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Canary Islands N

the Canary Islands

Falkland Islands [ˈfɔ:kləndˌ-], Falklands N pl

Orkney Islands [ˈɔ:kniˌaɪləndz, Am ˈɔ:rkni-], Orkneys [ˈɔ:kniz, Am ˈɔ:rkniz] N pl

the Orkney Islands
Orkady pl

Shetland Islands [ˈʃetlənd-], Shetlands [ˈʃetləndz] N

the Shetland Islands

island [ˈaɪlənd] N

1. island (land):

wyspa f

2. island fig of calm, peace:

oaza f

coral island N

Easter Island N

traffic island N AUTO

Usage examples with islands

Pacific islands
the Bahamas [or Bahama Islands]
the Canary Islands
the Falkland Islands
the Orkney Islands
the Shetland Islands

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
There are some narrow islands on the northern side of its reef with a total land area of about 3 km.
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The reserve occupies 459 ha of grazing marshes with brackish water, saltmarsh, reedbeds and two off-shore islands.
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Unlucky people usually can not buy tropical islands.
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However, morphology varies among subspecies and between islands.
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One of the largest private islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the pristine island consists of 22 km2 of land.
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He had deflowered several women and had illegitimate children all over the islands.
www.oxfordamerican.org
The tsunami even washed over some of the Shetland Islands.
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They often form loose colonies on the windward sides of the islands.
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A number of deep channels are traversing generally north to south through the islands.
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It ebbs and flows with tides that pass through the barrier islands and up the channel.
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