Kauai
Oldest and northernmost of the main Hawaiian Islands, nicknamed the Garden Isle for its lush vegetation.
5 islands starting with the letter K — each with origin, classification, and notes.
If you've been searching for islands that start with K, you'll find 5 detailed islands below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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| Kauai | Kiritimati | Kodiak | Komodo |
| Kyushu |
Oldest and northernmost of the main Hawaiian Islands, nicknamed the Garden Isle for its lush vegetation.
A vast coral atoll in the central Pacific, the largest atoll by land area in the world and the easternmost point of Kiribati.
The largest island of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago, famed for its giant brown bears and one of the largest U.S. commercial fishing ports.
A rugged Indonesian island in the Lesser Sunda chain, the principal habitat of the Komodo dragon, the world's largest living lizard.
The third-largest island of Japan, the southwestern home of the country's most active volcanoes, hot springs, and pottery traditions.
That's our current list of islands starting with the letter K. We add new entries every week — if you have a favorite island starting with K that isn't on this page, let us know and we'll write it up.
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