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EU-084R.jpgEU-084 Sweden Uppsala / Stockholm County group44 viewsThe Stockholm archipelago extends from Stockholm roughly 60 kilometres (37 miles) to the east. In a north–south direction, it mainly follows the coastline of the Södermanland and Uppland provinces, reaching roughly from Öja island, south of Nynäshamn, to Väddö, north of Norrtälje. It is separated from Åland by a stretch of water named South Kvarken.
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EU-093R.jpgEU-093 Spain Alicante / Murcia Province group44 viewsTabarca is an islet located in the Mediterranean Sea, close to the town of Santa Pola, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain. Tabarca is the smallest permanently inhabited islet in Spain and it is currently known for its marine reserve.
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EU-094R.jpgEU-094 France Bretagne (Finistere South) Region group44 viewsThe Glénan islands are an archipelago located off the coast of France. They are located in the south of Finistère, near Concarneau and Fouesnant, and comprise nine major islands: Saint-Nicolas, the Loc'h, Penfret, Cigogne, Drenec, Bananec, Brunec, Guiriden and Guéotec.
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EU-096R.jpgEU-096 Finland Lansi-Suomi (Turku) Province group44 viewsKaurissalo island is located in the Province of Western Finland, Finland. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 19 metres.
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EU-106R.jpgEU-106 Wales St Tudwal's Islands44 viewsSaint Tudwal's Islands are a small archipelago lying south of Abersoch on the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales, at the western end of Tremadog Bay. They were apparently referred to as the Studwells in the early 19th century. The islands are known for their seal population. The western island houses the St Tudwal’s Lighthouse, and the eastern has the remains of a priory.
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EU-120.jpgEU-120 English Coastal Islands44 viewsLundy is an English island, located in the Bristol Channel. It forms part of the district of Torridge in the county of Devon. About 3 miles long and 0.6 of a mile wide, Lundy has had a long and turbulent history, frequently changing hands between the British crown and various usurpers.
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EU-122.jpgEU-122 Northern Irish Coastal Islands44 viewsRathlin is the only inhabited offshore island of Northern Ireland, with a steadily growing population of approximately 150 people, and is the most northerly inhabited island off the coast of the island of Ireland. The reverse L-shaped Rathlin Island is 4 miles (6 km) from east to west, and 2.5 miles (4 km) from north to south.
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EU-123R.jpgEU-123 Scottish Coastal Islands44 viewsThe Isle of Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is divided into highland and lowland areas by the Highland Boundary Fault. Formerly a constituent island of the larger County of Bute, it is now part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Bute's resident population was 6,498 in 2011.
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EU-136R.jpgEU-136 Croatia Kvarner group44 viewsLošinj is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, in the Kvarner Gulf. It is almost due south of the city of Rijeka and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
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EU-139.jpgNA-139 Norway Norrbotten County group44 viewsSeskarö is a locality situated in Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 491 inhabitants in 2010. It is located on the island with the same name which is about 20 km2 and situated in the Haparanda Archipelago. Since 1978, it has been connected to the mainland through a bridge, via some intermediate islands.
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EU-156R.jpgEU-156 France Basse-Normandie (Manche West) Region group44 viewsTombelaine is a small tidal island off the coast of Normandy in France. It lies a few kilometres north of Mont Saint-Michel. At low tide the island can be reached on foot (with a guide) from the coast of Cotentin, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) to the northeast, and from Mont Saint-Michel.[The island lies just to the south of the course of the Sélune river, which has to be forded to access the island from Cotentin. The island is 250 m (820 ft) by 150 m (490 ft), and 45 m (148 ft) high.
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EU-159.jpgEU-159 France Aquitaine Region group44 viewsThe Banc d'Arguin is a sand bank lying in the mouth of the Gironde estuary, near the Cordouan lighthouse, which is the only remaining manned maritime lighthouse in France, the oldest lighthouse still in operation and the only one in the world open to visitors!
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EU-161.jpgEU-161 Russia Barents Sea Coast East group44 viewsThe Sem’ Ostrovov (Seven Islands) lie near the northern coast of the Kola Peninsula. Kharlov Island is the largest one in the archipelago. A lighthouse and a weather station were built on the island in the early 20th century. The station recorded the highest wind speed in Russia, 187 kph (116 mph). The station was shut down in 2009, and on November 23, 2009 Ostrov Kharlov (Kharlov Island) became uninhabited
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EU-164.jpgEU-164 Corsica's Coastal Islands44 viewsThe Archipelago of Lavezzi is a collection of small granite islands and reefs in the Strait of Bonifacio that separates Corsica from Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. They are administered from the town of Bonifacio on Corsica.
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EU-168R.jpgEU-168 Iceland's Coastal Islands44 viewsFlatey is an island of the western islands, a cluster of about forty large and small islands and islets located in Breiðafjörður on the northwestern part of Iceland. Flatey and its surrounding islands are, as a creation, believed to have forged from under the weight of a great glacier during the previous Ice age.
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EU-169.jpgEU-169 Albania group44 viewsSazan is an island inside the Mediterranean Sea in southern Albania. It is the largest island in Albania and strategically located between the Strait of Otranto and the entrance to the Bay of Vlorë, forming the border between the Adriatic and Ionian Sea.
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EU-169R.jpgEU-169 Albania group44 viewsSazan is an island inside the Mediterranean Sea in southern Albania. It is the largest island in Albania and strategically located between the Strait of Otranto and the entrance to the Bay of Vlorë, forming the border between the Adriatic and Ionian Sea.
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EU-171.jpgEU-171 Denmark Jylland North group44 viewsThe North Jutlandic Island is in the northernmost part of Denmark and of Jutland. The area was not surrounded by water until a storm in February 1825, which caused a connection between the North Sea and the fjord Limfjorden.
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EU-187R.jpgEU-187 Crete's Coastal Islands44 viewsChrissi is an uninhabited Greek island approximately 15 kilometres south of Crete close to Ierapetra in the South Cretan Sea. Approximately 700 metres east of the island is the island of Mikronisi. Administratively these islands fall within the Ierapetra municipality in Lasithi.
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eu-034.jpgEU-034 Estonia Hiiumaa / Saaremaa / Laanemaa County group43 viewsSaaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring 2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi). The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and west of Muhu island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago. The capital of the island is Kuressaare, which in January 2018 had 13,276 inhabitants. The whole island had a recorded population in January 2017 of 31,357.
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eu-034r.jpgEU-034 Estonia Hiiumaa / Saaremaa / Laanemaa County group43 viewsSaaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring 2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi). The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and west of Muhu island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago. The capital of the island is Kuressaare, which in January 2018 had 13,276 inhabitants. The whole island had a recorded population in January 2017 of 31,357.
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eu-036.jpgEU-036 Norway Sor-Trondelag / More og Romsdal County North group43 viewsHitra is an island in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 571.5-square-kilometre (220.7 sq mi) island is the 7th largest island in Norway (excluding Svalbard) and it is the largest island south of the Lofoten archipelago. The island lies between the Trondheimsleia strait and the Frøyfjorden, just southwest of the entrance to the Trondheimsfjorden.
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eu-039.jpgEU-039 France Chausey Islands43 viewsChausey is a group of small islands, islets and rocks off the coast of Normandy, in the English Channel. It lies 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Granville and forms a quarter of the Granville commune in the Manche département. Chausey forms part of the Channel Islands from a geographical point of view, but, because it is under French jurisdiction, it is almost never mentioned in the context of the other Channel Islands.
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eu-043r.jpgEU-043 Sweden Goteborg och Bohus / Halland County group43 viewsNidengen Island is is southwest of Onsala near Kungsbacka in Halland, Sweden. The island is home to Swedens first lighthouse and a few cabins are available for holiday stays
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eu-044r.jpgEU-044 Norway Finnmark County West group43 viewsKvaløya is an island in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. At 737 square kilometres (285 sq mi), it is the fifth largest island in mainland Norway. It is connected to the neighboring island of Tromsøya to the east by the Sandnessund Bridge, to the island of Ringvassøya to the north by the sub-sea Kvalsund Tunnel, to the small island of Sommarøya to the west by the Sommarøy Bridge, and to the mainland to the south by the Rya Tunnel.
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eu-047r.jpgEU-047 Germany Niedersachsen State group43 viewsThe East Frisian Islands are a chain of islands in the North Sea, off the coast of East Frisia in Lower Saxony, Germany. The islands extend for some 90 kilometres (56 mi) from west to east between the mouths of the Ems and Jade / Weser rivers and lie about 3.5 to 10 km offshore. Between the islands and the mainland are extensive mudflats, known locally as Watten, which form part of the Wadden Sea.
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eu-048r.jpgEU-048 France Bretagne (Morbihan) Region group43 viewsBelle-Île, Belle-Île-en-Mer, or Belle Isle is a French island off the coast of Brittany in the département of Morbihan, and the largest of Brittany's islands. It is 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) from the Quiberon peninsula. The island measures 17 by 9 kilometres (10.6 by 5.6 miles) and has an average altitude of 40 metres (130 feet). The area is about 84 square kilometres (32 square miles).
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eu-049r.jpgEU-049 Greece North Aegean Islands (Voreio Aigaio)43 viewsLesbos is an island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of 1,633 km2 (631 sq mi) with 320 kilometres (199 miles) of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece. It is separated from Turkey by the narrow Mytilini Strait.
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EU-052R.jpgEU-052 Greece Ipeiros / Dytiki Ellas Region group43 viewsCephalonia or Kefalonia , is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th largest island in Greece after Crete, Evoia, Lesbos, Rhodes, and Chios. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit.
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EU-054.jpgEU-054 Italy Egadi Islands43 viewsThe Aegadian Islands are a group of five small mountainous islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the northwest coast of Sicily, Italy, near the cities of Trapani and Marsala, with a total area of 37.45 square kilometres (14.46 sq mi).
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EU-059.jpgEU-059 Scotland St Kilda Island43 viewsSt Kilda is an isolated archipelago situated 64 kilometres (40 mi) west-northwest of North Uist, in the North Atlantic Ocean. It contains the westernmost islands of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The largest island is Hirta, whose sea cliffs are the highest in the United Kingdom. Three other islands (Dùn, Soay and Boreray) were also used for grazing and seabird hunting. The islands are administratively a part of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar local authority area
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EU-060.jpgEU-060 Greece Sterea Ellas Region group43 viewsSkyros is an island in Greece, the southernmost of the Sporades, an archipelago in the Aegean Sea. At 209 square kilometres (81 sq mi) it is the largest island of the Sporades, and has a population of about 3,000 (in 2011). It is part of the regional unit of Euvoia.
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EU-063.jpgEU-063 Spitsbergen's Coastal Islands;Svalbard's Coastal Islands43 viewsPrins Karls Forland or Forlandet, occasionally anglicized as Prince Charles Foreland, is an island off the west coast of Oscar II Land on Spitsbergen in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway. The entire island and the surrounding sea area constitutes Forlandet National Park.
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EU-065.jpgEU-065 France Bretagne (Finistere North West) Region group43 viewsUshant , French: Ouessant, pronounced [wɛsɑ̃]) is a French island at the south-western end of the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of metropolitan France. It belongs to Brittany and is in the traditional region of Leon. Administratively, Ushant is a commune in the Finistère department. It is the only place in Brittany, except the name Brittany itself, with a separate name in English
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EU-069.jpgEU-069 Spain Columbretes Islands43 viewsThe Columbretes Islands (Valencian: Els Columbrets, IPA: [els kolumˈbɾets]) are a group of small uninhabited islets of volcanic origin, in the Mediterranean Sea, 49 kilometres (30 miles) off Oropesa del Mar. Administratively they belong to Castelló de la Plana municipality, Valencian Community, Spain.
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EU-073R.jpgEU-073 Italy Puglia (Taranto) Region group43 viewsThe Cheradi Islands in the Gulf of Taranto are a small archipelago of the harbor basin of the Mar Grande of Taranto. The island group consists of the two islands of San Pietro and San Paolo. Previously, there was still a third island, San Nicolicchio, but was destroyed through the expansion of the cargo port. Administratively, the islands belong to the old town of Taranto (municipality III Città Vecchia - Borgo).
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EU-074R.jpgEU-074 France Bretagne (Cotes-d'Armor Centre) Region group43 viewsBréhat is an island and commune located near Paimpol, a mile off the northern coast of Brittany. Administratively, it is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern France. Bréhat is actually an archipelago composed of two main islands, separated only at high tide, and many smaller ones.
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EU-077R.jpgEU-077 Spain La Coruna / Lugo Province group43 viewsIlla Coelleira, or Colleira, is a small island located in the mouth of the Barqueiro river, off the town of Viveiro, in the Rias Altas coastal region of Galicia, Spain. The island is part of O Vicedo municipality. It is known best as the site of a former monastery, and today houses a lighthouse to aid navigation
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EU-085.jpgEU-085 Russia Kolguev Island43 viewsKolguyev Island is an island in Nenets Autonomous Okrug Russia located in the south-eastern Barents Sea to the north-east of the Kanin Peninsula.
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EU-085R.jpgEU-085 Russia Kolguev Island43 viewsKolguyev Island is an island in Nenets Autonomous Okrug Russia located in the south-eastern Barents Sea to the north-east of the Kanin Peninsula.
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