word | | Geography - note |
| group | Curacao | Curacao is a part of the Windward Islands (southern) group |
| group | Grenada | the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada |
| Group | Paracel Islands | composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group |
| group | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is comprised of 32 islands and cays |
| grouped | Maldives | 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); archipelago with strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean |
| grouped | World | ... together into a Eurasian continent resulting in six continents. Alternatively, North and South America are sometimes grouped as simply the Americas, resulting in a continent total of six (or five, if the ... |
| groupings | World | ... geopolitical purposes, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula is often included as part of Africa. Although the above groupings are the most common, different continental dispositions are recognized or taught in certain parts of ... |
| groups | Lebanon | ... el Litani is the only major river in Near East not crossing an international boundary; rugged terrain historically helped isolate, protect, and develop numerous factional groups based on religion, clan, and ethnicity |
| groups | Micronesia, Federated States of | four major island groups totaling 607 islands |
| groups | Palau | westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous rock islands |
| groups | Wallis and Futuna | both island groups have fringing reefs |
| growing | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | deeply indented coast provides good natural harbors; short growing season |
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