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List Of Islands Of Central America
The following is a list of islands of Central America. Islands * Islands of Belize **Inner Islands ***Ambergris Caye ***Blackadore Caye ***Cayo Espanto ***Caye Caulker ***Caye Chapel ***Goff's Caye * Islands of Costa Rica * Islands of El Salvador * List of islands of Guatemala, Islands of Guatemala * List of islands of Honduras, Islands of Honduras * List of islands of Nicaragua, Islands of Nicaragua * List of islands of Panama, Islands of Panama See also * Central America ** Belize ** Costa Rica ** El Salvador ** Guatemala ** Honduras ** Nicaragua ** Panama * List of Central America-related topics * List of islands ** List of islands in the Caribbean ** List of islands of North America ** List of islands of South America External links World island information @ WorldIslandInfo.com {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Islands Of Central America Islands of Central America, Landforms of Central America, Islands Lists of islands by continent, Central America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. Sedimentary islands in the Ganges delta are called chars. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the Philippines, is referred to as an archipelago. There are two main types of islands in the sea: continental and oceanic. There are also artificial islands, which are man-made. Etymology The word ''island'' derives from Middle English ''iland'', from Old English ''igland'' (from ''ig'' or ''ieg'', similarly meaning 'island' when used independently, and -land carrying its contemporary meaning; cf. Dutch ''eiland'' ("island"), German ''Eiland'' ("small island")). However, the spelling of the word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
