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Yakushima
A subtropical Japanese island off the southern tip of Kyushu, a UNESCO World Heritage site celebrated for ancient cedar forests.
If you've been searching for islands that start with Y, 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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| Yakushima | Yap | Yas Island | Yonaguni |
List of Islands That Start With Y
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Yap
A cluster of four high islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, famous for stone money disks and traditional thatched meeting houses.
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Yas Island
A largely manmade leisure and entertainment island in Abu Dhabi, home to a Formula 1 circuit, Ferrari World, and Warner Bros. World.
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Yonaguni
The westernmost inhabited island of Japan, lying close to Taiwan, known for hammerhead shark dives and a mysterious underwater rock formation.
About islands starting with Y
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