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La Palma
A volcanically active Canary Island nicknamed La Isla Bonita, with steep rugged terrain and dark-sky reserves.
If you've been searching for islands that start with L, you'll find 6 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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List of Islands That Start With L
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Lanai
Smallest publicly accessible Hawaiian island, once the world's largest pineapple plantation and now privately owned.
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Lanzarote
The easternmost of the main Canary Islands, shaped by sustained volcanic eruptions in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Lesbos
The third-largest Greek island in the northeastern Aegean Sea, separated from Turkey by a narrow strait.
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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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Long Island
An island east of New York City, the longest and largest island in the contiguous United States.
About islands starting with L
That's our current list of islands starting with the letter L. We add new entries every week — if you have a favorite island starting with L that isn't on this page, let us know and we'll write it up.
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