World Directory, Caribbean, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands

Grand Turk is the administrative and political capital of the Turks & Caicos Islands and Cockburn Town has been the seat of government since 1766. This small island is bursting with turn-of-the-century Caribbean charm. Grand Turk is six miles long and just over a mile wide. Like the other islands, Grand Turk is blessed with miles of quiet sugary beaches and is close to several uninhabited cays just waiting to be explored. At the north point of the island, a channel to the sea gives access to North Creek, the only hurricane shelter for yachts traveling between Nassau and Puerto Rico.

World Directory, Caribbean, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts

Saint Kitts is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Together with the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts constitutes one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

World Directory, South America, Venezuela, Nueva Esparta, Nueva Esparta

Isla Margarita (Margarita Island) Venezuela is a mountainous tropical Caribbean island paradise located off the north shore of Venezuela. Margarita is blessed with an average of over 320 days a year of sun, beautiful tropical beaches lined with palm trees like Playa el Agua or Playa Parguito and a temperature that is never too hot or too cold.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo Island

American River is a peaceful fishing village nestling into a hillside of native vegetation and located at the entrance to Pelican Lagoon, an aquatic sanctuary. The town looks across the bay to Eastern Cove. At night wallabies and possums can be seen. During the day scenic walks along the coast are enjoyed. Bird watchers delight in the numerous species of land and aquatic birds, including the beautiful and rare Glossy Black Cockatoo. Pelicans and black swans grace the shores. American River is famous for its fishing, with boating and sailing also favourite pastimes. The town has a boat ramp, barbeque and picnic facilities and fishing charters.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo Island

Emu Bay is the perfect place to stay on Kangaroo Island. It is the best base for the exploration of Australia's third largest offshore island.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, Queensland, Fraser Coast Regional Council

Bordered by 40 kilometres of pristine beaches, Hervey Bay offers access to islands, adventure, wildlife and a beautiful safe aquatic playground for visitors to the Fraser Coast. Hervey Bay has gained international recognition as one of the best locations to view a great variety of marine life especially the majestic humpback whales as they make their yearly migration south, through the region's calm waters, from August to November.

World Directory, Europe, Germany, Lower Saxony, Aurich

Baltrum is an island near the coast of East Frisia (Ostfriesland), Germany and a municipality in the district of Aurich, Lower Saxony.

World Directory, Africa, Saint Helena, Saint Helena, Saint Helena

Jamestown is the capital of the island of Saint Helena, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. Located on the island's north-western coast, it is the island's port, with facilities for unloading goods delivered to the island, and the centre of the island's road and communications network.

World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, Isles of Scilly, Isles of Scilly

Bryher is the smallest of the five inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly.

World Directory, North America, United States, Minnesota, Mille Lacs County

Isle is a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. Its name in the Ojibwe language is "Chi-minising" (by the big island), due to being located right by Malone Island of Mille Lacs Lake, the largest island of that lake.