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An island is a land mass entirely surrounded by water.

Island or Islands may also refer to:

Contents 1 In geography 2 In film 3 In television 4 In literature 5 In music 6 In linguistics 7 Other uses 8 See also

[edit] In geography

• Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, an electoral ward
• Island, Kentucky, a city in the United States
• Island, Yonne, a commune of the Yonne département in France
• The Islands, a defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia once part of Nanaimo and the Islands and now part of Saanich North and the Islands
• Island County, Washington, United States
• Ísland (or Island), the spelling of Iceland in Icelandic, Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Estonian, Serbian, Slovak, Croatian and (almost) in Portuguese (i.e. Islândia), Hungarian (Izland) and Romanian (Islanda).

[edit] In film

• The Island (1960 film), title in USA of Japanese film The Naked Island (Hadaka no shima)
• The Island (1979 film), an Argentine film directed by Alejandro Doria
• The Island (1980 film), a film directed by Michael Ritchie with Michael Caine
• The Island (2005 film), a science-fiction film directed by Michael Bay with Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson
• Ostrov (film) (Russian: Остров, or "The Island"), a 2006 film on religious themes directed by Pavel Lungin

[edit] In television

• The Island (Lost), the island of the show Lost, a character unto itself
• Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island, the 16th season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge on MTV
• Al Jazeera, an Arabic TV station whose name translates in English as "The Island"

[edit] In literature

• Island (novel), a 1962 novel by Aldous Huxley
• The Island (play), a 1973 play by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona
• The Island (1979 novel), a novel by Peter Benchley
• Island (Laymon novel), a horror novel by Richard Laymon
• Island (2000 book), a collection of short stories by Alistair MacLeod
• Island (novel series), by Gordon Korman
• The Island (2005 novel), a novel by Victoria Hislop

[edit] In music

• Island (David Arkenstone album), a 1989 music album by David Arkenstone and Andrew White
• Island (Current 93 album), a 1991 music album by Current 93 and HÖH
• Islands (King Crimson album), a 1971 music album by King Crimson
• Islands (The Band album), a 1977 music album by The Band
• Islands (Kajagoogoo album), a 1984 music album by Kajagoogoo
• Islands (Mike Oldfield album), a 1987 music album by Mike Oldfield
  • Islands (Mike Oldfield song), the title track and single from the Mike Oldfield album
• Island (song), the first single from the album Direction by The Starting Line
• Islands (band), an indie rock band from Canada, including former member of The Unicorns, Nicholas Thorburn
• Island (Cyprus band), a band from Cyprus, formed in 1981
• "Island", a song by The Buggles
• "Island", a song by The Whitest Boy Alive from the 2009 album Rules

[edit] In linguistics

• Islands, phrases out of which extraction is impossible

[edit] Other uses

• Island Platform, a railway platform with tracks running around each side.
• Island Electronic Communication Network, now known as Inet
• "The island", the command and control area of an aircraft carrier
• Traffic island, dividing the lanes of travel in a road
• A colloquial term used for roundabout.
• Refuge island for pedestrians crossing a road
• Island, an area surrounded by another area of contrasting type, such as:
  • Ecological island, a micro-habitat within a larger differing ecosystem
• HMNB, Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth, known as "The Island"
• Islands (restaurant), a casual dining restaurant chain
• Island, a piece of furniture found in many kitchens, similar to a sideboard
• WLRA, "The Island", a tropical rock radio station in Chicago
• "The Island", a colloquial term for people in the New York metro area to refer to Long Island.

[edit] See also

• Ireland
• Iceland
• List of islands
• Category:Islands

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