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121Banks Islands — ▪ islands, Vanuatu volcanic group in northern Vanuatu, southwestern Pacific Ocean. The group includes the islands of Vanua Lava, Santa Maria (Gaua), Mota, and Mota Lava, as well as numerous islets. The Portuguese navigator Pedro Fernández… …
122Ḥanīsh Islands — ▪ islands, Red Sea Arabic Jazāʾir Ḥanīsh archipelago in the southern Red Sea that as of November 1, 1998, was officially recognized as sovereign territory of Yemen. Long under Ottoman (Ottoman Empire) sovereignty, the island group s… …
123Manitoulin Islands — ▪ islands, North America archipelago of limestone cored islands in northern Lake Huron (Huron, Lake), straddling the U.S. Canadian border and forming one of the prominent features of the Niagara Escarpment. The Ontario island of Manitoulin …
124New Georgia Islands — ▪ islands, Solomon Islands volcanic island group in the country of Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean, 90 miles (145 km) northwest of Guadalcanal. The four main islands of the group (northwest to southeast) are Vella Lavella;… …
125South Sandwich Islands — ▪ islands, Atlantic Ocean group of actively volcanic islets in the South Atlantic Ocean, north of the Weddell Sea and 470 miles (760 km) southeast of the island of South Georgia. They extend for 190 miles (305 km), occupy 120 square miles… …
126Witu Islands — ▪ islands, Papua New Guinea also spelled Vitu Islands volcanic island group of the Bismarck Archipelago, eastern Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. The islands lie 40 miles (65 km) north of New Britain Island in the Bismarck… …
127List of islands of the Bahamas — Islands of the Bahamas. A *Abaco Island *Abner Cay *Acklins Island *Adderley Cay *Alcorine Cay *Alder Cay *Allan Cays *Allans Cay *Ambergris Cay(s) *Anderson Cay *Andros Island *Angel Cays *Angle and Fish Cay *Anguila Islands *Anna Cay *Arawak… …
128Auckland Islands — ▪ islands, New Zealand outlying island group of New Zealand, in the South Pacific Ocean, 290 miles (467 km) south of South Island. Volcanic in origin, they comprise six islands and several islets, with a total land area of 234 square miles… …
