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Republic of the Marshall Islands (Island Week)
Consisting of 29 atolls and 5 separate islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands could have been Island Week all on its own. It probably could have been island month - all but 9 of the…
Wake Island (Island Week)
Located in the North Pacific Ocean, Wake Island was an island of great strategic importance during World War II, and over the last few days it's been in the news again, as is it was directly…
James Island (Island Week)
No man is an island, but in Gambia I've found James Island and it even comes complete with Fort James! Thanks: Mememe
Island of the Dead (Island Week)
At first glance Hart Island in the Long Island Sound, New York, seems a rather inconspicuous little island. Dig a little deeper... and things get a little more disturbing. In 1869 Hart Island was established as…
Cockburn Island (Island Week)
Cockburn Island is a 'ghost' island in Ontario, which despite the apparent signs of life (there's a small town and marina) has an official population of zero. The 1996 census listed a population of just two,…
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Island Week)
Welcome to the loose collection of islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean known as South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Currently an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, the glacier covered main island of South…
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