This is a list of islands in the world grouped by oceans and by continents. For rank-order lists, see the other lists below.
Read more about List Of Islands: List of Continental Islands / Land Masses, List of Islands By Continent, List of Islands By Body of Water, List of Ancient Islands, Other Lists of Islands
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