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** [[Nanaimo and the Islands]], a provincial electoral district from 1941 to 1963 |
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* ''The'' Island, which in British Columbia English is a common term for [[Vancouver Island]] |
* ''The'' Island, which in British Columbia English is a common term for [[Vancouver Island]] |
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* [[Inet]], previously known as Island ECN, an [[Electronic Communication Network]] acquired by Instinet |
* [[Inet]], previously known as Island ECN, an [[Electronic Communication Network]] acquired by Instinet and subsequently by [[NASDAQ]] |
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* In linguistics, the [[Wh-movement#Extraction islands|syntactic or extraction islands]] |
* In linguistics, the [[Wh-movement#Extraction islands|syntactic or extraction islands]] |
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* The [[Aircraft carrier#Flight deck configuration|command and control area]] of an aircraft carrier |
* The [[Aircraft carrier#Flight deck configuration|command and control area]] of an aircraft carrier |
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Look up island in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
An island is a land mass entirely surrounded by water.
Island may also refer to:
In Ecology
- Ecological island refers to a micro-habitat within a larger differing ecosystem.
In geography
- The Island, Chicago's smallest neighborhood
- Island, Belfast - an electoral ward of East Belfast
- Island County, Washington
- Island, Kentucky, a city in the United States
- Island, Yonne, a commune of the Yonne département France
- The Isle of Wight, also known as The Island
- Manitoulin Island, also known as The Island (the largest freshwater island in the world)
- In the New York Metropolitan Area, "The Island" refers to Long Island
Lands
- Iceland, also known as Ísland, its Icelandic and German name
In film
- The Island (1980 film), a film directed by Michael Ritchie
- The Island (1998 film), a film portraying John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe
- The Island (2005 film), a science-fiction film directed by Michael Bay with Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson
- The Island (2006 film) (Russian: Остров), a film on religious themes directed by Pavel Lungin.
In literature
- Island (1962 novel), a novel by Aldous Huxley
- Islands (1976 novel), a novel by Marta Randall
- The Island (1979 novel), a novel by Peter Benchley
- Island (1987 novel), a novel by Thomas Perry
- Island (2001 novel), a novel by Gordon Korman
- The Island (2005 novel) by Victoria Hislop
- The Island (1973 play), a play by Athol Fugard
- Island (manhwa), a Korean comic series set on the Korean Jeju-do island province
- Island (2000 book), a collection of short stories by Alistair MacLeod
- The Island (Paulsen novel), a novel by Gary Paulsen
In music
- Island (David Arkenstone album), a 1989 music album by David Arkenstone and Andrew White
- Islands (King Crimson album), a 1971 music album by King Crimson
- Islands (The Band album), a 1977 music album by The Band
- Islands (Mike Oldfield album), a 1987 music album by Mike Oldfield
- Islands (band), an indie rock band from Canada, including former members of The Unicorns
- Island (musical group), a Cypriot pop group
- Island Records, a record label
- Island (band), a Swiss progressive band
- "Islands", a song by Cat Power from her 2006 album The Greatest
- "The Island", a 12 minute, 3 part ballad off The Decemberists' 4th full length album, The Crane Wife
- "The Island", by Paul Brady from the 1985 music album 'Back to the Centre'
Other
Island may also refer to:
- The Islands, a defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia
- Saanich North and the Islands, a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly from 1941 to 1963
- Nanaimo and the Islands, a provincial electoral district from 1941 to 1963
- The Island, which in British Columbia English is a common term for Vancouver Island
- Inet, previously known as Island ECN, an Electronic Communication Network acquired by Instinet and subsequently by NASDAQ
- In linguistics, the syntactic or extraction islands
- The command and control area of an aircraft carrier
- A traffic island, a strip between directions of a road
- A refuge island, a small area pedestrians can stop before finishing crossing a road
- The Islands of Langerhans, the endocrine-producing formations in the pancreas