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The islands of Europe are as diverse geographically as the countries that claim them. From the Greek isles to the British Isles, learn about the geography of Europe's major island groups.
Featured Article: Sardinia
Sardinia,(Italian:Sardegna), a political division of Italy and the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. See more »
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The Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands,(Spanish:Islas Baleares), a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea, some 50 to 100 miles (80 to 160 km) off the coast of Spain.
See more »The Channel Islands
Channel Islands, British dependencies in the English Channel, just off the northwest coast of France.
See more »The Cyclades
Cyclades, an island group and a department of Greece in the Aegean Sea, between the Greek mainland and Turkey.
See more »The Dodecanese Islands
Dodecanese Islands, a group of mountainous islands in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Crete.
See more »The Faeroe Islands
Faeroe (or Faroe)Islands,(Faeroese:Foroyar; Danish:Faeroerne), a group of Danish islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.
See more »The Frisian Islands
Frisian Islands, a chain of small islands in the North Sea, close to the European mainland.
See more »The Ionian Islands
Ionian Islands, a group of seven large islands and many islets. Six of the islands—Corfu, Paxos, Leukas (Levkas), Ithaca, Zante, and Cephalonia—are in the Ionian Sea, off the west coast of Greece and Albania.
See more »the Isle of Wight
Wight, Isle of, an island in the English Channel, two miles (3 km) off the southern coast of England, to which it belongs.
See more »the Isles of Scilly
Scilly, Isles of, a group of about 140 small British islands and reefs off Cornwall, England.
See more »The Lipari Islands
Lipari Islands, or Aeolian Islands, (Italian: Isole Eolie), a group of volcanic islands belonging to Italy.
See more »The Lofoten Islands
Lofoten Islands, a group of four islands and several islets in the Norwegian Sea, off the northwest coast of Norway.
See more »The Maderia Islands
Madeira Islands, a group of volcanic islands in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean.
See more »The Orkney Islands
Orkney Islands, a group of 90 British islands and islets oft the northern coast of Scotland.
See more »The Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands, a group of more than 100 islands in the Atlantic Ocean, forming the northernmost part of Scotland.
See more »Thera
Thera also called Santorin and Santorini, a volcanic island of the Cyclades group, Greece.
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