ISLANDS

Islands that end with A

20 islands ending with the letter A — each with origin, classification, and notes.

This page lists islands that end with A. 20 islands are detailed below. Each entry below is a doorway into a full profile — not just a name on a list.

Table of contents 20 entries
AntiguaBora BoraDjerbaElba
FuerteventuraGran CanariaHispaniolaIbiza
IonaJavaLa PalmaMallorca
MenorcaOkinawaSaaremaaSocotra
SumatraUnalaskaUtilaYakushima

List of Islands That End With A

    1

    Antigua

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

    2

    Bora Bora

    Volcanic island in French Polynesia famed for its turquoise lagoon and the central peaks of Mount Otemanu and Pahia.

    3

    Djerba

    A sun-baked island off the coast of southeastern Tunisia, known for its whitewashed villages, pottery, and ancient Jewish community.

    4

    Elba

    A Tyrrhenian island west of Tuscany, best known as the site of Napoleon Bonaparte's first exile.

    5

    Fuerteventura

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

    6

    Gran Canaria

    The third-largest of the Canary Islands and a circular volcanic island known for its striking interior landscapes.

    7

    Hispaniola

    Second-largest Caribbean island, shared between Haiti in the west and the Dominican Republic in the east.

    8

    Ibiza

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

    9

    Iona

    A small Hebridean island off western Scotland revered as the cradle of Christianity in the country since Columba founded a monastery there in 563 CE.

    10

    Java

    The world's most populous island, the political and economic heart of Indonesia, home to 38 active volcanoes and over 150 million people.

    11

    La Palma

    A volcanically active Canary Island nicknamed La Isla Bonita, with steep rugged terrain and dark-sky reserves.

    12

    Mallorca

    The largest of Spain's Balearic Islands, with a mountainous northwest and beaches along the eastern coast.

    13

    Menorca

    The second-largest of Spain's Balearic Islands, designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1993.

    14

    Okinawa

    The largest island of the Ryukyu chain in southern Japan, known for coral reefs, U.S. military bases, and its distinct Ryukyuan culture.

    15

    Saaremaa

    The largest island of Estonia, a flat limestone island in the Baltic known for windmills, juniper groves, and a Soviet-era meteorite crater.

    16

    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.

    17

    Sumatra

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

    18

    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.

    19

    Utila

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

    20

    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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