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Roanoke Island
(Encyclopedia)Roanoke Island, 12 mi (19 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, NE N.C., off the Atlantic coast between Croatan (W) and Roanoke (E) sounds in the Outer Banks. Manteo is the chief town, and tourism and fish...Pitt Island
(Encyclopedia)Pitt Island: see Butaritari.Southampton Island
(Encyclopedia)Southampton Island, c.15,700 sq mi (40,700 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada, at the entrance to Hudson Bay. It is separated from the mainland by Ross Welcome Sound and Frozen Strait. With lowlands in...Bananal Island
(Encyclopedia)Bananal Island, Brazil: see Araguaía, river. ...Rathlin Island
(Encyclopedia)Rathlin Island răthˈlĭn [key], 5 sq mi (13 sq km), Moyle dist., N Northern Ireland. Its cliffs, of limestone and basalt, rise at Slieveacarn to 449 ft (137 m). Farming and fishing are important. St...Prospect Island
(Encyclopedia)Prospect Island: see Teraina.Parris Island
(Encyclopedia)Parris Island: see Sea Islands.Bear Island
(Encyclopedia)Bear Island, Svalbard: see Bjørnøya. ...Eustatius Island
(Encyclopedia)Eustatius Island: see Saint Eustatius. ...Graham Island
(Encyclopedia)Graham Island, 2,485 sq mi (6,436 sq km), off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, northernmost and largest of the Queen Charlotte Islands. ...Browse by Subject
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