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Vashon Island (4506 bytes)
1: ...''Vashon Island''' is [[Puget Sound]]'s largest [[island]] south of [[Admiralty Inlet]]. Part of unincorpo... 3: ...f the Vashon Highway is the Heights Dock at Point Vashon, which services the state ferry docks at [[Port O... 5: Vashon Island was the home of novelist [[Betty MacDonald]] and ... 7: ...ree, growing around a bicycle, can be seen on the island. 9: ...Island was separate from the neighbouring [[Maury Island]], but today the town of [[Portage, Washington|Po... James Vashon (644 bytes) 1: '''James Vashon''' was an officer of the British [[Royal Navy]] a... 3: ...y the explorer [[George Vancouver]], who had been Vashon's subordinate in ''Europa''. 5: Vashon rose to the rank of [[Admiral]] and was knighted. 11: [[Category:Royal Navy admirals|Vashon, James]] Saint Martin Island/Quarantine Island (1131 bytes) 1: ...t is known today. Some maps call it ''St Martin's Island'', but the current occupiers and the [[New Zealan... 3: ...ominational religious community, the Saint Martin Island Community, which adopted the most recent name. 5: ...Island]], lies close to Saint Martin Island. Both islands lie across the harbour between the town of [[Por... 11: [[category: Islands of New Zealand]] Mid-Island, Staten Island (3075 bytes) 1: ...ty]], [[United States|USA]]'s borough of [[Staten Island]]. 3: ...Shore]]; otherwise they too would fall within Mid-Island as their zip code is 10314. 5: ...from that which took place to the east, as in Mid-Island [[Jewish]] transplants (from [[Queens]] as well a... 7: ...rom New Springville to Graniteville, becoming the island's liveliest commercial strip, spawning much traff... 9: ...the property of which the highest point on Staten Island is located), and the former New York City Farm Co... The Island (626 bytes) 1: '''The Island''' ([[2005 in film|2005]]) is a [[science fiction... 3: ... character played by McGregor is the king of this island, and hatches a plan to escape with the help of Jo... 6: *{{imdb title|id=0399201|title=The Island}} 9: [[Category:2005 films|Island, The]] 10: [[Category:Science fiction films|Island, The]] Island (5051 bytes) 3: [[image:Island.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A small island in the [[Adriatic sea]]]] 5: ... for a relatively small island. Groups of related islands are called [[archipelago]]s. 7: ...anic''' islands. There are also some [[artificial island]]s. 9: The word ''island'' derives ultimately from the [[Norse]] word ''ig... 11: == Continental islands == New Island (662 bytes) 1: ...orth of [[Beaver Island (Falkland Islands)|Beaver Island]]. It was long used as a base for [[whaling]], a... 3: ...stance north of an [[airstrip]]. Wildlife on the island includes [[fur seal]]s, [[elephant seal]]s, [[sou... 5: [[Category:Falkland Islands]] Island (novel) (6028 bytes) 1: ...s shipwrecked on the fictional island of Pala. ''Island'' is Huxley's utopian foil to his dystopian ''[[B... 5: Common background elements occur in both ''Island'' and ''Brave New World'', used for good in the f... 8: ! ''Island''!! ''Brave New World'' 19: ''Island'' explores many of the themes and ideas that inte... 21: ... to the underdeveloped poverty of the neighboring island of Rendang, and with the alienating overdevelopme... Magnetic Island (849 bytes) 1: ...a]] in Cleveland Bay is a 52 km² mountainous island which has effectively become a suburb of Townsvil... 3: The island has long become established as a holiday destinat... 5: ...s of [[James Cook|Captain Cook]] as he passed the island when sailing up the east coast of Australia in [[... 10: [[Category: Islands of Australia]] Ramsey Island (530 bytes) 1: ...elsh island. For the Essex village, see [[Ramsey Island, Essex]]'' 3: '''Ramsey Island''' lies west of [[St David's]] in [[Pembrokeshire... 5: ...abited, apart from a warden. Boats sail to the [[island]] from [[St Justinian's]] on the mainland. 8: [[Category:Welsh islands]][[Category:Pembrokeshire]] Naushon Island (1083 bytes) 1: ..., and four miles NW of [[Martha's Vineyard]]. The island is owned by the family and is included in the tow... 3: ...ulin Cove). Hadley Harbor, on the East end of the island, is well protected with moorings. There are no pa... 5: [[Category:Islands of Massachusetts]] Kanton Island (3127 bytes) 1: ...ast point of the island is [[Pyramid Point]]. The island of [[Enderbury]] lies on a distance of 63 km over... 3: ...[[United Kingdom|British]] also laid claim to the island during the [[1850s]]. Kanton got its name from t... 5: ...ng in the placement of two radio operators on the island on [[August 31]], [[1937]]. 7: ...ton was the site of a total solar eclipse and the island was occupied briefly by [[United States|American]... 9: ... [[Washington]] and [[London]] agreed to hold the island under joint control for the next fifty years. Waiheke Island (1603 bytes) 1: ...ge showing the Hauraki Gulf. Waiheke is the large island close to the centre of the image. The scene was a... 3: ...by ferry from [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. The Island is 19.3 km long from east to west and varies in w... 5: ...s. The port of Matiatia at the western end of the island is 17.7 km from Auckland and the eastern end is 2... 7: Waiheke Island is very hilly with few flat areas, the highest po... 9: ...he period around Christmas, the population on the island can swell to over 30,000 people. Thorah Island (2063 bytes) 1: ...ographic_servlet/community_demographics/5536] The island is approximately 1,450 acres (6 km²) in size... 3: ... sale William Napier made the first survey of the island in 1856. 5: ...o]] who came to the island to camp and fish. The island currently (2005) has a seasonal population of 147... 7: ...tives and the British the island is known as Plum Island. Neither of these names are in popular use today... 10: ...also includes historical information about Thorah Island--particularly the details of the land acquisition... Bleaker Island (660 bytes) 1: ...d|organic]] [[farm]], and has the small [[Bleaker Island Settlement]] located on an [[isthmus]] in the cen... 3: Like many of the Falklands, the island is home to [[penguin]]s, [[sea lion]]s, and [[alb... 5: Bleaker Island is known as ''Isla María'' in Spanish. 8: ....com/bleaker_island_survey.html Survey of Bleaker Island] 10: [[Category:Falkland Islands]] Penikese Island (298 bytes) 1: ...r [[Buzzards Bay]]. It is part of the [[Elizabeth Islands]], which form the town of [[Gosnold, Massachuset... 4: [[Category:Islands of Massachusetts]] Carcass Island (642 bytes) 1: ... for the ship [[HMS Carcass]], which surveyed the island in [[1766]]. 3: The island has no [[rat]]s, and as a result has a wide varie... 5: The island is known as ''Isla del Rosario'' in Spanish. 7: [[Category:Falkland Islands]] Bruny Island (1937 bytes) 1: '''Bruny Island''' is large island, elongated in shape, off the south-eastern coast ... 3: ...ry [[eucalyptus]] forest. The seaward side of the island is rugged but features two long beaches, Adventur... 5: ... on the mainland and Roberts Point on North Bruny Island, and is unusual for using a [[Voith-Schneider]] [... 7: ...istorical sites. In more recent history the Bruny Island was the site of a land transfer by the Bacon Gove... 16: ...http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/home.cgi?oacID=63 Bruny Island Online Access Centre] Cinnabar Island (2887 bytes) 2: '''Cinnibar Island''' ('''Guren Island''' (グレンじま ''Gu... 18: == Cinnabar Island in Gold/Silver/Crystal == 20: ...cause of a [[volcano]], and every building on the island except the Pokémon Center was destroyed. 22: Blaine's Gym was relocated to the nearby Seafoam Islands because of it. 25: [[Image:Missingno.jpg|frame|thumb|right|Cinnabar Island is almost always where Missingno appears.]] Stunt Island (3221 bytes) 5: ...d intro movie, a movie itself created using Stunt Island]] 7: ...Interactive]] in [[1992]]. The game provides an [[island]] which contains a number of different sets, such... 11: ...e or she may go to the Stunt Coordinator on Stunt Island. The Stunt Coordinator possesses a built-in list ... 13: ...png|thumbnail|A screenshot of set design in Stunt Island]] 18: ...he player can select a plane and fly around Stunt Island to [[scout]] different locations.
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