|
Former
or alternate name
|
Type
of name
|
Name
of island or group
|
|
Abingdon
|
former
|
Pinta, Isla (Galapagos)
|
|
Abu al Jirab
|
variant
|
Abu al Abyad (UAE)
|
|
Açores Acores
|
Portuguese
|
Azores (Portugal)
|
|
Adrian Blocks Eylant
|
former Dutch
|
Block Island (RI, US)
|
|
Aenaria
|
ancient
|
Ischia (Italy)
|
|
Aeoliae
|
ancient
|
Lipari Islands (Italy)
|
|
Aethalia
|
ancient
|
Elba (Italy)
|
|
Ahrno
|
former variant
|
Arno Atoll (Marshall Is.)
|
|
Ahvenanmaa
|
Finnish alternate
|
Aland (Finland)
|
|
Ailinglap
|
former variant
|
Ailinglapalap Atoll (Marshall Islands)
|
|
Aion
|
variant
|
Ayon (Russia)
|
|
Ajjih
|
Saame alternate
|
Ukko (Inarijarvi, Finland)
|
|
Allor
|
former variant
|
Alor (Indonesia)
|
|
Almeheira
|
former variant
|
Halmahera (Indonesia)
|
|
Alsen
|
former variant
|
Als (Denmark)
|
|
Andalas
|
ancient name
|
Sumatra (Indonesia)
|
|
Andrija
|
former
|
Svetac (Croatia)
|
|
Antego
|
former variant
|
Antigua
|
|
Assumptione, I. della
|
former
|
Anticosti (Quebec, Canada)
|
|
Aotearoa
|
Maori alternate
|
New Zealand
|
|
Aquidneck Island
|
alternate
|
Rhode Island (RI, US)
|
|
Arbe
|
former
|
Rab (Croatia)
|
|
Arroo
|
former variant
|
Aru, Kepulauan (Indonesia)
|
|
Atleo
|
former variant
|
Atlöy (Norway) Atloy
|
|
Attoo
|
former variant
|
Attu (Aleutians, US)
|
|
Axores
|
former variant
|
Azores (Portugal)
|
|
Babelthuap
|
former
|
Babeldaob (Palau)
|
|
Bahía, Islas de la
|
Spanish
|
Bay Islands (Honduras)
|
|
Bahrein
|
former variant
|
Bahrain
|
|
Baleares
|
Latin
|
Balearic Islands (Spain)
|
|
Bally Island
|
former variant
|
Bali (Indonesia)
|
|
Banca
|
former variant
|
Bangka (Indonesia)
|
|
Barbada
|
former variant
|
Barbuda (Antigua & Barb.)
|
|
Barim
|
variant
|
Perim (Yemen)
|
|
Barlenga
|
former variant
|
Berlenga, Ilha (Portugal)
|
|
Barrington Island
|
former alternate
|
Santa Fe, Isla (Galapagos)
|
|
Baruada
|
former variant
|
Barbuda (Antigua & Barb.)
|
|
Baruodos
|
former variant
|
Barbados
|
|
Bear Island
|
English
|
Bjørnoya (Norwegian Sea)
|
|
Bear Islands
|
English
|
Medvezh'i Ostrova (Russia)
|
|
Behringa
|
former variant
|
Beringa (Siberia, Russia)
|
|
Bely
|
former variant
|
Belyy, Ostrov (Russia)
|
|
Bere Island
|
variant
|
Bear Island (Ireland)
|
|
Beren Eyland
|
former variant
|
Bjørnoya (Norwegian Sea)
|
|
Bermudos
|
former variant
|
Bermuda
|
|
Ber'ozovyj, Ostrov
|
variant
|
Bol'shoy Berezovyy (Karelia)
|
|
Big Diomede Island
|
alternate
|
Ratmanova (Siberia, Russia)
|
|
Björkö Bjorko
|
former
|
Bol'shoy Berezovyy (Karelia)
|
|
Black Bend Island
|
former variant
|
Blackbeard I. (Georgia)
|
|
Bliths Island
|
former variant
|
Blythe I. (Georgia)
|
|
Boblo Island
|
variant
|
Bois Blanc (Ontario)
|
|
Bolshoi Island
|
former variant
|
Bol'shoy Lyakhovskiy (Russia)
|
|
Bömmel Bommel
|
former variant
|
Bømlo (Norway) Bomlo
|
|
Bonayre
|
former variant
|
Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)
|
|
Bonin Islands
|
alternate
|
Ogasawara-gunto (Japan)
|
|
Borbon, Isla de
|
Argentine alternate
|
Pebble I. (Falkland Is.)
|
|
Borgundarholm
|
former
|
Bornholm (Denmark)
|
|
Boriquen
|
former
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
Bouru
|
former variant
|
Buru (Indonesia)
|
|
Brassa or Brazza
|
former Italian
|
Brač (Croatia) Brac
|
|
Bremanger
|
variant
|
Bremangerlandet (Norway)
|
|
Britannia
|
Latin
|
Great Britain
|
|
Busi
|
former Italian
|
Biševo (Croatia) Bisevo
|
|
Byuare
|
former variant
|
Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)
|
|
Cabo Verde, Ilhas do
|
Portuguese
|
Cape Verde
|
|
Canarias, Islas
|
Spanish
|
Canary Islands (Spain)
|
|
Candia
|
former alternate
|
Crete (Greece)
|
|
Candle Island
|
alternate
|
Raman Thuruth (Kerala, India)
|
|
Candy Island
|
former alternate
|
Crete (Greece)
|
|
Cape de Verd Isles
|
former variant
|
Cape Verde
|
|
Carmen
|
former variant
|
Karmøy (Norway) Karmoy
|
|
Caymanes
|
former variant
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
Ceiram
|
former variant
|
Ceram (Indonesia)
|
|
Cephalonia
|
variant
|
Kefallinia (Greece)
|
|
Cercina
|
ancient
|
Kerkennah (Tunisia)
|
|
Cerigo
|
former
|
Kithira (Greece)
|
|
Ceylon
|
former
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
Changoteach
|
former variant
|
Chincoteague (VA, US)
|
|
Cherso
|
former Italian
|
Cres (Croatia)
|
|
Chios
|
variant
|
Khios (Greece)
|
|
Chishima
|
Japanese
|
Kuril Islands (Russia)
|
|
Christmas Island
|
English
|
Kiritimati (Kiribati)
|
|
Cipangu
|
early European
|
Japan
|
|
Cipro
|
former variant
|
Cyprus
|
|
Codfish Island
|
English alternate
|
Whenua Hou (New Zealand)
|
|
Col I.
|
former variant
|
Coll (Scotland)
|
|
Colgoyen
|
former variant
|
Kolguyev (Russia)
|
|
Colon, Arch. de
|
Ecuadorian alternate
|
Galapagos
|
|
Commander Islands
|
English
|
Komandorskiye Os. (Russia)
|
|
Comores
|
French
|
Comoros
|
|
Company's Land
|
former
|
Urup (Kuril Is., Russia)
|
|
Condore
|
former European
|
Con Son (Vietnam)
|
|
Corcyra
|
ancient
|
Corfu (Greece)
|
|
Corcyra Nigra
|
ancient
|
Korčula (Croatia) Korcula
|
|
Corse
|
French
|
Corsica (France)
|
|
Cossura
|
ancient
|
Pantelleria (Italy)
|
|
Cozumal
|
former variant
|
Cozumel (Mexico)
|
|
Creta
|
Latin
|
Crete (Greece)
|
|
Creytons Island
|
former variant
|
Creighton I. (Georgia)
|
|
Cure
|
former variant
|
Kure (Hawaii)
|
|
Curzola
|
former Italian
|
Korčula (Croatia) Korcula
|
|
Cylon
|
former variant
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
Dagelet Island
|
former European
|
Ullung-do (South Korea)
|
|
Dago, Dagö, or Dagoe
|
former
|
Hiiumaa (Estonia)
|
|
Devil's Island
|
English
|
Diable, Î. du (French Guiana)
|
|
Dhalacel Keber
|
former variant
|
Dehalak' Deset (Eritrea)
|
|
Diayu Dao
|
Chinese alternate
|
Senkaku-gunto (Japan)
|
|
Disko
|
former
|
Qeqertarsuaq (Greenland)
|
|
Djawa
|
former variant
|
Java (Indonesia)
|
|
Donnasö
|
former variant
|
Donna (Norway)
|
|
Drago
|
former variant
|
Hiiumaa (Estonia)
|
|
Ebusos
|
ancient
|
Ibiza (Spain)
|
|
Edge Island
|
English
|
Edgeöya (Svalbard)
|
|
Egg I.
|
former variant
|
Eigg Island (Scotland)
|
|
Egripo
|
former
|
Euboea (Greece)
|
|
Ekerö Ekero
|
former variant
|
Iegeröya (Norway)
|
|
Elandia
|
former Latin
|
Oland (Sweden)
|
|
Eolie, Isole
|
alternate
|
Lipari Islands (Italy)
|
|
Española
|
former Spanish
|
Hispaniola
|
|
Etorofu
|
Japanese name
|
Iturup (Kuril Islands, Russia)
|
|
Ezel
|
former variant
|
Saaremaa (Estonia)
|
|
Faddeevski or Faddeyeff I.
|
former variants
|
Faddeyevskiy (Russia)
|
|
Faroër Faroer
|
former variant
|
Faeroe Islands
|
|
Fayal or Fayall
|
former variants
|
Faial (Azores, Portugal)
|
|
Feejee
|
former variant
|
Fiji
|
|
Femeren
|
former variant
|
Fehmarn (Germany)
|
|
Fero
|
former variant
|
Faeroe Islands
|
|
Fionia
|
former Latin
|
Fyn (Denmark)
|
|
Floris
|
former variant
|
Flores (Indonesia)
|
|
Formosa
|
former
|
Taiwan
|
|
Formose
|
former variant
|
Taiwan
|
|
Føroyar Foroyar
|
Faroese
|
Faeroe Islands
|
|
Frantsa Iosifa, Zemlya
|
Russian
|
Franz Josef Land (Russia)
|
|
Fridtjof Nansen Land
|
former alternate
|
Franz Josef Land (Russia)
|
|
Friendly Islands
|
former alternate
|
Tonga
|
|
Fro Öer
|
former variant
|
Froan (Norway)
|
|
Froien
|
former variant
|
Fröya (north of Hitra, Norway)
|
|
Frötö
|
former variant
|
Fröya (More og Roms.,
Nor.)
|
|
Fune, Funen, or Fünen
|
alternate
|
Fyn (Denmark)
|
|
Fungma
|
former
|
Cheju (South Korea)
|
|
Fyen
|
former variant
|
Fyn (Denmark)
|
|
Gallups Island
|
former variant
|
Gallops Island (MA)
|
|
Gardner Island
|
former
|
Nikumaroro (Kiribati)
|
|
Georgia
|
former alternate
|
South Georgia
|
|
Gilolo
|
former
|
Halmahera (Indonesia)
|
|
Godland
|
former variant
|
Gotland (Sweden)
|
|
Godo
|
former variant
|
Goddo (Norway)
|
|
Gothland or Gottland
|
former variant
|
Gotland (Sweden)
|
|
Gran Malvina
|
Argentine alternate
|
West Falkland (Falkland Is.)
|
|
Graver Island
|
former variant
|
Grover Island (SE Georgia)
|
|
Great Island
|
former variant
|
Groote Eylandt (Australia)
|
|
Great Liqueo
|
former alternate
|
Okinawa (Japan)
|
|
Great Warsaw
|
former variant
|
Wassaw (Georgia)
|
|
Green Island
|
English
|
Lu Tao (Taiwan)
|
|
Groenlande
|
former variant
|
Greenland
|
|
Groenlandia
|
former variant
|
Greenland
|
|
Gross Homn, Insel
|
former
|
Kräsuli (Estonia)
|
|
Grossa
|
former Italian
|
Dugi Otok (Croatia)
|
|
Grossbritannien
|
German
|
Great Britain
|
|
Gyaros
|
variant name
|
Yiaros (Greece)
|
|
Haida Gwaii
|
Haida
|
Queen Charlotte Is. (BC, Can.)
|
|
Haynan
|
former variant
|
Hainan (China)
|
|
Herd's Island
|
former variant
|
Heard Island (Indian Ocean)
|
|
Heligoland
|
former variant
|
Helgoland (Germany)
|
|
Herds Island
|
former variant
|
Hird I. (off Darien Georgia)
|
|
Hestmandö
|
former variant
|
Hestmona (Norway)
|
|
Heyligeland
|
former variant
|
Helgoland (Germany)
|
|
Hibernia
|
Latin name
|
Ireland
|
|
Hindo
|
former variant
|
Hinnöya (Norway)
|
|
Hitland
|
former variant
|
Shetland (Scotland)
|
|
Hitteren
|
former variant
|
Hitra (Norway)
|
|
Hitterö Hittero
|
former variant
|
Hidra (Norway)
|
|
Hjaltland
|
former Norse
|
Shetland (Scotland)
|
|
Hog Island
|
former
|
Paradise Island (Bahamas)
|
|
Hogland
|
former variant
|
Gogland (Baltic, Russia)
|
|
Hondo
|
former
|
Honshu (Japan)
|
|
Hoopen Eyland
|
former variant
|
Hopen (Svalbard)
|
|
Hope Island
|
English
|
Hopen (Svalbard)
|
|
Imbros
|
former Greek
|
Gökceada (Turkey)
|
|
Imroz
|
former Gokceada
|
Gökceada (Turkey)
|
|
Ila
|
former variant
|
Islay (Scotland)
|
|
Ilva
|
ancient
|
Elba (Italy)
|
|
Incoronata
|
former Italian
|
Kornat (Croatia)
|
|
Indre Sulen
|
former variant
|
Sula (Norway)
|
|
Irian
|
Indonesian
|
New Guinea
|
|
Isedom
|
former variant
|
Usedom (Germany-Poland)
|
|
Island
|
Icelandic, German
|
Iceland
|
|
Islandia
|
Latin
|
Iceland
|
|
Ithaca
|
variant
|
Ithaki (Greece)
|
|
Ivica or Iviza
|
former variant
|
Ibiza (Spain)
|
|
Iwo-jima
|
variant
|
Io-jima (Japan)
|
|
Jawa
|
Indonesian
|
Java (Indonesia)
|
|
Jeendana
|
former alternate
|
Sumba (Indonesia)
|
|
Jeju
|
alternate
|
Cheju (South Korea)
|
|
Jerba
|
variant
|
Djerba (Tunisia)
|
|
Jesso
|
former variant
|
Hokkaido (Japan)
|
|
Joanes or Joannes
|
former
|
Marajo (Brazil)
|
|
Jykill Island
|
former variant
|
Jekyll Island (Georgia)
|
|
Kaggo
|
former variant
|
Kågen (Norway) Kagen
|
|
Kalaallit Nunaat
|
Greenlandic alternate
|
Greenland
|
|
Kalimantan
|
Indonesian
|
Borneo
|
|
Kannay
|
former variant
|
Canna (Scotland)
|
|
Karafuto
|
Japanese
|
Sakhalin (Siberia, Russia)
|
|
Karlo or Karlö
|
Swedish alternate
|
Hailuoto (Finland)
|
|
Kashut
|
former variant
|
Kasos (Greece)
|
|
Ké Ke
|
former variant
|
Kai (Indonesia)
|
|
Keeling Islands
|
former alternate
|
Cocos Islands (Indian Ocean)
|
|
Kentucky Island
|
former Western
|
Dan Dao, Shandong, China
|
|
Kerkira
|
Greek alternate
|
Corfu (Greece)
|
|
Kharaj Island
|
former variant
|
Kharg (Iran)
|
|
Kipr
|
former Norse
|
Cyprus
|
|
Kolgi, Kolguef, or Kolguev
|
former variants
|
Kolguyev (Russia)
|
|
Kondor Islands, Pulau
|
former alternate
|
Con Son (Vietnam)
|
|
Kotelnoi or Kotelny
|
former variants
|
Kotel'nyy (Russia)
|
|
Koulouri
|
former
|
Salamis (Greece)
|
|
Koutan
|
former variant
|
Akutan (Aleutians, US)
|
|
Kreta
|
German
|
Crete (Greece)
|
|
Kriti
|
Greek name
|
Crete (Greece)
|
|
Kunö Kuno
|
former
|
Kihnu (Estonia)
|
|
Kuria Muria Islands
|
variant
|
Khuriya Muriya (Oman)
|
|
Kurile Islands
|
variant
|
Kuril Islands (Russia)
|
|
Kythera
|
variant
|
Kithira (Greece)
|
|
Laaland
|
former variant
|
Lolland (Denmark)
|
|
Laccadive
|
former
|
Lakshadweep (India)
|
|
Ladrone or Ladrones
|
former alternate
|
Mariana Islands
|
|
Lagosta
|
former Italian
|
Lastovo (Croatia)
|
|
Landegode
|
former variant
|
Landego (Norway)
|
|
Lantau
|
variant
|
Lan Tao (Hong Kong)
|
|
Leila
|
Moroccan alternate
|
Perejil (Ceuta, Spain)
|
|
Lesina
|
former Italian
|
Hvar (Croatia)
|
|
Leucas or Leukas
|
ancient name
|
Levkas (Greece)
|
|
Liakhof Islands
|
former variant
|
Lyakhovskiye Os. (Russia)
|
|
Liqueo Isles
|
former alternate
|
Ryukyu Islands (Japan)
|
|
Lisiansky
|
former variant
|
Lisianski (Hawaii)
|
|
Lissa
|
former Italian
|
Vis (Croatia)
|
|
Little Makin Island
|
former
|
Makin (Kiribati)
|
|
Little Warsaw
|
former variant
|
Little Wassaw (Georgia)
|
|
Lofoden
|
former variant
|
Lofoten Is. (Norway)
|
|
Lombock
|
former variant
|
Lombok (Indonesia)
|
|
Longa, Insula
|
former Latin
|
Long Island (New York, US)
|
|
Longe Isleland
|
former variant
|
Long Island (New York, US)
|
|
Loppen
|
former variant
|
Loppa (Norway)
|
|
Lossin
|
former Italian
|
Lošinj (Croatia) Losinj
|
|
Low Archipelago
|
former European
|
Tuamotu Arch. (French Pol.)
|
|
Luchu Islands
|
former variant
|
Ryukyu Islands (Japan)
|
|
Luconia
|
former variant
|
Luzon (Philippines)
|
|
Lunga
|
former Italian
|
Dugi Otok (Croatia)
|
|
Lussin
|
former Italian
|
Lošinj (Croatia) Losinj
|
|
Maasö Maaso
|
former variant
|
Måsöya (Norway) Masoya
|
|
Mackenzie Is.
|
former European
|
Ulithi Atoll (FS Micronesia)
|
|
Magindanoa
|
former variant
|
Mindanao (Philippines)
|
|
Makin Island
|
former
|
Butaritari (Kiribati)
|
|
Maluku
|
Indonesian alternate
|
Moluccas (Indonesia)
|
|
Malvinas
|
Argentine alternate
|
Falklands
|
|
Manitoualin
|
former variant
|
Manitoulin I. (Ontario)
|
|
March Island
|
former
|
Queens I. (Georgia coast)
|
|
Marcus Island
|
former European
|
Minami-tori-shima (Japan)
|
|
Marianne Is.
|
former variant
|
Mariana Islands
|
|
Marigalanta
|
former variant
|
Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe)
|
|
Marquises, Îles
|
French
|
Marquesas (French Pol.)
|
|
Maykor
|
former variant
|
Maikoor (Aru Is., Indonesia)
|
|
Mays Island
|
alternate
|
Municipal Island (Iowa, US)
|
|
Mazira
|
former variant
|
Masirah (Oman)
|
|
Mela
|
former variant
|
Melöya (Norway) Meloya
|
|
Meleda
|
former Italian
|
Mljet (Croatia)
|
|
Melita
|
ancient
|
Malta
|
|
Melita
|
ancient
|
Mljet (Croatia)
|
|
Melo
|
former variant
|
Melöya (Norway) Meloya
|
|
Mille
|
former variant
|
Mili Atoll (Marshall Is.)
|
|
Mindano
|
former variant
|
Mindanao (Philippines)
|
|
Minorca
|
variant
|
Menorca (Balearic Is., Spain)
|
|
Mitilene or Mitylene
|
former variants
|
Lesbos (Greece)
|
|
Miya-jima
|
alternate
|
Itsuku-shima (Japan)
|
|
Möen Moen
|
former variant
|
Møn (Denmark)
|
|
Mohu
|
former variant
|
Muhu (Estonia)
|
|
Mon, Ynys
|
Welsh alternate
|
Anglesey (Wales)
|
|
Mortay or Morty
|
former variants
|
Morotai (Indonesia)
|
|
Moseirah
|
former variant
|
Masirah (Oman)
|
|
Mosera
|
former variant
|
Masirah (Oman)
|
|
Moskenäsö
|
former variant
|
Moskenesøy (Norway)
|
|
Mula I.
|
former variant
|
Mull (Scotland)
|
|
Mulatas
|
former
|
San Blas, Islas (Panama)
|
|
Mysol
|
former variant
|
Misool (Indonesia)
|
|
Mytilene
|
former variant
|
Lesbos (Greece)
|
|
Nansei-shoto
|
Japanese alternate
|
Ryukyu Islands (Japan)
|
|
Nargo
|
former
|
Naissaar (Estonia)
|
|
Nedoen Tivoe
|
former
|
Delft (Sri Lanka)
|
|
Negropont
|
former
|
Euboea (Greece)
|
|
Neu-Britannien
|
German
|
New Britain (PNG)
|
|
Neuguinea
|
German
|
New Guinea
|
|
Neu-Pommern
|
former German
|
New Britain (PNG)
|
|
New Amsterdam
|
former
|
Amsterdam (Indian Ocean)
|
|
New Hebrides
|
former
|
Vanuatu
|
|
New Siberia
|
English
|
Novaya Sibir', O. (Russia)
|
|
New Siberian Islands
|
English
|
Novosibirskiye Os. (Russia)
|
|
Nicholas II Land
|
former
|
Severnaya Zemlya (Russia)
|
|
Nieuw Guinea
|
Dutch
|
New Guinea
|
|
Nightingale Island
|
former European
|
Bach Long Vi, Dao (Vietnam)
|
|
Niphon or Nipon
|
former alternate
|
Honshu (Japan)
|
|
Nobon
|
former variant
|
Annobon (Equatorial Guinea)
|
|
Normandes, Iles
|
French
|
Channel Islands
|
|
Normmanische Inseln
|
German
|
Channel Islands
|
|
North East Land
|
English
|
Nordaustlandet (Svalbard)
|
|
North Land
|
English
|
Severnaya Zemlya (Russia)
|
|
Nouvelle Caledonie
|
French
|
New Caledonia
|
|
Nova Zemla
|
former variant
|
Novaya Zemlya (Russia)
|
|
Nyas
|
former variant
|
Nias (Indonesia)
|
|
Odensholm
|
former
|
Osmussaar (Estonia)
|
|
Oglasa
|
ancient
|
Montecristo (Italy)
|
|
Ogurchinskiy
|
Russian
|
Ogurja Ada (Turkmenistan)
|
|
Old Providence Island
|
former English
|
Providencia (Colombia)
|
|
Onne-kotan
|
Japanese
|
Onekotan (Kuril Is., Russia)
|
|
Oonalashka
|
former variant
|
Unalaska (Aleutians, US)
|
|
Oqui
|
former variant
|
Oki-retto (Japan)
|
|
Orcades
|
former variant
|
Orkney (Scotland)
|
|
Orchid Island
|
English alternate
|
Lan Yu (Taiwan)
|
|
Ösel Osel
|
former German
|
Saaremaa (Estonia)
|
|
Osilia
|
former Latin
|
Saaremaa (Estonia)
|
|
Öst Vaagö
|
former variant
|
Austvågöy (Norway)
|
|
Ostfriesische Inseln
|
German
|
East Frisian Islands
|
|
Otaheite
|
former variant
|
Tahiti (French Polynesia)
|
|
Ousel
|
former variant
|
Saaremaa (Estonia)
|
|
Owhyhee
|
former variant
|
Hawaii (Hawaii, US)
|
|
Pagalu
|
former
|
Annobon (Equatorial Guinea)
|
|
Pagasa
|
Philippine name
|
Thitu (Spratly Islands)
|
|
Pago
|
former Italian
|
Pag (Croatia)
|
|
Pamodus
|
ancient
|
Pag (Croatia)
|
|
Pandateria
|
ancient
|
Ventotene (Italy)
|
|
Pangan Island
|
former variant
|
Phangan, Ko (Thailand)
|
|
Papua
|
former alternate
|
New Guinea
|
|
Paragoa
|
former name
|
Palawan (Philippines)
|
|
Pascua, Isla de
|
Spanish
|
Easter Island
|
|
Paumotu Arch.
|
former variant
|
Tuamotu Arch. (French Pol.)
|
|
Pelagosa
|
former Italian
|
Palagruža (Croatia)
|
|
Pelagruža Pelagruza
|
variant Palagruza
|
Palagruža (Croatia)
|
|
Pelew Is.
|
former variant
|
Palau
|
|
Pennan, Koh
|
former variant
|
Phangan, Ko (Thailand)
|
|
Pescadores
|
former European
|
P'eng-hu (Taiwan)
|
|
Peter Islands
|
English
|
Petra, Ostrova (Russia)
|
|
Pharus
|
ancient
|
Hvar (Croatia)
|
|
Phu Kok
|
former variant
|
Phu Quoc (Vietnam)
|
|
Pinang
|
variant
|
Penang (Malaysia)
|
|
Pinas
|
former variant
|
Juventud, Isla de (Cuba)
|
|
Pines, Isle of
|
former English
|
Juventud, Isla de (Cuba)
|
|
Piños, Isla de
|
former Spanish
|
Juventud, Isla de (Cuba)
|
|
Poggy
|
former variant
|
Pagai, Kepulauan (Indonesia)
|
|
Pomo
|
former Italian
|
Jabuka (Croatia)
|
|
Ponape or Ponapi
|
former variants
|
Pohnpei (FS Micronesia)
|
|
Port Hamilton
|
former European
|
So-do (South Korea)
|
|
Porto Rico
|
former variant
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
Princes Island
|
former European
|
Panaitan (Indonesia)
|
|
Princes Islands
|
English
|
Kizil Adalar (Turkey)
|
|
Proconnesus
|
ancient
|
Marmara (Turkey)
|
|
Pulau Kondor Islands
|
former alternate
|
Con Son (Vietnam)
|
|
Quelpart or Quelport
|
former European
|
Cheju (South Korea)
|
|
Quemoy
|
former
|
Kinmen (Taiwan)
|
|
Quibo
|
former variant
|
Coiba (Panama)
|
|
Raippaluoto
|
Finnish
|
Vallgrund (Finland)
|
|
Rakiura
|
Maori alternate
|
Stewart Island (New Zealand)
|
|
Rameswaram
|
alternate
|
Pamban Island (India)
|
|
Randel's Island
|
former variant
|
Randalls Island (NYC, NY)
|
|
Rapa Nui
|
Polynesian alternate
|
Easter Island
|
|
Ratno Island
|
variant
|
Veliko Ratno (Serbia)
|
|
Rebum
|
former variant
|
Rebun-to (Japan)
|
|
Ree, Île de
|
former variant
|
Ré, Île de (France)
|
|
Renaissance Island
|
English
|
Vozrozhdeniye (Aral Sea)
|
|
Rhodus
|
Latin
|
Rhodes (Greece)
|
|
Rhum
|
variant
|
Rum (Scotland)
|
|
Ringvatsö
|
former variant
|
Ringvassöy (Norway)
|
|
Riouw
|
former variant
|
Riau, Kepulauan (Indonesia)
|
|
Riu Kiu Islands
|
former variant
|
Ryukyu Islands (Japan)
|
|
Roccha Partida
|
former variant
|
Roca Partida (Mexico)
|
|
Rodhos
|
Greek
|
Rhodes (Greece)
|
|
Rodi
|
former variant
|
Rhodes (Greece)
|
|
Rodö Rodo
|
former variant
|
Rödöya (Norway)
|
|
Rolfsö Rolfso
|
former variant
|
Rolvsöya (Norway)
|
|
Röm Rom
|
former variant
|
Rømø (Denmark) Romo
|
|
Ronu Sala
|
former variant
|
Ruhnu (Estonia)
|
|
Rook or Rooke
|
former European
|
Umboi (Papua New Guinea)
|
|
Roosevelt Island
|
variant
|
Theodore Roosevelt I. (DC)
|
|
Royale, Île
|
former French
|
Cape Breton Island (Canada)
|
|
Rugia
|
former variant
|
Rugen (Germany)
|
|
Ruk Islands
|
former variant
|
Truk (FS Micronesia)
|
|
Runö Runo
|
former
|
Ruhnu (Estonia)
|
|
Sagaleen
|
former variant
|
Sakhalin (Russia)
|
|
Saint David Islands
|
former European
|
Mapia, Kepulauan (Indonesia)
|
|
St. Jean, Île
|
former French
|
Prince Edward Island (Can.)
|
|
St. Jo
|
English variant
|
San Jose Island (Texas)
|
|
Saint Jona or Jonas
|
former English
|
Iony, Ostrov (Russia)
|
|
St. Joseph Island
|
English variant
|
San Jose Island (Texas)
|
|
St. Thomas
|
English
|
Sao Tome
|
|
Ste. Marie Sainte
|
former European
|
Boraha, Nosy (Madagascar)
|
|
Saishu Island
|
former Japanese
|
Cheju (South Korea)
|
|
Salomon Is.
|
former variant
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
Salomonis, Insulae
|
former Latin
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
San Andrea
|
former Italian
|
Svetac (Croatia)
|
|
Sandalwood
|
former European
|
Sumba (Indonesia)
|
|
Sando
|
former variant
|
Sado-shima (Japan)
|
|
Sandwich Islands
|
former European
|
Hawaii
|
|
Sansibar
|
German
|
Zanzibar (Tanzania)
|
|
Santiago
|
former Spanish
|
Jamaica
|
|
Santo Domingo
|
former alternate
|
Hispaniola
|
|
Santorini
|
Italian alternate
|
Thira (Greece)
|
|
Sao Jorge
|
Portuguese alternate
|
Saint Georges I. (Goa, India)
|
|
Sardegna
|
Italian
|
Sardinia
|
|
Sardinien
|
German
|
Sardinia
|
|
Saseno
|
Italian
|
Sazan (Albania)
|
|
Schetlad
|
former variant
|
Shetland (Scotland)
|
|
Seeland
|
German
|
Sjaelland (Denmark)
|
|
Seilan
|
former variant
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
Seladia
|
former Latin
|
Sjaelland (Denmark)
|
|
Seniavina Islands
|
former variant
|
Senyavin Is. (FS Micronesia)
|
|
Senjen
|
former variant
|
Senja (Norway)
|
|
Serpent or Serpents
|
English
|
Zmeinyy (Black Sea, Ukraine)
|
|
Shimushiru
|
Japanese
|
Simushir (Kuril Is., Russia)
|
|
Shirangapattana
|
variant
|
Srirangapatnam (India)
|
|
Sicilia
|
Italian, Latin
|
Sicily
|
|
Sierro
|
former variant
|
Stjernöya (Norway)
|
|
Sikiløy Sikiloy
|
Norse
|
Sicily
|
|
Silden
|
former variant
|
Silda (Norway)
|
|
Sizilien
|
German
|
Sicily
|
|
Skedaway
|
former variant
|
Skidaway (Georgia)
|
|
Smolen
|
former variant
|
Smola (Norway)
|
|
Societe, Îles de la
|
French
|
Society Is. (French Polynesia)
|
|
Soemba Island
|
former variant
|
Sumba (Indonesia)
|
|
Soembawa
|
former variant
|
Sumbawa (Indonesia)
|
|
Sokotra
|
former variant
|
Socotra (Yemen)
|
|
Soledad
|
Argentine alternate
|
East Falkland (Falkland Is.)
|
|
Sorlinges, The
|
former
|
Scilly, Isles of (England)
|
|
Spagnola
|
former variant
|
Hispaniola
|
|
Staten Island
|
English
|
Estados (Argentina)
|
|
Staten
|
former
|
Iturup (Kuril Islands, Russia)
|
|
Stokö Stoko
|
former variant
|
Stokköya (Norway)
|
|
Store Sartorö
|
former variant
|
Sotra (Norway)
|
|
Sudrøyene
|
former Norse
|
Hebrides (Scotland)
|
|
Sulawesi
|
Indonesian
|
Celebes (Indonesia)
|
|
Sulet
|
former
|
Solta (Croatia)
|
|
Sumatera
|
Indonesian
|
Sumatra (Indonesia)
|
|
Suqutra
|
variant
|
Socotra (Yemen)
|
|
Swallow Reef
|
alternate
|
Layang Layang (Spratly Is.)
|
|
Swan Islands
|
English
|
Cisne, Islas del (Honduras)
|
|
Tanegaxinia
|
former variant
|
Tanega-shima (Japan)
|
|
Tenedos
|
former Greek
|
Bozcaada (Turkey)
|
|
Terra Nova
|
former Latin
|
Newfoundland (Canada)
|
|
Thiaki
|
former variant
|
Ithaki (Greece)
|
|
Thren Is.
|
former variant
|
Træna (Norway) Traena
|
|
Tiao-yu T'ai
|
Chinese alternate
|
Senkaku-gunto (Japan)
|
|
Tongataboo
|
former variant
|
Tongatapu (Tonga)
|
|
Torgen
|
former variant
|
Torget (Norway)
|
|
Torre Iland
|
former variant
|
Tory I. (Donegal, Ireland)
|
|
Trinidada
|
former variant
|
Trinidad
|
|
Tsarevich Alexis
|
former
|
Malyy Taymyr (Russia)
|
|
Tusterö
|
former variant
|
Tustna (Norway)
|
|
Tyrrie
|
former variant
|
Tyree (Scotland)
|
|
Tysnæso
|
former variant
|
Tysnesöy (Norway)
|
|
Unguja
|
alternate
|
Zanzibar (Tanzania)
|
|
Unie
|
former Italian
|
Unije (Croatia)
|
|
Union Group
|
former European
|
Tokelau
|
|
Uruppu
|
Japanese
|
Urup (Kuril Islands, Russia)
|
|
Ushant or Ushent
|
former variants
|
Ouessant, Île d' (France)
|
|
Utsire
|
former variant
|
Utsira (Norway)
|
|
Uznam
|
Polish
|
Usedom (Germany-Poland)
|
|
Vaagsö Vaagso
|
former variant
|
Vågsöy (Norway) Vagsoy
|
|
Vaigach or Vaigatch
|
former variant
|
Vaygach, Ostrov (Russia)
|
|
Van Diemen's Land
|
former
|
Tasmania (Australia)
|
|
Vandö Vando
|
former variant
|
Vanna (Troms, Norway)
|
|
Vannøy Vannoy
|
variant
|
Vanna (Troms, Norway)
|
|
Värö Varo
|
former variant
|
Værøy (Norway) Vaeroy
|
|
Veglia
|
former Italian
|
Krk (Croatia)
|
|
Vest Vaagö Vaago
|
former variant
|
Vestvågöy (Norway)
|
|
Vesteraalen
|
former variant
|
Vesterålen (Norway)
|
|
Vestspitsbergen
|
former
|
Spitsbergen (Svalbard)
|
|
Vigreö Vigreo
|
former variant
|
Vigra (Norway)
|
|
Vigten Islands
|
former variant
|
Vikna (Norway)
|
|
Viti Islands
|
former variant
|
Fiji
|
|
Volcano Islands
|
English
|
Kazan-retto (Japan)
|
|
Waihu
|
former
|
Easter Island
|
|
Walaamo
|
former variant
|
Valaam (Karelia, Russia)
|
|
Walgrund
|
former variant
|
Vallgrund (Finland)
|
|
Wamma or Warmar
|
former variants
|
Wamar (Indonesia)
|
|
Watling Island
|
former
|
San Salvador (Bahamas)
|
|
Waygeeoo
|
former variant
|
Waigeo (Indonesia)
|
|
Western Isles
|
former alternate
|
Azores (Portugal)
|
|
Westmanneiar
|
former variant
|
Vestmannaeyjar (Iceland)
|
|
Wetter
|
former variant
|
Wetar (Indonesia)
|
|
White Island
|
English
|
Belyy (Kara Sea, Russia)
|
|
Wipin
|
variant
|
Vypeen (Kerala, India)
|
|
Woahoo
|
former variant
|
Oahu (Hawaii, US)
|
|
Wokan
|
former variant
|
Wokam (Indonesia)
|
|
Wollin
|
German
|
Wolin (Poland)
|
|
Worms
|
former variant
|
Vormsi (Estonia)
|
|
Wrangel
|
English
|
Vrangelya, Ostrov (Russia)
|
|
Wrangelsholm
|
former
|
Prangli (Estonia)
|
|
Wulff or Wulfö Wulfo
|
former
|
Aegna (Estonia)
|
|
Xicocu
|
former variant
|
Shikoku (Japan)
|
|
Ximo
|
former
|
Kyushu (Japan)
|
|
Xulla Talyaboo or Xullo Taliabo
|
former
|
Taliabu (Indonesia)
|
|
Yas
|
variant
|
Sir Bani Yas (U.A.E.)
|
|
Yedso
|
former
|
Hokkaido (Japan)
|
|
Yeso or Yesso
|
former
|
Hokkaido (Japan)
|
|
Ysabel
|
variant
|
Santa Isabel (Solomons)
|
|
Yslandia
|
former Latin variant
|
Iceland
|
|
Ytre Sulen
|
former variant
|
Ytre Sula (Norway)
|
|
Yvica
|
former variant
|
Ibiza (Spain)
|
|
Zacynthus
|
ancient
|
Zakinthos (Greece)
|
|
Zante
|
former
|
Zakinthos (Greece)
|
|
Zealand
|
variant
|
Sjaelland (Denmark)
|
|
Zelandia Nova
|
Latin
|
New Zealand
|
|
Zemlya Frantsa Iosifa
|
Russian
|
Franz Josef Land (Russia)
|
|
Zetland
|
former variant
|
Shetland (Scotland)
|
|
Zeylon
|
former variant
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
Zocotora
|
former variant
|
Socotra (Yemen)
|
|
Zuri
|
former Italian
|
Žirje (Croatia) Zirje
|