World Directory, Europe, Norway, Ostlandet, Akershus

Nesoya is a small island in the municipality Asker, Norway. It is linked to the mainland via a bridge.

The island is known for having a number of celebrities and members of the Norwegian financial elite among its residents.

Much of the eastern part of the island is a nature reserve.

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.

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, 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, 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, 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.