ISLANDS

Islands that contain U

21 islands containing the letter U — each with origin, classification, and notes.

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    1

    Antigua

    The larger of the two main islands of Antigua and Barbuda, a Lesser Antilles country in the eastern Caribbean.

    2

    Aruba (Island)

    A small flat island in the southern Caribbean, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

    3

    Bermuda (Island)

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

    4

    Cuba (Island)

    The largest island in the Caribbean, anchoring the Greater Antilles and the Cuban archipelago.

    5

    Curaçao (Island)

    The largest of the ABC Islands in the southern Caribbean and a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

    6

    Cyprus (Island)

    The third-largest Mediterranean island, divided between the Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish-administered north.

    7

    Fuerteventura

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

    8

    Guadeloupe (Island)

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

    9

    Guam (Island)

    The southernmost and largest island in the Mariana archipelago, an unincorporated territory of the United States.

    10

    Kauai

    Oldest and northernmost of the main Hawaiian Islands, nicknamed the Garden Isle for its lush vegetation.

    11

    Marquesas

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

    12

    Martinique (Island)

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

    13

    Maui

    Second-largest Hawaiian island, formed by two volcanoes joined by an isthmus, known as the Valley Isle.

    14

    Newfoundland

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

    15

    Niue

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

    16

    Oahu

    Third-largest Hawaiian island and home to Honolulu, holding the majority of the state's population.

    17

    Puerto Rico (Island)

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

    18

    Rapa Nui

    The native Polynesian name for Easter Island, used by its indigenous people and increasingly in official contexts.

    19

    Saint Lucia (Island)

    A mountainous volcanic island in the eastern Caribbean known for the twin Piton spires on its west coast.

    20

    Tuamotus

    The world's largest chain of coral atolls, spanning roughly 1,500 km of the South Pacific in French Polynesia.

    21

    Vanuatu (Island)

    A Y-shaped Melanesian archipelago of about 80 volcanic islands in the South Pacific.

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