World Directory, Asia, Thailand, Surat Thani, Surat Thani

Ko Tao (also often Koh Tao, literally "Turtle Island") is an island in Thailand located near the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. It covers an area of about 21 km². Administratively it forms a tambon within the district (Amphoe) Ko Pha Ngan of Surat Thani Province. As of 2006 its official population number is 1382. The main settlement is Ban Mae Hat.

World Directory, Asia, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Sentosa, which means peace and tranquillity in Malay, is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people a year.

World Directory, Asia, Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Islands, Bali

Bali, a tropical island in the Indonesian archipelago, is so picturesque and immaculate it could almost be a painted backdrop. It has rice paddies tripping down hillsides like giant steps, volcanoes soaring up through the clouds, dense tropical jungle, long sandy beaches, warm blue water, crashing surf and friendly people who don't just have a culture but actually live it. In Bali spirits come out to play in the moonlight, every night is a festival and even a funeral is an opportunity to have a good time.

World Directory, Asia, Japan, Kyushu, Okinawa

Iriomote is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands and the second largest in Okinawa Prefecture after Okinawa Island itself.

World Directory, Oceania, Cook Islands, Cook Islands, Rarotonga

Since Rarotonga is the youngest island in the Cook Islands southern group it is physically unlike its other volcanic neighbors where erosion and periodic submersions have reduced mountains to gentle hills. Rarotonga's central massif is the eroded remains of a once mighty volcanic pyramid whose crags now form sawtooth peaks and razorback ridges covered with tropical jungle. These are separated by streams running down steep valleys.

World Directory, Oceania, French Polynesia, Society Islands, Windward Islands

Moorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km (roughly 9mi) northwest of Tahiti. Moorea means "yellow lizard" in Tahitian.

World Directory, North America, United States, Alaska, Aleutian Islands

Umnak is one of the Fox Islands of the Aleutian Islands. With 686.01 square miles (1,776.76 km2) of land area, it is the third largest island in the Aleutian archipelago and the 19th largest island in the United States. The island is home to a large volcanic caldera on Mount Okmok and is separated from Unalaska Island by Umnak Pass

World Directory, North America, United States, Alaska, Aleutian Islands

Unimak Island is the largest island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U.S. state of Alaska.

World Directory, North America, United States, Florida, Okaloosa County

Okaloosa Island is a regionally used term for a small section of larger Santa Rosa Island located in Okaloosa County, Florida.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, Queensland, Whitsunday

Hamilton Island is known as the jewel in the crown of the Whitsundays Island, at the edge of the great barrier reef just off the Queensland coast in Australia.