word | | Geography - note |
| Ionian | Albania | strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea) |
| Irazu | Costa Rica | four volcanoes, two of them active, rise near the capital of San Jose in the center of the country; one of the volcanoes, Irazu, erupted destructively in 1963-65 |
| island | Aruba | a flat, riverless island renowned for its white sand beaches; its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27 degrees ... |
| Island | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983; Cartier Island Marine Reserve established in 2000 |
| island | Bahamas, The | strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited |
| island | Barbados | easternmost Caribbean island |
| island | British Indian Ocean Territory | archipelago of 55 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility |
| Island | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | ... 1914 between the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German raider SMS Emden; after being heavily damaged in the engagement, the Emden was beached by her captain on North Keeling Island |
| island | Cuba | largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater Antilles |
| island | Cyprus | the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia) |
| Island | Dominica | known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the ... |
| island | Dominican Republic | shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti |
| island | Faroe Islands | archipelago of 17 inhabited islands and one uninhabited island, and a few uninhabited islets; strategically located along important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands |
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