List Of Islands By Name (R)
This article features a list of islands sorted by their name beginning with the letter R. R {, class="wikitable" , - !Island's Name !! Island group(s) !! Country/Countries , - , Rab , , , , , - , Rabbit, , There are four Rabbit islands in NZ, the best known is in Tasman Bay , , , - , Rabbit, , Lower Lough Erne , , , - , Rabbit, , , , , - , Rabbit, , Calcasieu Lake, , , , - , Rabbit , , Georgian Bay, , , , - , Rabbit, , Mississippi River, , , , - , Racoon, , , , , - , Ragged , , Lake Winnipesaukee, , , , - , Ragged , , , , , - , Rakino, , Hauraki Gulf , , , - , Raiatea, , Windward Islands, Society Islands, , , Overseas Lands of France , - , Rainsford, , Boston Harbor, , , , - , Rakahanga, , Cook Islands , , , - , Ram Island, , Stonington, Connecticut , , , - , Rambutyo, , Admiralty Islands , , , - , Ramea , , , , , - , Ramree, , , , , - , Ramshead , , Lake Mead, , , , - , Randal ...
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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 ...
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