Wake Island
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Wallis and Futuna Islands
Introduction Wallis and Futuna Islands, overseas territory of France, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The territory consists of two groups of vol…
West Indies
Introduction West Indies, an archipelago, or group of islands, that extends in an arc from near southern Florida to the coast of Venezuela. The West …
Western Isles (administrative region)
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Isle of Wight
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Windward Islands (West Indies)
Windward Islands (West Indies) Windward Islands (West Indies), chain of islands forming part of the West Indies and situated at the southern end …
Wrangel Island
Wrangel Island Wrangel Island Wrangel Island (Russian Ostrov Vrangelya), island, extreme northeastern Russia, in the Arctic Ocean, between the East S…
Zákinthos
Zákinthos or Zante, Greek island of the Ionian group, in the Ionian Sea. Zákinthos (Zante) lies 19 km (12 mi) west of the Pelopónnisos peninsula. I…
Zanzibar (island)
INTRODUCTION Zanzibar (island), island in the United Republic of Tanzania, located in the Indian Ocean 30 km (20 mi) off the East African coast. Zanz…