ISLANDS

Islands that contain Z

6 islands containing the letter Z — each with origin, classification, and notes.

Below are islands that contain the letter Z anywhere in the name. Each of the 6 islands below opens to a full profile.

Table of contents 6 entries
Azores IslandsIbizaLanzaroteZakynthos
ZanzibarZealand

List of Islands That Contain Z

    1

    Azores Islands

    A Portuguese archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the central North Atlantic, near the triple junction of three tectonic plates.

    2

    Ibiza

    A Balearic island in the western Mediterranean famous globally for its electronic music scene and beaches.

    3

    Lanzarote

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

    4

    Zakynthos

    A southern Ionian island of Greece, famed for Navagio shipwreck beach, sea turtles, and the resort coasts of Laganas Bay.

    5

    Zanzibar

    A semi-autonomous Tanzanian archipelago in the Indian Ocean, historic center of the Swahili-Arab spice trade and slave routes.

    6

    Zealand

    The most populous Danish island, home to Copenhagen and connected to Sweden by the Oresund Bridge.

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