World Directory, Asia, Japan, Kyushu, Okinawa

Ishigaki is an island west of Okinawa Honto and the second-largest island of the Yaeyama Island group. It is within the City of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture.

World Directory, Oceania, New Zealand, Stewart Island, Foveaux Strait

On Stewart Island we have lots of beautiful bush walks, anything from ten minutes to ten days and we are handy for several tracks. On Stewart Island you can have a sandy beach to yourself even at the height of the season. Bus tours cover the entire road system [30 km!] daily. The island is larger than Singapore but apart from a very small area around the only township, is covered in native forest or tussock. Tramping tracks take you into more remote areas. There are comfortable huts at reasonable intervals.

World Directory, North America, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula

Bell Island is an island located off Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in Conception Bay. Measuring 9 km in length and 3 km in width, Bell Island has an area of 34 km². The soil is composed of Ordovician sandstone and shale with red hematite.

World Directory, Europe, Croatia, Primorje-Gorski kotar, Krk

Punat is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county in western Croatia. There are 1,876 inhabitants, with 91% Croats. The town first appears in writings from AD 1377, but we do know the exact date of foundation. In the bay there's the little island of Kosljun.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, New South Wales , Sydney

Scotland Island is an island in the north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Church Point is located 33 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council.

World Directory, South America, Brazil, Pernambuco, Pernambuco

What does Fernando de Noronha remind you of, this very unusual place? The Cliffs of Dover? Jurassic Park? The Volcanic Formations of the Hawaiian Coast? A Tropical Paradise? The Land That Time Forgot? These are just a few of the descriptions uttered by those who have been lucky enough to visit this very special place. But, the best description of all is - A place like you've never seen before ! 200 miles off the northeastern coast of Brazil lies a mountainous archipelago made up of 21 islands, the National Marine Sanctuary of Fernando de Noronha. With its crystal-clear water and rich marine life, the archipelago is a heavenly retreat for underwater pleasures.

World Directory, Caribbean, Netherlands Antilles, Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten

With an area of only 37 square miles, the island of St. Maarten/St. Martin is the smallest land mass in the world to be divided between two governments. Its dual owners are the Dutch and the French, who have shared the tiny and paradisical island more or less peacefully for almost 350 years. This understated absence of conflict testifies to one of the island's most precious and attractive characteristics--its unusual serenity.

World Directory, North America, United States, Michigan, Marquette

Granite Island is a 2 1/2 acre island in Lake Superior located about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.

World Directory, North America, United States, Alaska, Hoonah-Angoon

Angoon is a city on Admiralty Island in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 572. The name in Tlingit, Aangoon, means roughly "isthmus town."

World Directory, North America, United States, New York, Suffolk County

Shop in nearby sea coast village of Greenport, or world class outlets in Riverhead. Visit our 8 lighthouses, our natural resources and wildlife. We are a short ferry ride to Shelter Island, the Hamptons, casinos and New England. Wonderful to visit all seasons.