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EU-181.jpgEU-181 Bulgaria group444 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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EU-112.jpgEU-112 Scotland Shiant Islands313 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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EU-151R.jpgEU-151 Spain Castellon / Valencia Province group310 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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eu-001.jpgEU-001 Dodecanese Islands139 viewsThe Dodecanese, literally "twelve islands") are a group of 15 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, off the coast of Asia Minor (Turkey), of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the wider Southern Sporades island group. The most historically important and well-known island, Rhodes, has been the area's dominant
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eu-004.jpgEU-004 Balearic Islands137 viewsThe Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
The four largest islands are Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera. Many minor islands and islets are close to the larger islands, including Cabrera, Dragonera, and S'Espalmador.
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eu-002.jpgEU-002 Aland Islands123 viewsThe Ã…land Islands is an archipelago province at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea belonging to Finland. It is autonomous, demilitarised and is the only monolingually Swedish-speaking region in Finland. It is the smallest region of Finland, constituting 0.49% of its land area and 0.50% of its population.
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eu-018r.jpgEU-018 Faroe Islands114 viewsThe Faroe Islands, or the Faeroe Islands, is a North Atlantic archipelago located 320 kilometres (200 mi) north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway between Norway and Iceland. It is an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Their total area is about 1,400 square kilometres (540 sq mi) with a population of 50,322 in October 2017.
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eu-009r.jpgEU-009 Orkney Island113 viewsOrkney, also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the isle of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north of the coast of Caithness and comprises approximately 70 islands, of which 20 are inhabited. The largest island, Mainland, is often referred to as "the Mainland", and has an area of 523 square kilometres (202 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest Scottish island and the tenth
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eu-008r.jpgEU-008 Inner Hebrides109 viewsThe Inner Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which experience a mild oceanic climate. The Inner Hebrides comprise 35 inhabited islands as well as 44 uninhabited islands with an area greater than 30 hectares (74 acres). Skye, Islay and Mull are the three largest, and also have the highest populations.
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eu-017.jpgEU-017 Italy Eolie Islands;Lipari Islands109 viewsThe Aeolian Islands, sometimes referred to as the Lipari Islands or Lipari group after their largest island, are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, named after the demigod of the winds Aeolus. The islands' inhabitants are known as Aeolians (Italian: Eoliani). The islands have a permanent population of 14,224 at the 2011 Census.
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eu-014.jpgEU-014 Corsica Island108 viewsCorsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula, with the nearest land mass being the Italian island of Sardinia to the immediate south. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island.
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eu-016r.jpgEU-016 Serbia Croatia Dalmatia South group108 viewsHvar is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of BraÄ, Vis and KorÄula. Approximately 68 km (42.25 mi) long, with a high east-west ridge of Mesozoic limestone and dolomite, the island of Hvar is unusual in the area for having a large fertile coastal plain, and fresh water springs.
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eu-008.jpgEU-008 Inner Hebrides107 viewsThe Inner Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which experience a mild oceanic climate. The Inner Hebrides comprise 35 inhabited islands as well as 44 uninhabited islands with an area greater than 30 hectares (74 acres). Skye, Islay and Mull are the three largest, and also have the highest populations.
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eu-009.jpgEU-009 Orkney Island106 viewsOrkney, also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the isle of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north of the coast of Caithness and comprises approximately 70 islands, of which 20 are inhabited. The largest island, Mainland, is often referred to as "the Mainland", and has an area of 523 square kilometres (202 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest Scottish island and the tenth
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eu-012.jpgEU-012 Shetland Islands106 viewsShetland also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland. The islands lie some 80 km (50 mi) to the northeast of Orkney, 168 km (104 mi) from the Scottish mainland and 280 km (170 mi) southeast of the Faroe Islands. They form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The total area is 1,466 km2 (566 sq mi), and the population totalled 23,210
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eu-012r.jpgEU-012 Shetland Islands106 viewsShetland also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland. The islands lie some 80 km (50 mi) to the northeast of Orkney, 168 km (104 mi) from the Scottish mainland and 280 km (170 mi) southeast of the Faroe Islands. They form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The total area is 1,466 km2 (566 sq mi), and the population totalled 23,210
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eu-013.jpgEU-013 Jersey Island106 viewsJersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey , is a Crown dependency located near the coast of Normandy, France.[10] It is the second closest of the Channel Islands to France, after Alderney.
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eu-016.jpgEU-016 Serbia Croatia Dalmatia South group106 viewsHvar is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of BraÄ, Vis and KorÄula. Approximately 68 km (42.25 mi) long, with a high east-west ridge of Mesozoic limestone and dolomite, the island of Hvar is unusual in the area for having a large fertile coastal plain, and fresh water springs.
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eu-018.jpgEU-018 Faroe Islands106 viewsThe Faroe Islands, or the Faeroe Islands, is a North Atlantic archipelago located 320 kilometres (200 mi) north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway between Norway and Iceland. It is an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Their total area is about 1,400 square kilometres (540 sq mi) with a population of 50,322 in October 2017.
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eu-003.jpgEU-003 Eastern Azores group105 viewsThe Azores is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean about 1,360 km (850 mi) west of continental Portugal, about 1,643 km (1,021 mi) west of Lisbon, in continental Portugal, about 1,507 km (936 mi) northwest of Morocco, and about 1,925 km (1,196 mi) southeast of Newfoundland, Canada.
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eu-011.jpgEU-011 Isles of Scilly105 viewsThe Isles of Scilly are an archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall. One of the islands, St Agnes, is the most southerly point in England, being over 4 miles (6.4 km) further south than the most southerly point of the British mainland at Lizard Point.
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eu-011r.jpgEU-011 Isles of Scilly105 viewsThe Isles of Scilly are an archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall. One of the islands, St Agnes, is the most southerly point in England, being over 4 miles (6.4 km) further south than the most southerly point of the British mainland at Lizard Point.
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eu-014r.jpgEU-014 Corsica Island105 viewsCorsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula, with the nearest land mass being the Italian island of Sardinia to the immediate south. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island.
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eu-017r.jpgEU-017 Italy Eolie Islands;Lipari Islands105 viewsThe Aeolian Islands, sometimes referred to as the Lipari Islands or Lipari group after their largest island, are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, named after the demigod of the winds Aeolus. The islands' inhabitants are known as Aeolians (Italian: Eoliani). The islands have a permanent population of 14,224 at the 2011 Census.
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eu-019.jpgEU-019 Franz Josef Land105 viewsFranz Josef Land, is a Russian archipelago, inhabited only by military personnel, located in the Arctic Ocean and constituting the northernmost part of Arkhangelsk Oblast. It consists of 192 islands, which cover an area of 16,134 square kilometers (6,229 sq mi), stretching 375 kilometers (233 mi) from east to west and 234 kilometers (145 mi) from north to south.
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eu-020r.jpgEU-020 Sweden Gotland County (Gotland Island) group105 viewsGotland is a province, county, municipality, and diocese of Sweden. It is Sweden's largest island.The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the north, as well as the Karlsö Islands (Lilla and Stora) to the west. The population is 58,595, of which about 23,600 live in Visby, the main town.
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eu-006.jpgEU-006 Aran Islands104 viewsThe Aran Islands or The Arans are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay, on the west coast of Ireland, with a total area of about 46 km2 (18 sq mi). They constitute the barony of Aran in County Galway, Ireland.
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eu-022.jpgEU-022 Jan Mayen Island104 viewsJan Mayen is a Norwegian volcanic island situated in the Arctic Ocean. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 373 km2 (144 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers (an area of 114.2 km2 (44.1 sq mi) around the Beerenberg volcano). It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide isthmus. It lies 600 km (370 mi) northeast of Iceland (495 km (305 mi) NE of Kolbeinsey), 500 km (310 mi) east of central Greenland and 1,000 km (620 mi) west of Norway
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eu-025.jpgEU-025 Sicily Island104 viewsSicily is located in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula, from which it is separated by the narrow Strait of Messina. Its most prominent landmark is Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe,[5] and one of the most active in the world, currently 3,329 m (10,922 ft) high.
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eu-005.jpgEU-005 Great Britain103 viewsGreat Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world.[6][note 1] In 2011, Great Britain had a population of about 61 million people, making it the world's third-most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan.
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eu-010.jpgEU-010 Outer Hebrides;Western Isles103 viewsThe Outer Hebrides, also known as the Western Isles, Innse Gall ("islands of the strangers") or the Long Isle/Long Island (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Eilean Fada), is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland. The islands are geographically coextensive with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland.
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eu-015.jpgEU-015 Crete Island103 viewsCrete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. It bounds the southern border of the Aegean sea. Crete lies approximately 160 km (99 mi) south of the Greek mainland. With an area of 8,336 km2 (3,219 sq mi) and a coastline of 1,046 km (650 mi), Crete is a recognisable feature of the islands of Greece.
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eu-021.jpgEU-021 Iceland103 viewsIceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of 358,780 and an area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is ReykjavÃk, with ReykjavÃk and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country being home to over two-thirds of the population. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active.
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eu-023.jpgEU-023 Malta group103 viewsMalta known as the Republic of Malta, is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya.] With a population of about 475,000 over an area of 316 km2 (122 sq mi),[ Malta is the world's tenth smallest and fifth most densely populated country
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eu-005r.jpgEU-005 Great Britain102 viewsGreat Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world.[6][note 1] In 2011, Great Britain had a population of about 61 million people, making it the world's third-most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan.
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eu-019r.jpgEU-019 Franz Josef Land102 viewsFranz Josef Land, is a Russian archipelago, inhabited only by military personnel, located in the Arctic Ocean and constituting the northernmost part of Arkhangelsk Oblast. It consists of 192 islands, which cover an area of 16,134 square kilometers (6,229 sq mi), stretching 375 kilometers (233 mi) from east to west and 234 kilometers (145 mi) from north to south.
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eu-026.jpgEU-026 Spitsbergen Island;Svalbard Island102 viewsSvalbard (known by its Dutch name Spitsbergen) is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Situated north of mainland Europe, it is about midway between continental Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya. It is the northernmost settlement in the world with a permanent civilian population.
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eu-013r.jpgEU-013 Jersey Island101 viewsJersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey , is a Crown dependency located near the coast of Normandy, France. It is the second closest of the Channel Islands to France, after Alderney.
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eu-004r.jpgEU-004 Balearic Islands100 viewsThe Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
The four largest islands are Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera. Many minor islands and islets are close to the larger islands, including Cabrera, Dragonera, and S'Espalmador.
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eu-024.jpgEU-024 Sardinia Island100 viewsSardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and before Cyprus). It is located west of the Italian Peninsula and to the immediate south of the French island of Corsica.
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