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AS-190.jpgAS-190 Saudi Arabia Red Sea Coast North (Tabuk Province) group536 viewsAl Dhahrah Island / Tabuk / al-Wajh / Saudi Arabia
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AF-009.jpgAF-009 Europa Island493 viewsEuropa Island is a 28-square-kilometre (11 sq mi) low-lying tropical atoll in the Mozambique Channel, about a third of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique. The island had never been inhabited until 1820, when the French family Rosier moved to it. The island officially became a possession of France in 1897. The island today is garrisoned by a detachment from Réunion and has a weather station and is visited by scientists.
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OC-065R.jpgOC-065 Reef Islands;Swallow Islands481 viewsThe Reef Islands are a loose collection of 16 islands in the northwestern part of the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. These islands have historically also been known by the names of Swallow Islands and Matema Islands. The total population of the Reef Islands is about 5,600, according to 2003 estimates. This includes a Polynesian community, believed to be descendants of people from northern Tuvalu.
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OC-111A.jpgOC-111 Shepherd Islands460 viewsThe Shepherd Islands (coordinates 16.8°S 168.5°ECoordinates: 16.8°S 168.5°E) are a group of islands lying between the larger islands of Epi and Éfaté, in the Shefa province of Vanuatu. They were named by Captain Cook after Anthony Shepherd, a British astronomer and friend of Cook. In the 2009 census the population numbered 3634. The Shepherd Islands are quite densely populated. There is little economic activity although fishing is very good.
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OC-143.jpgOC-143 Sumatra Island457 viewsSumatra is a large island in western Indonesia that is part of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island that is located entirely in Indonesia and the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (not including adjacent islands such as the Riau Islands and Bangka Belitung Islands).
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EU-181.jpgEU-181 Bulgaria group441 viewsSt. Peter Island is a Bulgarian island in the Black Sea, with an area of 0.025 square kilometres (0.010 square miles) and a height of 9 metres (30 feet) above sea level. Also known as Bird Island, it is located in the Bay of Sozopol, close to the St. Ivan and St. Cyricus Islands. As it was not mentioned in any sources until the mid-19th century, it is presumed to have separated from the larger St. Ivan Island (which is a few hundred meters to the west) as a consequence of some kind of natural phenomenon around that time
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AF-092.jpgAF-092 Tunisia Sousse / Monastir / Mahdia Region group419 viewsKuria Island, in the north of Tunisia along the Sahel coast near Sousse.
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af-001.jpgAF-001 Agalega Islands327 viewsAgaléga (French: îles Agaléga) are two outer islands of Mauritius located in the Indian Ocean, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) north of Mauritius island. The population of the islands as at July 2011 was estimated at 300. The islands have a total area of 2,600 hectares. The North island is 12.5 km long and 1.5 km wide, while the South island is 7 km long and 4.5 km wide. The North Island is home to the islands' airstrip and the capital Vingt Cinq.
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EU-112.jpgEU-112 Scotland Shiant Islands310 viewsThe Shiant Isles are a privately owned island group in the Minch, east of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. They are five miles south east of Lewis. The simple bothy restored by Nigel Nicolson on Eilean an Taighe is the only habitable structure on the islands.
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af-002.jpgAF-002 Amsterdam & St Paul Islands309 viewsAmsterdam & St Paul Islands are two volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean. The only way to visit the islands is on the French research vessel Marion Dufresne II which services the Martin-de-Viviès research station on Amsterdam Island which is the seasonal home to about thirty researchers and staff studying biology, meteorology, and geomagnetics. The island is roughly equidistant to the land masses of Madagascar, Australia, and Antarctica
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EU-151R.jpgEU-151 Spain Castellon / Valencia Province group307 viewsLa Peñeta del Moro is a tiny rocky ledge almost 2 meters wide and 6 long in the Mediterranean Sea approximately 1 kilometer in front of San Antonio beach , on the coast of Cullera , in the province of Valencia ( Spain ). It has never even been considered an island , but rather a set of natural rocks on which a small cast iron lighthouse sits about 5 meters high placed there in the mid- nineteenth century.
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af-002r.jpgAF-002R Amsterdam & St Paul Islands301 viewsAmsterdam & St Paul Islands are two volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean. The only way to visit the islands is on the French research vessel Marion Dufresne II which services the Martin-de-Viviès research station on Amsterdam Island which is the seasonal home to about thirty researchers and staff studying biology, meteorology, and geomagnetics. The island is roughly equidistant to the land masses of Madagascar, Australia, and Antarctica
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AF-005R.jpgAF-005R Leeward Islands (aka Sotavento)298 viewsThe Sotavento Islands (literally, the Leeward) is the southern island group of the Cape Verde archipelago, an independent state that lies off the Atlantic Coast of northwest Africa. Its population of around 540,000 is mostly of mixed European, Moorish, Arab and African heritage, and predominantly Roman Catholic, reflecting the legacy of Portuguese rule.
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af-003r.jpgAF-003R Ascension Island297 viewsAscension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56' south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) from the coast of Africa and 2,250 kilometres (1,400 mi) from the coast of Brazil. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The island is the location of RAF Ascension Island, which is a Royal Air Force station, a European Space Agency rocket tracking station, an Anglo-American signals intelligence facility and the BBC World Service Atlantic Relay Station.
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AF-004.jpgAF-004 Canary Islands297 viewsThe Canary Islands are a Spanish archipelago and the southernmost autonomous community of Spain located in the Atlantic Ocean, 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco at the closest point. The islands are a major tourist destination with over 12 million visitors per year, especially Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. During the time of the Spanish Empire, the Canaries were the main stopover for Spanish galleons on their way to the Americas, which came south to catch the prevailing northeasterly trade winds.
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AF-005.jpgAF-005 Cape Verde Leeward Islands (aka Sotavento)295 viewsThe Sotavento Islands (literally, the Leeward) is the southern island group of the Cape Verde archipelago, an independent state that lies off the Atlantic Coast of northwest Africa. Its population of around 540,000 is mostly of mixed European, Moorish, Arab and African heritage, and predominantly Roman Catholic, reflecting the legacy of Portuguese rule.
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af-003.jpgAF-003 Ascension Island291 viewsAscension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56' south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) from the coast of Africa and 2,250 kilometres (1,400 mi) from the coast of Brazil. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The island is the location of RAF Ascension Island, which is a Royal Air Force station, a European Space Agency rocket tracking station, an Anglo-American signals intelligence facility and the BBC World Service Atlantic Relay Station.
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AF-006.jpgAF-006 Diego Garcia Island291 viewsDiego Garcia is a militarised atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, and the largest of 60 small islands comprising the Chagos Archipelago. In May 2019, the United Nations General Assembly affirmed the decision of the International Court of Justice and demanded that the United Kingdom withdraw its colonial administration from the Islands and cooperate with Mauritius to facilitate the resettlement of Mauritian nationals in the archipelago.
“In 2016, there were discussions between the United Kingdom and the United States concerning the continuing importance of the joint base. Neither party gave notice to terminate and the agreement remains in force until 2036.
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AF-007.jpgAF-007 Comoro Islands278 viewsThe Comoros, is an island country in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa between northeastern Mozambique, the French region of Mayotte, and northwestern Madagascar. The capital and largest city in Comoros is Moroni. The population, excluding Mayotte, is estimated at 795,601
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AS-110R.jpgAS-110 Taiwan Tungsha (Pratas) Island268 viewsThe Pratas Islands, also known as the Dongsha Islands and Tungsha Islands, are three atolls in the north of the South China Sea. They consist of one island, two coral reefs and two banks, and are located about 170 nautical miles southeast of Hong Kong
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AF-008.jpgAF-008 Crozet Islands267 viewsThe Crozet Islands (French: ÃŽles Crozet; or, officially, Archipel Crozet) are a sub-antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean. The research station there is staffed by 18 to 30 people (varying by season). They perform meteorological, biological, and geological research, and maintain a seismograph and a geomagnetic observatory (IAGA code: CZT). The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization also has listening equipment on the island.
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AF-012R.jpgAF-012R Juan de Nova Island266 viewsJuan de Nova Island also known as Saint-Christophe, is a French tropical island in the narrowest part of the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique. It is a low, flat island, 4.4 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi) in size. Anchorage is possible off the northeast of the island which also has a 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) airstrip. Administratively, the island is one of the Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean, a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The island is garrisoned by French troops from Réunion and has a weather station
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AF-017.jpgAF-017 Rodrigues Island265 viewsRodrigues is a 108-square-kilometre (42 sq mi) autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about 560 kilometres (350 mi) east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands which include Mauritius and Réunion. It is of volcanic origin and is surrounded by coral reef. Rodrigues gained autonomous status on 10 December 2002, and it is governed by the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. The capital of the island is Port Mathurin.
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AF-016.jpgAF-016 Reunion Island264 viewsRéunion is an overseas department and region of France and an island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of Mauritius. As of January 2019, it had a population of 866,506. Reunion is one of the 18 regions of France, with the modified status of overseas region, and an integral part of the republic with the same status as Metropolitan France. Réunion is an outermost region of the European Union and, as an overseas department of France, part of the eurozone
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AF-010.jpgAF-010 Bioco (aka Fernando Poo) Island262 viewsBioko is an island 32 km (20 mi) off the west coast of Africa, and the northernmost part of the country of Equatorial Guinea. The island is located off Cameroon, in the Bight of Bonny portion of the Gulf of Guinea. The island has a population of 334,463 inhabitants (2015 Census). Located on Punta Europa, west of Malabo, the Alba Gas Plant processes natural gas delivered from offshore production wells.
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AF-018R.jpgAF-018R Pantelleria Island261 viewsPantelleria, the ancient Cossyra or Cossura, is an Italian island and comune in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Sicily and 60 km (37 mi) east of the Tunisian coast.
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AF-011R.jpgAF-011R Glorioso Islands260 viewsThe Glorioso Islands (Archipel des Glorieuses) are a group of French islands and rocks totaling 5 square kilometres (1,200 acres). They are geographically part of the Comoro Islands between the French overseas region of Mayotte and the nation of Madagascar. Politically they are part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a French overseas territory. In 2012, France founded parc naturel marin des Glorieuses, a marine protected area, to preserve the endangered flora and fauna of the islands.
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AF-013.jpgAF-013 Madagascar258 viewsMadagascar is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately 400 kilometres (250 miles) off the coast of East Africa. At 592,800 square kilometres Madagascar is the world's 2nd largest island country. In 2016, the population of Madagascar was estimated at 25 million, up from 2.2 million in 1900.
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AF-017R.jpgAF-017R Rodrigues Island258 viewsRodrigues is a 108-square-kilometre (42 sq mi) autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about 560 kilometres (350 mi) east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands which include Mauritius and Réunion. It is of volcanic origin and is surrounded by coral reef. Rodrigues gained autonomous status on 10 December 2002, and it is governed by the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. The capital of the island is Port Mathurin.
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AF-015.jpgAF-015 Saint Brandon Islands257 viewsSaint Brandon, also known as the Cargados Carajos Shoals, is an Indian Ocean archipelago about 430 kilometres (270 mi) northeast of Mauritius consisting of a number of sand banks, shoals and islets. Politically, Saint Brandon is part of the territory of Mauritius and is grouped within the Outer Islands of Mauritius along with Agaléga, The islands are now uninhabited
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AF-011.jpgAF-011 Glorioso Islands250 viewsThe Glorioso Islands (Archipel des Glorieuses) are a group of French islands and rocks totaling 5 square kilometres (1,200 acres). They are geographically part of the Comoro Islands between the French overseas region of Mayotte and the nation of Madagascar. Politically they are part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a French overseas territory. In 2012, France founded parc naturel marin des Glorieuses, a marine protected area, to preserve the endangered flora and fauna of the islands.
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AF-019R.jpgAF-019R Pelagie Islands250 viewsare the three small islands of Lampedusa, Linosa, and Lampione, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia, south of Sicily.Geographically, part of the archipelago (Lampedusa and Lampione) belongs to the African continent and it is an Italian maritime exclave in the Tunisian continental shelf;
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AF-014.jpgAF-014 Madeira Archipelago249 viewsMadeira, is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with the Azores). It is an archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal. Its total population was estimated in 2016 at 289,000. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, which is located on the main island's south coast.
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AF-010R.jpgAF-010R Bioko (aka Fernando Poo) Island245 viewsBioko is an island 32 km (20 mi) off the west coast of Africa, and the northernmost part of the country of Equatorial Guinea. The island is located off Cameroon, in the Bight of Bonny portion of the Gulf of Guinea. The island has a population of 334,463 inhabitants (2015 Census). Located on Punta Europa, west of Malabo, the Alba Gas Plant processes natural gas delivered from offshore production wells.
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AF-012.jpgAF-012 Juan de Nova Island244 viewsJuan de Nova Island also known as Saint-Christophe, is a French tropical island in the narrowest part of the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique. It is a low, flat island, 4.4 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi) in size. Anchorage is possible off the northeast of the island which also has a 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) airstrip. Administratively, the island is one of the Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean, a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The island is garrisoned by French troops from Réunion and has a weather station
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AF-018.jpgAF-018 Pantelleria Island242 viewsPantelleria, the ancient Cossyra or Cossura, is an Italian island and comune in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Sicily and 60 km (37 mi) east of the Tunisian coast.
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AF-022.jpgAF-022 St Helena Island240 viewsis a volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) east of Rio de Janeiro and 1,950 kilometres (1,210 mi) west of the mouth of the Cunene River, which marks the border between Namibia and Angola in southwestern Africa. It is part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
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AF-026.jpgAF-026 Cosmoledo Islands240 viewsCosmoledo Atoll is an atoll of the Aldabra Group and belongs to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, and is located 1,029 km southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island
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