Channel Islands lent its name to a cattle breed and a heavy-knit pullover sweater.
JERSEYNicknamed 'The Gathering Place,' this Hawaiian island is home to Honolulu and Pearl Harbor.
OAHUHome to a major US military base, this Pacific island territory is the westernmost point of the United States.
GUAMGiant stone moai statues stand watch over this remote Chilean island in the Pacific.
EASTERThis Indian Ocean island nation was once home to the now-extinct dodo bird.
MAURITIUSA flooded volcanic caldera and blue-domed churches make this Greek island a famous sunset-viewing spot.
SANTORINISpain's volcanic _ _ _ _ _ _ Islands, off the coast of Morocco, include Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
CANARYThis Philippine island is known for an underground river that flows directly into the sea.
PALAWANThis former federal prison island sits in San Francisco Bay.
ALCATRAZEurope's largest island is formally known as Great _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
BRITAINNapoleon Bonaparte was born on this rugged French Mediterranean island.
CORSICASouth of the South Island lies this remote, sparsely populated island, New Zealand's third-largest.
STEWARTMade up of roughly 1,200 coral islands, this Indian Ocean nation is the world's lowest-lying country.
MALDIVESBritish-controlled islands in the South Atlantic were the site of a brief 1982 war with Argentina.
FALKLANDAccording to legend, a giant bronze statue once straddled the harbor of this ancient Greek island.
RHODESNelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in prison on this island off Cape Town, South Africa.
ROBBENThis Caribbean island nation was the first land Christopher Columbus reached in the Americas, in October 1492.
BAHAMASThis remote Russian Arctic island has one of the highest densities of polar bear dens on Earth.
WRANGELThis remote Ecuadorian archipelago inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
GALAPAGOSMartha's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a Massachusetts resort island known for its beaches and as a presidential vacation spot.
VINEYARDThe largest of Spain's Canary Islands is home to Mount Teide, Spain's highest peak.
TENERIFEReachable from Manhattan by a famous orange ferry, this New York City borough is also an island.
STATENThis small English island in the Channel, a favorite retreat of Queen Victoria, is called the Isle of _ _ _ _ _.
WIGHTHome to the fictional Anne of Green Gables, this small Canadian province is also an island, named Prince _ _ _ _ _ _ Island.
EDWARDThis green, mountainous Greek island lies in the Ionian Sea near the coast of Albania.
CORFUThis Danish autonomous territory is, by far, the world's largest island.
GREENLANDMount Etna towers over this large Italian island off the toe of the country's boot.
SICILYCapital of Newfoundland and Labrador, this is among the oldest European-founded cities in North America.
STJOHNSThis British Atlantic island territory lends its name to a style of tailored shorts and a notorious stretch of sea.
BERMUDAThe world's second-largest island is divided between Indonesia and the nation of Papua _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
NEWGUINEAManila sits on this largest and most populous island of the Philippines.
LUZONThis tiny Mediterranean island nation was awarded the George Cross for its resistance during World War II.
MALTAThis Mediterranean island nation has been politically divided between Greek and Turkish communities since 1974.
CYPRUSTogether with Harris, this is the largest island of Scotland's Outer Hebrides: _ _ _ _ _ and Harris.
LEWISConnected to the mainland by a highway stretching over 100 miles, this Florida island city is the southernmost point of the continental US.
KEYWESTThis volcanic French island near Madagascar shares its name with a gathering or get-together.
REUNIONThis Japanese island chain was the site of one of the bloodiest land battles of World War II.
OKINAWAThis Pacific island nation is home to some of the world's most accessible active volcanoes, including one on Tanna.
VANUATUThis easternmost Caribbean island nation replaced the British monarch as its head of state, becoming a republic in 2021.
BARBADOSThe second-largest island in the Philippines lends its name to the southern region of the country.
MINDANAOThis Caribbean island, a US territory since 1898, is called Puerto _ _ _ _, Spanish for 'rich port.'
RICOThe second-largest of the British Isles is split between an independent republic and a UK-governed northern region.
IRELANDThis large Alaskan island lends its name to one of the largest brown bear subspecies in the world.
KODIAKThis Tanzanian island was long a center of the East African spice and ivory trade.
ZANZIBARThis island nation of granite and coral isles off East Africa has a capital city sharing its name with a British queen.
VICTORIAThis party-loving Greek island in the Cyclades is known for its windmills and whitewashed villages.
MYKONOSThis large Pacific island off Canada's coast shares its name with a mainland city that, confusingly, isn't actually on it.
VANCOUVERThis is China's southernmost island province, often called the country's 'Hawaii.'
HAINANThis largest of Spain's Balearic Islands is a popular Mediterranean vacation spot with its own distinctive cured sausage.
MALLORCASri Lanka was known by this colonial-era name, still used for its famous tea, until 1972.
CEYLONMade up of eight major islands, this is the only US state located outside North America.
HAWAIIFamous for its powdery White Beach, this small Philippine island is a top resort destination.
BORACAYThis remote Portuguese archipelago in the mid-Atlantic was formed entirely by volcanic activity.
AZORESThis island off Southern California is home to the resort town of Avalon.
CATALINAThis Massachusetts island, once a major whaling port, gave its name to a classic American novel's opening voyage.
NANTUCKETThis is Thailand's largest island, a major beach resort destination on the Andaman Sea.
PHUKETThis remote Norwegian archipelago near the North Pole is home to a 'doomsday' global seed vault.
SVALBARDJapan's largest and most populous island is home to Tokyo and Osaka.
HONSHUNew York's _ _ _ _ Island stretches eastward from Brooklyn and Queens out to the Hamptons.
LONGThis large Indonesian island gives its name to a coffee bean and a type of tiger.
SUMATRAThis small Dutch Caribbean island, known for pink and white beaches, sits just north of Venezuela.
ARUBAThis large Swedish island in the Baltic Sea is known for the medieval walled town of Visby.
GOTLANDThe people and language of the world's fourth-largest island are both called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
MALAGASYChristchurch and Milford Sound are found on New Zealand's larger main island, simply called the _ _ _ _ _ Island.
SOUTHHome to ancient Minoan ruins, this is the largest of the Greek islands.
CRETEThis Italian island, second-largest in the Mediterranean, is known for rugged coastlines and ancient stone towers called nuraghi.
SARDINIAGreenland's capital and largest city, on the island's southwest coast, is called _ _ _ _.
NUUKPaired with the smaller island of Tobago, this Caribbean nation is considered the birthplace of steelpan music and calypso.
TRINIDADNapoleon Bonaparte spent less than a year in exile on this small Mediterranean island before escaping in 1815.
ELBAThis small Spanish Balearic island is famous worldwide for its nightclubs and electronic music scene.
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