belonging+to+islands

  • 91Phoenix Islands — geographical name islands W Pacific belonging to Kiribati …

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  • 92Society Islands — or French Îles de la Société geographical name islands S Pacific belonging to France capital Papeete (on Tahiti) area 621 square miles (1608 square kilometers), population 162,573 …

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  • 93Tokelau Islands — geographical name islands central Pacific N of Samoa belonging to New Zealand population 1690 • Tokelauan noun …

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  • 94Lipari Islands — /lip euh ree/; It. /lee pah rddee/ a group of volcanic islands N of Sicily, belonging to Italy. 10,043; 44 sq. mi. (114 sq. km). * * * …

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  • 95Lofoten Islands — /loh foot n/ a group of islands NW of and belonging to Norway: rich fishing grounds. 63,365; 474 sq. mi. (1228 sq. km). * * * …

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  • 96Safety Islands — a group of three islands in the Caribbean, off the coast of French Guiana, belonging to France. French, Îles du Salut. * * * …

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  • 97ARRU ISLANDS —    (15), a group of 80 coralline islands, belonging to Holland, W. of New Guinea; export mother of pearl, pearls, tortoise shell, &c …

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  • 98BAHREIN` ISLANDS —    (70), a group of islands in the Persian Gulf, under the protection of Britain, belonging to Muscat, the largest 27 m. long and 10 broad, cap. Manamah (20); long famous for their pearl fisheries, the richest in the world …

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  • 99IONIAN ISLANDS —    (250), a chain of forty mountainous islands lying off the W. coast of Greece, the largest being Corfu (78), Santa Maura (25), Cephalonia (80), and Zante (44). The climate is good, and there is much fertile soil in the valleys except in… …

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  • 100VIRGIN ISLANDS —    (45), a group of islands in the West Indies, few of them of any size, belonging partly to Denmark, Britain, and Spain …

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