ISLANDS

Islands that contain T

38 islands containing the letter T — each with origin, classification, and notes.

List of Islands That Contain T

    1

    Aitutaki

    A triangular Polynesian atoll in the Cook Islands group, ringed by a turquoise lagoon and 15 motu islets.

    2

    Antigua

    The larger of the two main islands of Antigua and Barbuda, a Lesser Antilles country in the eastern Caribbean.

    3

    Christmas Island

    An Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean known for its annual mass migration of red crabs.

    4

    Crete (Island)

    The largest and most populous Greek island, anchoring the southern Aegean Sea.

    5

    Easter Island

    Remote volcanic Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific famous for its nearly 1,000 monumental moai statues.

    6

    Elephant Island

    A bleak, ice-covered island off Antarctica famous as the refuge of Ernest Shackleton's crew after the loss of the Endurance in 1916.

    7

    Fuerteventura

    The second-largest of the Canary Islands and the closest to the African mainland, known for long sandy beaches.

    8

    Isle of Wight

    A diamond-shaped island off the south coast of England, a popular Victorian-era seaside destination and host of major music festivals.

    9

    Iturup

    The largest of the disputed Kuril Islands between Russia and Japan, a chain of nine active volcanoes shrouded in fog and forest.

    10

    Kiritimati

    A vast coral atoll in the central Pacific, the largest atoll by land area in the world and the easternmost point of Kiribati.

    11

    Lanzarote

    The easternmost of the main Canary Islands, shaped by sustained volcanic eruptions in the 18th and 19th centuries.

    12

    Malta (Island)

    The largest of the three inhabited islands of the Maltese archipelago in the central Mediterranean.

    13

    Manhattan

    A narrow island at the mouth of the Hudson River, the most densely populated borough of New York City.

    14

    Martinique (Island)

    An overseas region of France in the Lesser Antilles, dominated by the active stratovolcano Mount Pelee.

    15

    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.

    16

    Phuket

    Thailand's largest island, a major beach tourism destination at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca.

    17

    Pitcairn

    A remote South Pacific island, the only inhabited member of the Pitcairn Islands group and a British Overseas Territory.

    18

    Puerto Rico (Island)

    An unincorporated United States territory and the smallest of the Greater Antilles, with rugged interior mountains.

    19

    Roatan

    The largest of Honduras's Bay Islands, a long thin Caribbean island lining the world's second-largest barrier reef.

    20

    Saint Kitts

    The larger and more populous of the two main islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Lesser Antilles.

    21

    Saint Lucia (Island)

    A mountainous volcanic island in the eastern Caribbean known for the twin Piton spires on its west coast.

    22

    Saint Vincent

    The main island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, dominated by the active La Soufriere volcano.

    23

    Santorini

    A volcanic caldera in the southern Aegean known for cliffside whitewashed villages overlooking a sunken crater.

    24

    Socotra

    A remote Yemeni island in the Arabian Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage site whose otherworldly endemic flora includes the umbrella-shaped dragon's blood tree.

    25

    Staten Island

    The southernmost and least densely populated borough of New York City, lying southwest of Manhattan.

    26

    Sumatra

    The sixth-largest island in the world, the westernmost of Indonesia's Greater Sundas, defined by volcanoes, rainforest, and Lake Toba.

    27

    Tahiti

    Largest island of French Polynesia, formed from two volcanoes and home to the capital Papeete.

    28

    Taiwan (Island)

    The main island of the Republic of China, a mountainous landmass off the southeast coast of mainland China and a global semiconductor hub.

    29

    Tenerife

    The largest and most populous of Spain's Canary Islands, dominated by the dormant Mount Teide volcano.

    30

    Tonga (Island)

    A South Pacific archipelago of more than 170 islands forming the constitutional kingdom of Tonga.

    31

    Trinidad (Island)

    The larger of the two main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, lying just off the northeast coast of Venezuela.

    32

    Tuamotus

    The world's largest chain of coral atolls, spanning roughly 1,500 km of the South Pacific in French Polynesia.

    33

    Uist

    A chain of inhabited Hebridean islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, known for white-sand beaches, Gaelic culture, and machair grasslands.

    34

    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.

    35

    Utila

    The smallest and easternmost of Honduras's main Bay Islands, a budget diving hub at the southern end of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.

    36

    Vanuatu (Island)

    A Y-shaped Melanesian archipelago of about 80 volcanic islands in the South Pacific.

    37

    Victoria Island

    A massive island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the eighth-largest island in the world, split between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.

    38

    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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