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Dominica (Island)
A mountainous volcanic island of the Lesser Antilles known as the Nature Isle for its rainforests and rivers.
Looking for 6-syllable islands? Here are 11 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 6-syllable Islands
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Hawaii (Island)
The largest of the Hawaiian Islands, dominated by two active volcanoes and known as the Big Island.
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Madagascar (Island)
The world's fourth-largest island, off the southeastern coast of Africa, a biological wonderland where lemurs and 80 percent of plant species are endemic.
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Martinique (Island)
An overseas region of France in the Lesser Antilles, dominated by the active stratovolcano Mount Pelee.
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Mauritius (Island)
A volcanic island east of Madagascar, a multicultural Indian Ocean republic famed for coral lagoons and as the former home of the extinct dodo.
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Puerto Rico (Island)
An unincorporated United States territory and the smallest of the Greater Antilles, with rugged interior mountains.
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Queimada Grande
A small Brazilian island off Sao Paulo state, also called Snake Island, infamous for hosting one of the world's densest populations of pit vipers.
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Sardinia (Island)
The second-largest island in the Mediterranean and an autonomous region of Italy, with rugged interior highlands.
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Vanuatu (Island)
A Y-shaped Melanesian archipelago of about 80 volcanic islands in the South Pacific.
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Victoria Island
A massive island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the eighth-largest island in the world, split between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
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Xochimilco Island
A network of canal-fed chinampa islands in southern Mexico City, originally cultivated by the Aztecs and now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
About 6-syllable islands
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