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Cayo Largo del Sur
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Cayo Largo del Sur

Published Dec 28, 2005

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The Island Named After a Satellite
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The Island Named After a Satellite

It is so small that you cannot see it on Google maps, but Landsat Island has a unique story of discovery and naming.

Published Apr 10, 2018

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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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Akpatok Island
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Akpatok Island

Akpatok Island lies in Ungava Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. Accessible only by air, Akpatok Island rises out of the water as sheer cliffs that soar 500 to 800 feet (150 to 243 m) above the sea surface. The island is an important sanctuary for cliff-nesting seabirds.

Published Feb 25, 2002

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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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Ascension Island
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Ascension Island

 

Published Mar 31, 2003

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Tagula Island, Louisiade Archipelago
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Tagula Island, Louisiade Archipelago

Scattered like turquoise and emeralds across the dark blue waters of the Coral and Solomon Seas, the coral reefs and forested islands of the Louisiade Archipelago stretch southeastward from the tip of Papua New Guinea for over 350 kilometers.

Published Jan 2, 2009

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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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Adele Island
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Adele Island

The most interesting geology lies just offshore and below the water line of this Northwest Australian island.

Published Aug 3, 2015

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Maupiti Island
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Maupiti Island

Low-profile fringing islands and coral reefs surround a relatively tall central island.

Published Nov 22, 2009

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Great Fox is Disappearing
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Great Fox is Disappearing

Rising waters are swallowing up another island in Chesapeake Bay.

Published Dec 2, 2019

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Cat Island, Bahamas
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Cat Island, Bahamas

Once named San Salvador, the island may be where Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the Americas.

Published Mar 21, 2011

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