(n)a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago
(n)an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska, Syn.Aleutians (n)three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay
(n)an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain
(n)more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
(n)a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces, Syn.Canaries (n)a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal
(n)a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines
(n)a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center
(n)the basic unit of money in the Cayman Islands
(n)a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life
(n)three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar, Syn.Iles Comores (n)a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony
(n)a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral, Syn.Fijis (n)a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland
(n)a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life, Syn.Galapagos (n)a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia
(n)a former British possession in Micronesia
(n)a group of islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979
(n)a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and Sumatra
(n)a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific, Syn.Sandwich Islands (n)a group of islands in the eastern West Indies
(n)a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the east of Java; includes Bali and Timor, Syn.Nusa Tenggara (n)a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal, Syn.Madeiras (n)a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521, Syn.Marianas, Ladrone Islands (n)a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia, Syn.Iles Marquises (n)a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
(n)an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base
(n)a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Laptev Sea
(n)an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland
(n)a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972)
(n)an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates, Syn.Isles of Scilly (n)an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific to the east of Samoa
(n)the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth
(n)any islands in the southern or southwestern of central parts of the Pacific Ocean
(n)a chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago
(n)a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain
(n)a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs
(n)group of islands in the central Philippines, Syn.Bisayas (n)a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas
(n)a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles, Syn.Windward Isles