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EU-057.jpgEU-057 Germany Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State group39 viewsRügen is Germany's largest island by area. It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
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EU-060R.jpgEU-060 Greece Sterea Ellas Region group39 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-061.jpgEU-061 Norway Vest Agder to Ostfold County group39 viewsHvaler is a municipality that is a group of islands in the southwestern part of Østfold County, Norway. The Hvaler archipelago consists of 833 islands, islets, and skerries.
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EU-067.jpgEU-067 Greece Kyklades (Cyclades)39 viewsThe Cyclades (Greek: Κυκλάδες Kykládes) are Greek islands located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea. The archipelago contains some 2,200 islands, islets and rocks; just 33 islands are inhabited.
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EU-070R.jpgEU-070 France Provence-Cote d'Azur (Var) Region group39 viewsPorquerolles, also known as the Île de Porquerolles, is an island in the Îles d'Hyères, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Its land area is 1,254 hectares and in 2004 its population was about 200. Porquerolles is the largest, most westerly of the three Îles d'Hyères.
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EU-094.jpgEU-094 France Bretagne (Finistere South) Region group39 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-097R.jpgEU-097 Finland Etela-Suomi (Uusimaa) Province group39 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-099R.jpgEU-099 England Les Minquiers Islands39 viewsThe Minquiers are a group of islands and rocks, about 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Jersey. The Minquiers forms part of the Bailiwick of Jersey.[2] They are administratively part of the Parish of Grouville. At low tide, the rock shelf around the Minquiers has a larger surface area than Jersey itself but at high tide only a few of the main heads remain above water.
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EU-103.jpgEU-103 Ireland Saltee Islands39 viewsThe Saltee Islands are a pair of small islands lying 5 kilometres off the southern coast of County Wexford in Ireland. The two islands are Great Saltee (89 hectares) and Little Saltee (37 hectares). They have been largely unoccupied since the early 20th century and have been privately owned by the Neale family since 1943. Together the islands cover an area of 1.2 square kilometers.
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EU-103R.jpgEU-103 Ireland Saltee Islands39 viewsThe Saltee Islands are a pair of small islands lying 5 kilometres off the southern coast of County Wexford in Ireland. The two islands are Great Saltee (89 hectares) and Little Saltee (37 hectares). They have been largely unoccupied since the early 20th century and have been privately owned by the Neale family since 1943. Together the islands cover an area of 1.2 square kilometers.
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EU-104R.jpgEU-104 Corsica Sanguinaires Islands39 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-105R.jpgEU-105 France Bretagne (Finistere North) Region group39 viewsThe Île de Batz (Enez Vaz in Breton) is an island off Roscoff in Brittany, France. Administratively, it is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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EU-108R.jpgEU-108 Scotland Treshnish Isles39 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-109R.jpgEU-109 England Farne Islands39 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-110R.jpgEU-110 Croatia Istra group39 viewsThe Brijuni or the Brijuni Islands are a group of fourteen small islands in the Croatian part of the northern Adriatic Sea, separated from the west coast of the Istrian peninsula by the narrow Fažana Strait. The largest island, Veliki Brijun Island, lies 2 kilometres off the coast.
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EU-116R.jpgEU-116 Isle of Man39 viewsThe Isle of Man, is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann and is represented by a lieutenant governor. Defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.
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EU-118.jpgEU-118 Scotland Flannan Isles39 viewsThe Flannan Isles (Seven Hunters) are a small island group in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the Isle of Lewis. The islands have been devoid of permanent residents since the automation of Flannan Isles Lighthouse in 1971. They are the location of an enduring mystery that occurred in December 1900, when all three lighthouse keepers vanished without trace.
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EU-119.jpgEU-119 Russia White Sea Coast East group39 viewsMorzhovets Island is an island in the southern limit of the Barents Sea. It is located in Mezen Bay, at the entrance of the White Sea thus separating the Barents Sea and the White Sea. Morzhovets island lies 14.5 miles (23.3 km) from mainland Russia. There is a settlement on Morzhovets, Severny Gorodok, which serves the lighthouse and the meteorogical station. The population of the settlement is 12.
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EU-121.jpgEU-121 Irish Coastal Islands39 viewsBere Island is an island off the Beara Peninsula in County Cork Ireland. It is roughly 10 km x 3 km in dimension, with an area of 17.68 km², and, as of 2012, had a population of between 210 and 220 people.
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EU-125.jpgEU-125 Denmark Jylland West group39 viewsFanø is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and is the very northernmost of the Danish Wadden Sea Islands. Fanø municipality is the municipality that covers the island and its seat is the town of Nordby
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EU-127.jpgEU-127 Germany Schleswig-Holstein State South West group39 viewsHeligoland is a small archipelago in the North Sea. Today a part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, the islands have historically been possessions of Denmark and later the United Kingdom. The islands are located in the Heligoland Bight (part of the German Bight) in the southeastern corner of the North Sea and had a population of 1,127 at the end of 2016.
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EU-128.jpgEU-128 Germany Schleswig-Holstein State East group39 viewsFehmarn s an island in the Baltic Sea, off the eastern coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and c. 18 kilometers south of the Danish island of Lolland. It belongs to the district of Ostholstein, Germany. Since 1963, Fehmarn has been connected to the German mainland by a road and rail bridge crossing the Fehmarn Sound Bridge. It is 963.40 m (3160.76 ft.) long and 69 m high.
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EU-129.jpgEU-129 Germany Usedom Island;Uznam Island39 viewsUsedom is a Baltic Sea island in Pomerania, divided since 1945 between Germany and Poland. It is the second biggest Pomeranian island after Rügen. It is situated north of the Szczecin Lagoon estuary of the River Oder.
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EU-131.jpgEU-131 Italy Veneto Region group39 viewsPellestrina is an island in northern Italy, forming a barrier between the southern Venetian Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea, lying south west of the Lido. The island is 11 kilometres long and has since the eighteenth century been bounded to its seaward side by large embankments.
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EU-132R.jpgEU-132 Poland Szczecin / Koszalin Province group39 viewsWolin is the name both of a Polish island in the Baltic Sea, just off the Polish coast, and a town on that island. Administratively the island belongs to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Wolin is separated from the island of Usedom (Uznam) by the Strait of Åšwina, and from mainland Pomerania by the Strait of Dziwna. The island has an area of 265 km2 (102 sq mi) and its highest point is Mount Grzywacz at 116 m above sea level.
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EU-133R.jpgEU-133 Russia Gulf of Finland South group39 viewsGogland or Hogland is an island in the Gulf of Finland in the eastern Baltic Sea, about 180 km west from Saint Petersburg and 35 km from the coast of Finland (near Kotka). Hogland has an area of approximately 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi); its highest point is 173 m (568 ft). It belongs to Russia's Kingiseppsky District in the Leningrad Oblast.
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EU-135.jpgEU-135 Sweden Vasterbotten County group39 viewsHolmöarna is an island group in the Kvarken narrows of the Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland. The islands form part of Umeå Municipality in Västerbotten County. The islands have 75 year-round inhabitants[and the largest islands are Holmön, Ängesön, Grossgrunden, Holmögadd and Lilla and Stora Fjäderägg. Large areas of the islands have been set aside as nature reserves.
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EU-143.jpgEU-143 Spain Cadiz / Huelva Province group39 viewsThe Islote de Sancti Petri is a small barren island belonging to the municipality of San Fernando, Cádiz in the province of Cádiz and the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain. For many years, the island was a restricted military zone, but it is now under the control of the Spanish Environment Ministry.
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EU-145.jpgEU-145 Portugal Algarve Province group39 viewsCulatra Island is an island in the Algarve, Portugal. It is divided into three parts: Farol, Hângares and Culatra. The island is a short distant east from the Algarve capital of Faro and the island is 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) in length and 100 to 900 metres (330 to 2,950 feet) width, with no roads or vehicles, but interlaced with wooden walkways. There are about 1,000 inhabitants on the island year round.
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EU-147.jpgEU-147 Russia White Sea Coast group39 viewsOstrov Sonostrov, Karelia island is located in the White Sea and is north of Sonostrov and southeast of Mys Voroniy.
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EU-150.jpgEU-150 Portugal Minho / Douro Litoral / Beira Litoral Province group39 viewsFortress of Insua Island (Portugal), of the XVII century, located in the Minho River estuary, between the coast of Caminha (Portugal) and La Guardia (Spain). Inside the fort is the Franciscan convent of Saint Mary of Insua, built in 1471.
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EU-150R.jpgEU-150 Portugal Minho / Douro Litoral / Beira Litoral Province group39 viewsFortress of Insua Island (Portugal), of the XVII century, located in the Minho River estuary, between the coast of Caminha (Portugal) and La Guardia (Spain). Inside the fort is the Franciscan convent of Saint Mary of Insua, built in 1471.
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EU-157.jpgEU-157 France Bretagne (Cotes-d'Armor East / Ille et Vilaine) Region group39 viewsCézembre is an island in Brittany, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France, near Saint-Malo. The island is uninhabited, with a surface area of approximately 18 hectares (44 acres), a length of 750 metres (2,461 ft), and a maximum width of 250 metres (820 ft).The island features a fine sandy beach facing Saint-Malo on the south, and a steep and rocky coast around the rest of the island. As elsewhere in northern Brittany, the tidal range is among the highest in the world.
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EU-157R.jpgEU-157 France Bretagne (Cotes-d'Armor East / Ille et Vilaine) Region group39 viewsCézembre is an island in Brittany, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France, near Saint-Malo. The island is uninhabited, with a surface area of approximately 18 hectares (44 acres), a length of 750 metres (2,461 ft), and a maximum width of 250 metres (820 ft).The island features a fine sandy beach facing Saint-Malo on the south, and a steep and rocky coast around the rest of the island. As elsewhere in northern Brittany, the tidal range is among the highest in the world.
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EU-160.jpgEU-160 Russia Barents Sea Coast group39 viewsKorga Island is located in the territory of the Nenets Autonomus area, the Arctic circle, Russia
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EU-163R.jpgEU-163 Montenegro group;Crna Gora group39 viewsSveti Nikola Island is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Montenegrin municipality of Budva. Sveti Nikola island is located opposite to the town of Budva, 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) from Budva's old town. The island is 2 kilometres (1 mile) long, and it has an area of 36 hectares (89 acres). The highest point on the island is a cliff that rises 121 metres (397 feet) above the sea.
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EU-166.jpgEU-166 Sicily's Coastal Islands39 viewsLa Scuola Island lies in the Stagnone Lagoon, a part of the Mediterranean Sea in front of Marsala City (Trapani province, autonomous region of Sicily); the Lagoon is delimited by an island called Isola Lunga (formerly stinco di Capra). The water level in the lagoon varies from a few centimetres to a maximum of 2 metres.
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EU-170.jpgEU-170 Croatia Dalmatia North group39 viewsPag is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It’s known for its barren, moonlike landscape, lace production and Pag cheese. Pebble and sand beaches ring the island. The 15th-century Church of St. George was part of Pag town’s defensive walls.
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EU-174.jpgEU-174 Greece Makedonia / Thraki Region group39 viewsThasos or Thassos is a Greek island, geographically part of the North Aegean Sea, but administratively part of the Kavala regional unit. It is the northernmost major Greek island, and 12th largest by area. Thasos is also the name of the largest town of the island (officially known as Limenas Thasou, "Port of Thasos"), situated at the northern side, opposite the mainland and about 10 kilometres (6 miles) from Keramoti.
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EU-176.jpgEU-176 Sweden Gavleborg County group39 viewsKlacksörarna, is an uninhabited island in Gävleborg County close to the south eastern coast of Sweden in the Baltic Sea.
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