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111islands of Langerhans — noun cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones • Syn: ↑isles of Langerhans, ↑islets of Langerhans • Hypernyms: ↑endocrine gland, ↑endocrine, ↑ductless gland • …
112Islands of the Blessed — Class. Myth. islands in the ocean at the remotest western end of the world, to which the souls of heroes and worthy persons were said to be transported after death. Also called Hesperides …
113List of islands in the South China Sea — Islands in the South China Sea includes the South China Sea Islands (Spratly Islands, Pratas Islands, Paracel Islands and Macclesfield Bank), islands on the China coast, on the Vietnam coast, on the Borneo coast, and the peripheral islands of… …
114List of islands of the Marshall Islands — Islands and atolls of the Marshall Islands. Uninhabited ones are labeled in grey. The Republic of Marshall Islands consists of 29 atolls (each made up of many islets) and 5 islands, which can be divided into two island chains, Ralik Chain and… …
115List of islands in the East China Sea — Islands in the East China Sea include: *Chongming *Matsu Islands *Mount Putuo *Ryukyu Islands *Senkaku Islands ( also Tiaoyutai Islands, Pinnacle Islands, Diaoyu Islands, Diaoyutai) *Zhoushan Archipelago **Zhoushan Island *Jeju Islandee also*List …
116Chuuk Islands — ▪ islands, Micronesia formerly Truk Islands or Hogoleu Islands cluster of 16 much eroded high volcanic islands, Federated States of Micronesia, in the western Pacific Ocean. The name Chuuk means “high mountains” in the Chuukese language …
117Kai Islands — ▪ islands, Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia Kepulauan Kai , also called Key Islands, Kei Islands , or Ewab Islands island group of the southeastern Moluccas, lying west of the Aru Islands and southeast of Seram, in the Banda Sea. The group,… …
118List of islands of Norway by area — Islands on the mainland of Norway= For an exhaustive list ordered by name, see list of islands of Norway.Outside the mainland of Norway Islands belonging to a dependent territory of Norway. Note: The areas of Storøya and Wahlbergøya are roughly… …
119Banda Islands — ▪ islands, Indonesia island group, Maluku propinsi (province), Indonesia. The islands lie in the Banda Sea, southeast of Ambon Island and south of Ceram. The largest of the nine islands, which have a total land area of 17 square miles (44… …
120Rat Islands — ▪ islands, Alaska, United States uninhabited group of the Aleutian Islands, southwestern Alaska, U.S. They extend about 110 miles (175 km) southeast of the Near Islands and west of the Andreanof Islands. The largest of the islands are… …
