ISLANDS

Islands that start with X

4 islands starting with the letter X — each with origin, classification, and notes.

If you've been searching for islands that start with X, you'll find 4 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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Table of contents 4 entries
Xiamen IslandXiaoliuqiuXisha IslandsXochimilco Island

List of Islands That Start With X

    1

    Xiamen Island

    A subtropical Chinese island in Fujian province linked to the mainland by causeways, home to the major port and special economic zone of Xiamen.

    2

    Xiaoliuqiu

    A small coral island off the southwest coast of Taiwan, the only coral island among Taiwan's outlying islands, famed for sea turtle encounters.

    3

    Xisha Islands

    A disputed coral archipelago in the South China Sea, known internationally as the Paracel Islands and administered by China since 1974.

    4

    Xochimilco Island

    A network of canal-fed chinampa islands in southern Mexico City, originally cultivated by the Aztecs and now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

About islands starting with X

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