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6 days ago · The top five islands on the list are Maldives in the Indian Ocean (95.63); Phu Quoc, Vietnam (94.41); Bali, Indonesia (93.26); Milos, Greece (93.08); and Dominica (92.47). Palawan has consecutively been voted among the best islands in the world by the readers of Travel + Leisure, from 2017 to 2022.
3 days ago · Dymaxion world map with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale. This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown.
5 days ago · Island, any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, lakes, or rivers. A group of islands is called an archipelago.
4 days ago · Philippines, island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is an archipelago consisting of more than 7,000 islands and islets lying about 500 miles (800 km) off the coast of Vietnam. Manila is the capital, but nearby Quezon City is the country’s most-populous city.
3 days ago · Fiji is a country and archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. It surrounds the Koro Sea about 1,300 miles (2,100 km) north of Auckland, New Zealand. It consists of some 300 islands (about 100 of which are inhabited) and 540 islets. The capital, Suva, is on the southeast coast of the largest island, Viti Levu.
4 days ago · Geographical area. Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian Triangle, although some islands inhabited by Polynesians are situated outside the Polynesian Triangle. Geographically, the Polynesian Triangle is drawn by connecting the points of Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island.
6 days ago · The Philippines' tropical paradise of Palawan was once again voted as one of the best islands to visit around the world. The list, which is based on votes by readers of the New York-based magazine Travel + Leisure, includes a total of 25 island getaways.
