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Aitutaki
A triangular Polynesian atoll in the Cook Islands group, ringed by a turquoise lagoon and 15 motu islets.
Below are islands that contain the letter K anywhere in the name. Each of the 23 islands below opens to a full profile.
List of Islands That Contain K
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Cook Islands
A self-governing Polynesian archipelago of 15 islands in free association with New Zealand.
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Hokkaido
Japan's northernmost main island, a sparsely populated land of volcanoes, deep snow, and indigenous Ainu culture.
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Kauai
Oldest and northernmost of the main Hawaiian Islands, nicknamed the Garden Isle for its lush vegetation.
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Kiritimati
A vast coral atoll in the central Pacific, the largest atoll by land area in the world and the easternmost point of Kiribati.
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Kodiak
The largest island of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago, famed for its giant brown bears and one of the largest U.S. commercial fishing ports.
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Komodo
A rugged Indonesian island in the Lesser Sunda chain, the principal habitat of the Komodo dragon, the world's largest living lizard.
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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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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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Molokai
Fifth-largest Hawaiian island, home to the world's tallest sea cliffs and a famously slow-paced rural lifestyle.
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Mykonos
A small Cycladic island in the Aegean Sea known worldwide for its whitewashed villages and resort nightlife.
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Okinawa
The largest island of the Ryukyu chain in southern Japan, known for coral reefs, U.S. military bases, and its distinct Ryukyuan culture.
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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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Phuket
Thailand's largest island, a major beach tourism destination at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca.
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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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Sakhalin
A long Russian island in the northwest Pacific, off the east coast of Siberia, with oil and gas fields, taiga forests, and a Japanese colonial past.
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Shikoku
The smallest of the four main islands of Japan, famous for its 88-temple Buddhist pilgrimage route circling the island.
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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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Sri Lanka (Island)
A teardrop-shaped island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern tip of India, known for tea, ancient Buddhist sites, and biodiversity hotspots.
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Unalaska
A volcanic island in the eastern Aleutian chain of Alaska, home to Dutch Harbor, one of the busiest commercial fishing ports in the United States.
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Wake Island
A V-shaped coral atoll in the central Pacific, an unincorporated U.S. territory used as a military airfield with a heroic 1941 defense.
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Yakushima
A subtropical Japanese island off the southern tip of Kyushu, a UNESCO World Heritage site celebrated for ancient cedar forests.
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Zakynthos
A southern Ionian island of Greece, famed for Navagio shipwreck beach, sea turtles, and the resort coasts of Laganas Bay.
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