Portal:Islands
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The Islands PortalAn island /ˈaɪlənd/ or isle /ˈaɪl/ is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or an island in a lake may be called an eyot /ˈaɪ.ət/ (also ait /ˈeɪt/), or holm. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago. There are two main types of islands: continental islands and oceanic islands. There are also artificial islands. Selected article
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Selected pictureThese islands of Fernando de Noronha are the visible parts of submerged mountains. Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago of 21 islands and islets in the Atlantic Ocean offshore from the Brazilian coast. CategoriesThings to do
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