World Directory, Europe, France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee

Ile d'Yeu is an island and town just off the Vendee coast of western France.

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, Portugal, Azores, Corvo

Vila do Corvo, the village, the unique agglomeration on the island of Corvo, is constructed of small homes located along narrow roadways and alleys rising along the hills of the southern one-third of the island. The coastal area of the village is dominated by the Corvo Aerodrome and ports linking the community to the outside world.

Generally, the inhabitants dedicate themselves to fishing, agriculture, or raising cattle and most services on the island support these activities, as well as annual tourism.

World Directory, Europe, Norway, Aust-Agder, Arendal

The island of Merdo, an island far from the coast facing the Skagerrak, was a major export port in the 17th and 18th centuries and now has a museum, a kiosk, and several beaches. There is regular boat service from Arendal to the island every day during the summer season.

World Directory, Europe, Greece, Cyclades, Syros

Ano Syros is a municipality on the island of Syros, in the Cyclades, Greece.

World Directory, North America, Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island

Gold River is a village located close to the geographic centre of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. In terms of the Island's human geography it is considered to be part of the "North Island", even though it technically is on the Island's west coast.

World Directory, Europe, Italy, Lazio, Latina

Ventotene is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Campania, Italy. It is the remains of an ancient volcano, and is part of the Pontine Islands. In Roman times it was known as Pandataria and Pandateria. It is also a commune belonging to the province of Latina (Lazio).

World Directory, Europe, Spain, Canary Islands, Fuerteventura

With three thousand hours of sunshine a year, Fuerteventura is the closest Canary Island to the African coast with only 100km separating the 'Punta de la Entallada' from Cape Juby in Morroco and is the second largest (after Tenerife) of all the islands.

World Directory, Africa, Mauritius, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius

Barely noticed on the maps and barely known at all, this is a splendid destination for vacation and tourism. In the Indian Ocean, East of Madagascar, is Mauritius Island, one of the Mascarene archipelago islands.

World Directory, Europe, France, Corsica, Ligurian Sea

The island is sometimes called "L'Ile de beaute" - a title which it richly deserves. Its wonderful beaches and the drama of the mountains behind, its forests, and the aroma of the maquis - this virtually unspoilt island is quite unlike the other crowded Mediterranean resorts.