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| THE ISLANDS OF THE WORLD |
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| Islands and the Island Nations with their capitals |
THE ISLANDS
Aleutian Islands:
An island chain off the coast of Alaska, America.
American Samoa or Eastern Samoa:
A US island group in the Pacific Ocean.
Antilles:
The Islands of the Caribbean Sea except for the Bahamas.
Antigua:
A Caribbean island that forms part of Antigua and Barbuda.
Atlantis:
A fabled island in the Atlantic Ocean that according to legend sank beneath the sea.
[Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from Atlas]
Azores:
The islands in the Atlantic Ocean west of Portugal.
Bahrain:
An island nation in the Persian Gulf: capital, Manama.
Barbados:
An island nation in the Caribbean Sea: capital, Bridgetown.
Bahamas Islands or Bahamas:
An island nation in the Caribbean Sea: capital, Nassau.
Bermuda:
An island colony of Great Britain in the Atlantic Ocean: capital, Hamilton.
Borneo:
An island in the Malay Archipelago.
Britain:
The island of Great Britain (United Kingdom).
British Isles:
An island group in western Europe comprising Great Britain and Ireland and nearby smaller islands.
Cape Verde:
An island nation in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa: capital, Praia.
Canaries Islands or Canaries:
An island group in the Atlantic Ocean off Africa.
Capri:
An island off Italy.
Ceylon:
An island in the Indian Ocean coextensive with the country of
Sri Lanka.
Celebes:
An island in the Malay Archipelago.
Channel Islands:
A British island group in the English Channel off the coast of France.
Comoro Islands:
An island nation in the Indian Ocean off Africa: capital, Moron.
Corsica:
A French island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Crete:
A Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Cuba:
An island nation in the Caribbean Sea: capital, Havana.
Cyprus:
An island nation in the Mediterranean Sea: capital, Nicosia.
Dominica:
An island nation in the Caribbean Sea: capital, Roseau.
Easter Island:
A Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean 2000 miles west of South America.
Falkland Islands:
A British island group off Argentina.
Fiji:
An island nation in the Pacific Ocean: capital, Suva.
Florida Keys:
A chain of islands off the tip of Florida.
Formosa:
The island of Taiwan.
Galapagos Islands:
An island group in the Pacific Ocean off Ecuador.
Great Britain:
An island in Europe contains England, Scotland, and Wales.
Greenland:
A Danish island in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Grenada:
An island nation in the Caribbean Sea: capital, St. George's.
Guam:
A US island in the Pacific Ocean.
Hawaii or Hawaiian Islands:
A US island group in the Pacific Ocean. Also the state of US on the Hawaiian Islands: capital, Honolulu.
Hebrides:
An island off the coast of Scotland.
Hispaniola:
An island in the Caribbean Sea contains Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Hong Kong:
An island on the southern coast of China.
Iceland:
An island nation in the North Atlantic Ocean: capital, Reykjavik.
Indonesia:
An island nation in the Malay Archipelago comprising Sumatra, Java, Celebes, and part of Borneo and New Guinea as well as smaller islands: capital, Djakarta.
Isle of Man:
An island of the British Isles lying off the west coast of Great Britain.
Jamaica:
An island nation in the Caribbean Sea: capital, Kingston.
Java:
An island in the Malay Archipelago.
Long Island:
An island in the Atlantic Ocean that is part of New York.
Madagascar:
An island nation in the Indian Ocean off Africa: capital, Antananarivo.
Maldives:
An island nation in the Indian Ocean: capital, Male.
Malta:
An island nation in the Mediterranean Sea: capital, Valletta.
Manhattan:
An island borough of New York City.
Mauritius:
An island nation in the Indian Ocean: capital, Port Louis.
Macao:
An island off the southern coast of China west of Hong Kong.
Melanesia:
A chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia.
Micronesia:
A chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean north of Melanesia.
Moluccas:
An island chain in the Malay Archipelago.
Nauru:
An island nation in the Pacific Ocean.
New Guinea:
An island in the Pacific Ocean occupied by Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
New Zealand:
An island nation in the Pacific Ocean: capital, Wellington.
Northwest Territories:
An administrative territory in northern Canada including the Arctic islands: capital, Yellowknife.
Oceania:
The islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean.
Philippines:
An island nation in the Pacific Ocean: capital, Manila.
Polynesia:
A group of islands in the Pacific Ocean including and generally south of the Hawaiian Islands.
Prince Edward Island:
An island province of Canada: capital, Charlottetown.
Puerto Rico:
An island commonwealth of the US in the Caribbean Sea: capital, San Juan.
Saint Kitts-Nevis or Saint Christopher-Nevis:
A nation in the Caribbean Sea consisting of the islands of Saint Kitts (or Saint Christopher) and Nevis: capital, Basseterre.
Saint Lucia:
An island nation in the Caribbean Sea: capital, Castries.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
A country in the Caribbean Sea consisting of the island of Saint Vincent and some of the nearby islands known as the Grenadines: capital, Kingston.
Sardinia:
An Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Samoa:
An island group in the Pacific Ocean divided between American Samoa and Western Samoa.
Seychelles:
An island nation in the Indian Ocean: capital, Victoria.
Shumagin Islands:
A small group of islands off the southwestern part of Alaska.
Sicily:
An Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Singapore:
An island nation in Asia at the end of the Malay Peninsula.
Solomon Islands:
An island nation in the Pacific Ocean: capital, Honiara.
Staten Island:
An island borough of New York City.
Sumatra:
An island of Indonesia.
Taiwan:
An island off the southwest coast of China: capital, Taipei.
Tasmania:
An island off the southeast coast of Australia.
Tonga:
An island nation in the Pacific Ocean: capital, Nuku'alofa.
Tobago:
An island in the Caribbean Sea that together with Trinidad comprises Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinidad:
An island in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela that with Tobago comprises Trinidad and Tobago.
Tuvalu:
An island nation in the Pacific Ocean: capital, Funafuti.
Ulster:
The northern part of the island of Ireland.
Vanuatu:
An island nation in the Pacific Ocean: capital, Vila.
Virgin Islands:
An island group in the Caribbean Sea divided between the US and the United Kingdom.
West Indies:
The islands of Caribbean Sea.
Western Samoa:
An island nation in the Pacific Ocean: capital, Apia.
Zanzibar:
An island off the coast of Africa.
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