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EU-098R.jpgEU-098 Germany (DELETED - MECKLEMBURG-VORPOMMERN STATE W GR)43 viewsPoel or Poel Island, is an island in the Baltic Sea. It forms the natural northern and eastern boundaries of the Bay of Wismar on the German coast. The northern coast of the island is also on the south side of the large gulf known as the Bay of Mecklenburg, which Wismar Bay enters into.
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eu-034r.jpgEU-034 Estonia Hiiumaa / Saaremaa / Laanemaa County group42 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 group42 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-043r.jpgEU-043 Sweden Goteborg och Bohus / Halland County group42 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-045r.jpgEU-045 Italy Lazio Region group42 viewsThe Pontine Islands are an archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy. The islands were collectively named after the largest island in the group, Ponza. The other islands in the archipelago are Palmarola, Zannone, and Gavi to the northwest, Ventotene and Santo Stefano to the southeast.
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eu-046r.jpgEU-046 Norway Troms County group42 viewsSenja is an island and future municipality in Troms county, Norway. At 1,586.3-square-kilometre (612.5 sq mi), it is the second largest island in Norway (outside of the Svalbard archipelago). It has a wild, mountainous outer (western) side facing the Atlantic, and a mild and lush inner (eastern) side.
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eu-047r.jpgEU-047 Germany Niedersachsen State group42 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 group42 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-049.jpgEU-049 Greece North Aegean Islands (Voreio Aigaio)42 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 group42 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 Islands42 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 Island42 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-063.jpgEU-063 Spitsbergen's Coastal Islands;Svalbard's Coastal Islands42 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-066.jpgEU-066 Russia Solovetskiye Islands42 viewsThe Solovetsky Islands, or Solovki, are an archipelago located in the Onega Bay of the White Sea, Russia. As an administrative division, the islands are incorporated as Solovetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
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EU-073.jpgEU-073 Italy Puglia (Taranto) Region group42 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-081R.jpgEU-081 France Basse-Normandie (Manche East) Region group42 viewsÃŽles Saint-Marcouf comprise two small uninhabited islands off the coast of Normandy, France. They lie in the Baie de la Seine region of the English Channel and are 6.5 km (4.0 mi) east of the coast of the Cotentin peninsula at Ravenoville and 13 km (8 mi) from the island of Tatihou and the harbour at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
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EU-082.jpgEU-082 Russia Barents Sea Coast West group42 viewsKildin is a small Russian island in the Barents Sea, off the Russian shore and about 120 km from Norway. Administratively, Kildin belongs to the Murmansk Oblast of the Russian Federation. Kildin Island is a plateau, up to 900 feet in elevation; it drops sharply to the sea on the north.
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EU-085R.jpgEU-085 Russia Kolguev Island42 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-088R.jpgEU-088 Denmark Kattegat group42 viewsLæsø is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located 19 kilometres off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Danish mainland. Læsø is also the name of the municipality on that island.
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EU-089.jpgEU-089 Western Azores group42 viewsFlores Island is an island of the Western group of the Azores. It has an area of 143 km², a population of approximately 3907 inhabitants, and, together with Corvo Island of the western archipelago, lies within the North American Plate. The nearby Monchique Islet is the westernmost point of Portugal.
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EU-092R.jpgEU-092 Scotland Summer Isles 42 viewsThe Summer Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Samhraidh, pronounced [nə ˈhelanən ˈs̪ãũɾɪ] (About this soundlisten)) are an archipelago lying in the mouth of Loch Broom, in the Highland region of Scotland.
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EU-094R.jpgEU-094 France Bretagne (Finistere South) Region group42 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 group42 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-097.jpgEU-097 Finland Etela-Suomi (Uusimaa) Province group42 viewsEmäsalo (Swedish Emsalö) is an island and a village in the city of Porvoo in Southern Finland. The population is approximately 400, but during summer many people come to spend their holidays at their summer cottages on the island. The majority of the population are Swedish-speaking Finns. The island has had a bridge connected to the Finland mainland since 1992.
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EU-104.jpgEU-104 Corsica Sanguinaires Islands42 viewsThe Sanguinaires archipelago consists of four islets of dark red porphyry at the entrance to the Gulf of Ajaccio . They are called Mezu Mare (or Great Sanguinaire), Cormorans (or Isolotto), Cala d'Alga (30 m ) and Porri (31 m high). To this must be added the bare rock U Sbiru located between the isola di Porri and the island of Cormorans, at 13 m high .
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EU-106.jpgEU-106 Wales St Tudwal's Islands42 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-106R.jpgEU-106 Wales St Tudwal's Islands42 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-108.jpgEU-108 Scotland Treshnish Isles42 viewsThe Treshnish Isles is an archipelago of small islands and skerries, lying west of Mull, in Scotland. They are part of the Inner Hebrides. Trips to the Treshnish Isles operate from Tobermory and Ardnamurchan in the summer months.
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EU-109.jpgEU-109 England Farne Islands42 viewsThe Farne Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England. There are between 15 and 20 islands depending on the state of the tide. They are scattered about 1 1â„2 to 4 3â„4 miles (2.4–7.6 km) from the mainland, divided into two groups, the Inner Group and the Outer Group.
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EU-114.jpgEU-114 Guernsey group42 viewsGuernsey is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. It lies roughly north of Saint-Malo and to the west of Jersey and the Cotentin Peninsula. With several smaller nearby islands, it forms a jurisdiction within the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. The jurisdiction is made up of ten parishes on the island of Guernsey, three other inhabited islands (Herm, Jethou and Lihou), and many small islets and rocks.
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EU-120.jpgEU-120 English Coastal Islands42 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 Islands42 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-123.jpgEU-123 Scottish Coastal Islands42 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-123R.jpgEU-123 Scottish Coastal Islands42 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 group42 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 group42 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-141R.jpgEU-141 Norway Finnmark County East group42 viewsVardo is an island in Finnmark county in the extreme northeastern part of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is also the town of Vardø. The island is connected to the mainland via the undersea Vardø Tunnel (Norway's first such structure).
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EU-156R.jpgEU-156 France Basse-Normandie (Manche West) Region group42 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 group42 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 group42 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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