World Directory, Africa, Cape Verde, Barlavento Islands, Sao Vicente

Sao Vicente (Portuguese for "Saint Vincent"), also Son Visent or Son Sent in Cape Verdean Creole, is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santo Antao and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de Sao Vicente separating it from Santo Antao. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the São Vicente municipality.

World Directory, Africa, Seychelles, Mahe, Mahe

The largest island in the archipelago, 27kms long and 12kms at its widest, the economic centre and seat of government with approximately 85 percent of the population. The island is spectacular with its huge mountains and lush tropical vegetation rising to 905 meters at its highest.

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, 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, Ohio, Ottawa County

Put-in-Bay is an incorporated village located on South Bass Island, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The village is a popular summer resort and recreational destination. Ferry service connects it with Catawba Island, Kelleys Island, Port Clinton, and Sandusky, Ohio.

World Directory, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia

Cape Sable Island is located at the southernmost point of the Nova Scotia peninsula, Canada joined to the mainland by the narrow strait of Barrington Passage, and is a great birding and seafood lover destination.

World Directory, Asia, Japan, Hokkaido, Hokkaido

Rebun Island lies in the Sea of Japan off the northwestern tip of Hokkaido, Japan. Rebun stretches 29 kilometers in the north-south direction and 8 kilometers east-west, covering about 80 square kilometers. The island is known for its alpine flowers and the 8-Hour Hiking Course which runs from one end of the island to the other, north to south. The hiking course can be broken into two sections, known as the 4-Hour Hiking Courses. The island is part of the Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park.

World Directory, Oceania, New Zealand, North Island, Kermadec Islands

Anvil-shaped Raoul Island (Sunday Island), the largest and northernmost of the main Kermadec Islands, (located at 29°15′S 177°55′W, 900 km (560 mi) SSW of 'Ata Island of Tonga and 1,100 km (680 mi) NNE of New Zealand's North Island), has been the source of vigorous volcanic activity during the past several thousand years that was dominated by dacitic explosive eruptions.

World Directory, North America, United States, South Carolina, Beaufort County

Daufuskie Island is a residential "sea island" between Savannah, Georgia and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina about 2.75 miles (4.43 km) offshore. The total island surface is just 8 square miles (21 km2) within the maximum length of 5 miles (8.0 km) and maximum width of 2.5 miles (4.0 km).