Island (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 In geography 2 In film 3 In television 4 In literature 5 In music 6 Other uses 7 See also

An island is a land mass entirely surrounded by water.

Island or Islands may also refer to:

[edit] In geography

• Island, Belfast, an electoral ward
• Island, Kentucky, a city in the United States
• Island, Yonne, a commune of the Yonne département in France
• The Islands, a defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia once part of Nanaimo and the Islands and now part of Saanich North and the Islands
• Island County, Washington
• Ísland (Or Island), the spelling of Iceland in Icelandic, Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Estonian, Serbian, Croatian and (almost) in Portuguese

[edit] In film

• The Island (1960 film), title in USA of Japanese film The Naked Island (Hadaka no shima)
• The Island (1979 film), an Argentine film directed by Alejandro Doria
• The Island (1980 film), a film directed by Michael Ritchie
• The Island (1998 film), a.k.a. Norma Jean, Jack and Me, 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

[edit] In television

• The Island (Lost), the island of the show Lost, a character unto itself

[edit] In literature

• Island (novel), a 1962 novel by Aldous Huxley
• The Island, a 1964 novel by Robert Merle
• The Island (play), a 1973 play by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona
• 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
• The Island (1988 novel), a novel by Gary Paulsen
• Island (1991 novel), a horror novel by Richard Laymon
• Island (manhwa), a Korean comic series set on the Korean Jeju-do island province by Youn In-Wan and Yang Kyung-Il
• Island (2000 book), a collection of short stories by Alistair MacLeod
• Island (2001 novel), a novel by Gordon Korman
• The Island (2005 novel), a novel by Victoria Hislop
• Island (formerly Island Magazine), a Tasmanian literary journal

[edit] In music

See also: Island Records (disambiguation)

• Island (David Arkenstone album), a 1989 music album by David Arkenstone and Andrew White
• Islands (Kajagoogoo album), a 1984 music album by Kajagoogoo
  • "Islands", the title track to the album by Kajagoogoo
• Islands (King Crimson album), a 1971 music album by King Crimson
  • "Islands", the title track to the 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" (Mike Oldfield song), the title track and single from the Mike Oldfield album
• "Islands", a song by Cat Power from her 2006 album The Greatest
• "The Island", a ballad on the album The Crane Wife by The Decemberists
• "Island" (The Starting Line song), the first single from the album Direction by The Starting Line
• Islands (band), an indie rock band from Canada, including former members of The Unicorns
• "Islands", a track from the Oingo Boingo album Nothing to Fear.

[edit] Other uses

• Island Electronic Communication Network, now known as Inet
• Island, a term in linguistics, as for example in "extraction islands"
• The island, the command and control area of an aircraft carrier
• Island, a traffic-free part of a road such as a traffic island dividing lanes or a refuge island for pedestrians
• Island, an area surrounded by another area of contrasting type, such as:
  • ecological island, a micro-habitat within a larger differing ecosystem
  • Islands of Langerhans, the endocrine-producing formations in the pancreas

• HMNB, Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth (see The Navy Lark)
• Islands (restaurant), a casual dining restaurant chain.
• Island - a piece of furniture found in many kitchens, similar to a sideboard

[edit] See also

• Ireland
• List of islands
• Category:Islands