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AS-133.jpgAS-133 Cambodia group120 viewsKoh Puos or Kaoh Puos (Khmer: កោះពស់), Snake Island - named "Île Coudée" (Elbow Island) during the French colonial period) is a small islands in the Gulf of Thailand, located about 0.63 km (0 mi) off the coast of Sihanoukville city in southern Cambodia. It is administered by Sangkat 3 of Mittakpheap District in Sihanoukville Province
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AS-137.jpgAS-137 China Zhejiang Province North group120 viewsZhoushan, formerly romanized as Chusan, is an urbanized archipelago with the administrative status of a prefecture-level city in the northeastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. It consists of an archipelago of islands at the southern mouth of Hangzhou Bay, off Ningbo
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AS-142.jpgAS-142 Asiatic Russia Sea of Okhotsk Coast group120 viewsKambalny Island is located in the south east of the Peninsula, near Kambalny cape, in Orkhost Sea. This island, mostly made of rocks and close to sea level, rises to 27 meters in its central part. The island is part of the South Kamchatka Federal Reserve. It is the home of 4 seabird species including 400 couples of tufted puffins.
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AS-144.jpgAS-144 Myanamar Tenasserim Region South group120 viewsMergui (or Myeik) Archipelago lies off the far south coast of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It's comprised of hundreds of islands that have coral reefs and beaches. Lampi Island, in Lampi Marine National Park, is home to the seafaring indigenous Moken people. It's a haven for birds, notably the plain-pouched hornbill, plus marine life like dugongs and turtles. Myeik, a port town, is a gateway to islands close to shore.
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AS-156.jpgAS-156 Asiatic Russia Ushakova Island120 viewsUshakov Island is located close to the region of permanent sea ice midway between Franz Josef Land and Severnaya Zemlya, at the northern limit of the Kara Sea.[3] This island lies close to the limit of permanent ice; it is desolate and subject to severe Arctic storms. Its total area is 324 square kilometres (125 square miles).
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AS-170R.jpgAS-170 Asiatic Russia Shelikhova Bay group120 viewsThe Yam Islands, Yamsky Islands or Yamskiye Islands (ЯмÑкие оÑтрова; Yamskiye Ostrova), is a small island group located close to the coast in the northern Sea of Okhotsk. Administratively the Yam Islands belong to the Magadan Oblast of the Russian Federation.
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AS-171R.jpgAS-171 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's Coastal Islands120 viewsBarberyn Island an 3.25 ha island situated 0.8 km offshore from the town of Beruwala on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka, 56 km south of Colombo.
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AS-033.jpgAS-033 India Nicobar Islands119 viewsThe Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, 150 km north of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea.
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as-042r.jpgAS-042 Asiatic Russia Severnaya Zemlya (North Land)119 viewsSevernaya Zemlya, or "Northern Land," is an archipelago of four large islands and 70 smaller ones in the Russian Arctic, many with charming Soviet-era names like "October Revolution Island" and "Bolshevik Island." The frigid Vilkitsky Strait separates them from the coast of northern Siberia. The islands are uninhabited, except for the temporary inhabitants at the Prima Arctic base.
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AS-079R.jpgAS-079 Japan Miyako Islands119 viewsThe Miyako Islands are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, east of the Yaeyama Islands. They are situated between the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan.
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AS-085.jpgAS-085 South Korea Cholla-namdo Province (Soan Islands) group119 views
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AS-118R.jpgAS-118 Kuwait group119 viewsFailaka Island (Arabic: Ùيلكا‎ Faylakah / FÄ“laka ; Kuwaiti Arabic: Ùيلچا /fe:lɪt͡ʃə/) is a Kuwaiti Island in the Persian Gulf. The island is 20 km off the coast of Kuwait City in the Persian Gulf. The name "Failaka" is thought to be derived from the ancient Greek φυλάκιο(ν) - fylakio(n) "outpost".
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AS-129.jpgAS-129 China Guangdong Province East group119 viewsWailingding Island is an outlying island in Zhuhai. It is located at the opening of the Pearl River with Hongkong visible on the opposite bank.
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AS-131.jpgAS-131 China Guangdong Province West group119 viewsThe islands are situated in the South China Sea, to the south of the opening of the Pearl River estuary and Hong Kong. The archipelago includes several groups of islands. The western group, located south of the Pearl River estuary and Lantau Island, was formerly known to Europeans as the Ladrones, from the Spanish for "thieves". It comprises Greater Wanshan, Guishan, and Wai Dangling Islands and the Zhizhou, Sanmen, and Aizhou groups
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AS-142R.jpgAS-142 Asiatic Russia Sea of Okhotsk Coast group119 viewsKambalny Island is located in the south east of the Peninsula, near Kambalny cape, in Orkhost Sea. This island, mostly made of rocks and close to sea level, rises to 27 meters in its central part. The island is part of the South Kamchatka Federal Reserve. It is the home of 4 seabird species including 400 couples of tufted puffins.
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AS-146R.jpgAS-146 China Shandong Province North East group119 viewsAcclaimed to be the most beautiful island in China, Changdao (or ‘Long Island’) has multiple small reefs and mini islets. Seabirds nest on steep cliffs or between jagged reefs carved by nature to thousands of shapes and forms. Major attractions include the Jiuzhang Cliff, Yueya Bay and Wanniao Island. It’s a pure world of nature, paradise for birds. Location: Long Island Scenic Area, Changdao County, Yantai City
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AS-168R.jpgAS-168 South Korea Kangwon-do Province group119 viewsCho Island
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AS-171.jpgAS-171 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's Coastal Islands119 viewsBarberyn Island an 3.25 ha island situated 0.8 km offshore from the town of Beruwala on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka, 56 km south of Colombo.
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AS-038R.jpgAS-038 Asiatic Russia East Siberian Sea Coast group118 viewsThe Routan Islands(Chukot: Ровтын иӆирти Rovtįn iłirti) are two islands in the eastern coast of the Chaunskaya Bay of the East Siberian Sea. They are located directly off Pevek, separated from the shore of the Pevek Peninsula by a 4.7 km wide sound.
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as-040r.jpgAS-040 Japan Goto Islands118 viewsThe GotŠIslands are Japanese islands in the East China Sea, off the western coast of Kyūshū. They are part of Nagasaki Prefecture.
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as-043.jpgAS-043 Japan South Izu Islands118 viewsThe Izu Islands are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshū, Japan. Administratively, they form two towns and six villages; all part of Tokyo Prefecture.
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as-050r.jpgAS-050 Asiatic Russia Sergeya Kirova Islands118 viewsThe Kirov Islands or Sergey Kirov Islands is an island group in the Kara Sea, Russian Federation. It is an archipelago of small islands covered with tundra vegetation located about 140 km from the coast of Siberia and 100 km to the northwest of the Nordenskiöld Archipelago.
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as-061r.jpgAS-061 Asiatic Russia Ratmanova (Big Diomede) Island118 viewsBig Diomede Island or "Tomorrow Island" (due to the International Date Line) is the western island of the two Diomede Islands in the middle of the Bering Strait. The island is a part of the Chukotsky District of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia. The border separating Russia and the United States runs north-south between the Diomede Islands.
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AS-082R.jpgAS-082 Asiatic Russia Laptev Sea Coast Centre group118 viewsBrusneva Island (Russian: ОÑтров БруÑнева, Ostrov Brusneva), is a small island in the Laptev Sea. It is located off the eastern side of the Lena delta in the Tiksi Bay, only 5 km ENE of Tiksi. Its length is 2.3 km and its maximum breadth less than 1 km. The name of this island is also spelt as "Brusnova" in some maps.
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as-104.jpgAS-104 Asiatic Russia Kara Sea Coast East group118 viewsThe Kirov Islands or Sergey Kirov Islands (Russian: ОÑтрова Кирова, Ostrova Kirova or Aрхипелаг Ð¡ÐµÑ€Ð³ÐµÑ ÐšÐ¸Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð°, Archipelag Sergeya Kirova) is an island group in the Kara Sea, Russian Federation. It is an archipelago of small islands covered with tundra vegetation located about 140 km from the coast of Siberia and 100 km to the northwest of the Nordenskiöld Archipelago.
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AS-143.jpgAS-143 China Hainan Province (Xisha Islands) group;Paracel Islands118 viewsThe Paracel Islands, also known as Xisha in Chinese and Hoà ng Sa in Vietnamese, is a group of islands, reefs, banks and other maritime features in the South China Sea. It is controlled by the People's Republic of China, and also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
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AS-146.jpgAS-146 China Shandong Province North East group118 viewsAcclaimed to be the most beautiful island in China, Changdao (or ‘Long Island’) has multiple small reefs and mini islets. Seabirds nest on steep cliffs or between jagged reefs carved by nature to thousands of shapes and forms. Major attractions include the Jiuzhang Cliff, Yueya Bay and Wanniao Island. Location: Long Island Scenic Area, Changdao County, Yantai City
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AS-147.jpgAS-147 Japan Hokkaido's Coastal Islands118 viewsOkushiri Island is an island in HokkaidÅ, Japan. It has an area of 142.97 square kilometres. The town of Okushiri and the Hiyama Prefectural Natural Park encompass the entire island. It has many pastures, beech tree forests, and a rocky coastline.
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AS-152R.jpgAS-152 Asiatic Russia Laptev Sea Coast West group118 viewsBolshoy Begichev (Russian: Большой Бегичев) is an island in the Laptev Sea, Russia. The area of the island is 1764 km². Bolshoy Begichev is located within the Khatanga Gulf (Russian: ХатангÑкий залив), splitting the gulf into two straits.
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AS-155.jpgAS-155 Taiwan Taiwan's Coastal Islands118 viewsOrchid Island, also known by other names, is a 45 km² high island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan Island. It is separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait. It is governed as Lanyu Township of Taitung County, Taiwan, which also includes the nearby Lesser Orchid Island
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AS-160.jpgAS-160 China Shandong Province North West group118 viewsFurong Island Shandong Province
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AS-170.jpgAS-170 Asiatic Russia Shelikhova Bay group118 viewsThe Yam Islands, Yamsky Islands or Yamskiye Islands (ЯмÑкие оÑтрова; Yamskiye Ostrova), is a small island group located close to the coast in the northern Sea of Okhotsk. Administratively the Yam Islands belong to the Magadan Oblast of the Russian Federation.
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as-043r.jpgAS-043 Japan South Izu Islands117 viewsThe Izu Islands are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshū, Japan. Administratively, they form two towns and six villages; all part of Tokyo Prefecture.
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as-068.jpgAS-068 Asiatic Russia Kara Sea Coast Centre group117 viewsThe Mona Islands or Mohn Islands (Russian: ОÑтрова Мона) is a group of a few scattered small islands covered with tundra vegetation. They are located in the Kara Sea, about 30 km north of the western coast of the Taymyr Peninsula in Siberia, Russia.
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AS-080.jpgAS-080 South Korea Ch'ungch'ong-namdo Province group117 viewsAnmyeondo (Korean: Hangul 안면ë„, Hanja å®‰çœ å³¶) is an island in Taean county, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Originally a peninsula, Yeonguijeong Kim Yuk ordered the flooding of the area between Changgiri (Anmyeoneup) and Sinonri (Nammyeon) to protect tax sent to Hanyang (now Seoul) from plunder by Japanese pirates. In 1970, the Anmyeongyo bridge (length 208.5 metres) was constructed to connect the island to the mainland.[1]
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AS-084.jpgAS-084 South Korea Cheju-do Province (Ch'uja Islands) group117 viewsThe Chuja Islands are a group of 42 islands in the Jeju Strait, about halfway between Jejudo and the southern coast of Jeollanamdo. Only four islands are inhabited: Sangchuja, which is connected by a bridge to Hachuja, the largest by area; Hoengang; and Chupo. The Chuja Islands are administered by Jeju City
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AS-095.jpgAS-095 Asiatic Russia Bering Sea Coast South group117 viewsThe island is located in the Avacha bay of the Pacific ocean, not far from the Avacha inlet passage, opposite the Big and the Small Sarannaya bays.
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AS-102R.jpgAS-102 Taiwan Kinmen (Quemoy) Island117 viewsKinmen 金門 (pronounced Jinmen, literal meaning "golden gate", formerly known as Quemoy) is an outlying island located near the People's Republic of China, but is controlled by the Republic of China on Taiwan. It has a large number of traditional Min style buildings and military sites that are open to tourists
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AS-112.jpgAS-112 Oman Al Batinah / Masqat Region group117 viewsBetween Barka and Sohar is the Sawadi and Daymaniyat islands. The rocky and windswept Sawadi Islands lie just offshore. The largest of the seven islands lies almost within spitting distance of the beach, a large rocky hump topped by a string of watchtowers, while the other smaller islands lie further out to sea.
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AS-125.jpgAS-125 Thailand Gulf of Thailand North East group117 viewsKo Chang, one of the largest Thai islands in the Gulf of Thailand, contains dense, steep jungle. Mu Ko Chang National Park, a preserve with hiking trails and waterfalls such as tiered Klong Plu, covers the interior and extends to offshore coral reefs
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