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Islands that contain E

26 islands containing the letter E — each with origin, classification, and notes.

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    1

    Azores Islands

    A Portuguese archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the central North Atlantic, near the triple junction of three tectonic plates.

    2

    Bermuda (Island)

    A British Overseas Territory of about 180 islands in the North Atlantic, sitting on an extinct volcanic seamount.

    3

    Crete (Island)

    The largest and most populous Greek island, anchoring the southern Aegean Sea.

    4

    Easter Island

    Remote volcanic Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific famous for its nearly 1,000 monumental moai statues.

    5

    Elba

    A Tyrrhenian island west of Tuscany, best known as the site of Napoleon Bonaparte's first exile.

    6

    Faroe Islands

    A self-governing archipelago of 18 volcanic islands within the Kingdom of Denmark, midway between Scotland and Iceland.

    7

    Fuerteventura

    The second-largest of the Canary Islands and the closest to the African mainland, known for long sandy beaches.

    8

    Greenland

    The world's largest island, an autonomous territory of Denmark covered overwhelmingly by an ice sheet.

    9

    Grenada (Island)

    The main island of the Grenada nation, a Lesser Antilles volcanic island known as the Spice Isle.

    10

    Guadeloupe (Island)

    A French overseas region in the Lesser Antilles formed by two main islands shaped like a butterfly.

    11

    Iceland (Island)

    A Nordic island nation on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, shaped by glaciers and active volcanism in nearly equal measure.

    12

    Lanzarote

    The easternmost of the main Canary Islands, shaped by sustained volcanic eruptions in the 18th and 19th centuries.

    13

    Lesbos

    The third-largest Greek island in the northeastern Aegean Sea, separated from Turkey by a narrow strait.

    14

    Madeira (Island)

    The largest and most populous island of the Portuguese Madeira archipelago, known for steep coasts and laurel forests.

    15

    Marquesas

    A volcanic archipelago in French Polynesia, among the most remote island groups on Earth.

    16

    Martinique (Island)

    An overseas region of France in the Lesser Antilles, dominated by the active stratovolcano Mount Pelée.

    17

    Menorca

    The second-largest of Spain's Balearic Islands, designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1993.

    18

    Nevis

    The smaller of the two islands in the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, formed by a single conical volcano.

    19

    New Caledonia (Island)

    A Melanesian archipelago of France with a long main island, Grande Terre, surrounded by the world's second-largest barrier reef.

    20

    Newfoundland

    A large island off the east coast of Canada, the bigger and more populous part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

    21

    Niue

    One of the world's largest raised coral atolls, a self-governing island state in free association with New Zealand.

    22

    Puerto Rico (Island)

    An unincorporated United States territory and the smallest of the Greater Antilles, with rugged interior mountains.

    23

    Rhodes

    The largest of the Dodecanese islands in the southeastern Aegean, with a medieval old town that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    24

    Saint Vincent

    The main island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, dominated by the active La Soufrière volcano.

    25

    Staten Island

    The southernmost and least densely populated borough of New York City, lying southwest of Manhattan.

    26

    Tenerife

    The largest and most populous of Spain's Canary Islands, dominated by the dormant Mount Teide volcano.

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