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Bali
An Indonesian island east of Java, renowned for Hindu temples, volcanic peaks, terraced rice fields, and a long-running global tourism boom.
Looking for 2-syllable islands? Here are 30 islands that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Syllables are counted across the whole name (multi-word names sum). "Apple" is 2 syllables; "Macaroni and Cheese" is 6.
List of 2-syllable Islands
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Bornholm
A rocky Danish island in the southern Baltic Sea, geologically and culturally distinct from the rest of Denmark, known for round churches and smoked herring.
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Capri
A small limestone island in the Bay of Naples famed for the luminous Blue Grotto sea cave.
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Djerba
A sun-baked island off the coast of southeastern Tunisia, known for its whitewashed villages, pottery, and ancient Jewish community.
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Elba
A Tyrrhenian island west of Tuscany, best known as the site of Napoleon Bonaparte's first exile.
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Greenland
The world's largest island, an autonomous territory of Denmark covered overwhelmingly by an ice sheet.
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Hainan
China's southernmost province and largest tropical island, sometimes called the "Hawaii of China" for its beach resorts and warm climate.
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Honshu
The largest and most populous island of Japan, home to Tokyo, Mount Fuji, and roughly 80 percent of the country's population.
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Java
The world's most populous island, the political and economic heart of Indonesia, home to 38 active volcanoes and over 150 million people.
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Jeju
A volcanic island off the southern coast of Korea, a popular honeymoon destination centered on the shield volcano Hallasan.
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Jersey
The largest of the Channel Islands, a British Crown Dependency lying just 22 km from the Normandy coast of France.
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Kyushu
The third-largest island of Japan, the southwestern home of the country's most active volcanoes, hot springs, and pottery traditions.
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Lanai
Smallest publicly accessible Hawaiian island, once the world's largest pineapple plantation and now privately owned.
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Lesbos
The third-largest Greek island in the northeastern Aegean Sea, separated from Turkey by a narrow strait.
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Lombok
An Indonesian island east of Bali, dominated by Mount Rinjani volcano and a quieter, more rural alternative to its famous neighbor.
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Maui
Second-largest Hawaiian island, formed by two volcanoes joined by an isthmus, known as the Valley Isle.
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Nevis
The smaller of the two islands in the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, formed by a single conical volcano.
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Oahu
Third-largest Hawaiian island and home to Honolulu, holding the majority of the state's population.
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Oland
Sweden's second-largest island, a long thin landmass in the Baltic Sea linked to the mainland by the country's longest bridge.
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Orkney
An archipelago of about 70 islands off the north coast of Scotland, rich in Neolithic monuments and Norse heritage.
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Penang
A Malaysian state and island in the Strait of Malacca whose capital George Town is a UNESCO-listed colonial port and street-food capital.
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Phuket
Thailand's largest island, a major beach tourism destination at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca.
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Pitcairn
A remote South Pacific island, the only inhabited member of the Pitcairn Islands group and a British Overseas Territory.
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Quemoy
A small Taiwanese island only a few kilometers off the coast of mainland China, a Cold War flashpoint and current military garrison.
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Roatan
The largest of Honduras's Bay Islands, a long thin Caribbean island lining the world's second-largest barrier reef.
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Saint Kitts
The larger and more populous of the two main islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Lesser Antilles.
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Saipan
Largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands, a United States commonwealth in the western Pacific.
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Skye
The largest and northernmost of Scotland's Inner Hebrides, famed for the dramatic Cuillin mountains and Norse-influenced Gaelic culture.
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Ushant
A wind-battered French island off the western tip of Brittany, the entrance to the English Channel and a key navigational landmark since antiquity.
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Zealand
The most populous Danish island, home to Copenhagen and connected to Sweden by the Oresund Bridge.
About 2-syllable islands
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