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Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
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Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

A pair of modest oyster flats turned into two of most important islands in the United States.

Published Mar 20, 2016

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Pinta Island
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Pinta Island

The island is a small but mighty example of compelling Galápagos biology.

Published Jul 21, 2012

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Assateague and Chincoteague Islands, Virginia
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Assateague and Chincoteague Islands, Virginia

This photo-like image of Chincoteague Island and the southern section of Assateague was acquired by the IKONOS satellite on June 27, 2001.

Published Oct 28, 2008

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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Lighthouses and sandstone formations draw visitors to the shores of Lake Superior.

Published Aug 28, 2016

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Two Sides of Curtis Island
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Two Sides of Curtis Island

Is it a remote paradise, a major industrial complex, or somehow both?

Published Dec 28, 2013

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Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island
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Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island

An unnamed isle in Canada’s Nunavut Territory is the leading contender for this island superlative.

Published Feb 22, 2015

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Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
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Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Published Mar 27, 2005

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Henrietta Island, Russia
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Henrietta Island, Russia

This natural-color image shows Henrietta Island, with a smooth, dome-capped surface and a rugged coastline, illuminated by low-angled sunlight.

Published May 3, 2009

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Easter Island
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Easter Island

The island once looked very different from how it does today.

Published Apr 16, 2017

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Attu Island, Alaska
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Attu Island, Alaska

Attu Island is so far west, it’s actually in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is the westernmost of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, even farther west than the Hawaiian Islands.

Published Jul 5, 2006

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Norfolk Island
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Norfolk Island

A 35-square-kilometer island rises from the Pacific Ocean about 1,400 kilometers from the Australian mainland.

Published May 23, 2015

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The Remote Paradise with a Plastic Problem
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The Remote Paradise with a Plastic Problem

For hundreds of years, Henderson Island has seen little human activity. Nonetheless, it has human fingerprints all over its beaches.

Published Jul 23, 2017

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Wrangel Island, Russia
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Wrangel Island, Russia

The ghostly white shapes northeast and immediately southwest of Wrangel Island are sea ice. Over the course of the satellite record, Arctic sea ice has advanced and retreated past Wrangel Island many times. From 1979 to 2000, the sea ice edge at the end of summer generally fell somewhere in the vicinity of Wrangel Island, but this is not the first summer when the sea ice edge has retreated well north of the island.

Published Aug 29, 2008

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Saint Helena Island
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Saint Helena Island

This astronaut photo shows the sharp peaks and deep ravines of Saint Helena Island, in the remote South Atlantic Ocean.

Published Jun 15, 2009

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