Island (disambiguation)
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An island is a land mass entirely surrounded by water.
Island or Islands may also refer to:
Places
- Ísland, the Icelandic name of Iceland in the Icelandic language
- Island is also the name of Iceland in several other languages, such as German and Swedish
- Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, an electoral ward
- The Island, New Jersey (disambiguation), two places
- 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, United States
- The Island, Chennai, a river island in India
- The Island, Hythe End, an island in the River Thames in England
- The Island, Chicago, a neighborhood in Chicago, U.S.
Film
- Island (1989 film), an Australian film directed by Paul Cox
- Island, a 2011 British film based on the novel of the same name by Jane Rogers
- The Island, the U.S. title of the 1960 Japanese film The Naked Island
- The Island (1979 film), an Argentine film directed by Alejandro Doria
- The Island (1980 film), a film directed by Michael Ritchie with Michael Caine
- The Island (2005 film), a science-fiction film directed by Michael Bay with Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson
- The Island (2006 film) (Russian: Остров, or Ostrov), a 2006 film on religious themes directed by Pavel Lungin
- The Island (2011 film), a Bulgarian film directed by Kamen Kalev with Laetitia Casta
- Islands (film), a 2011 film
Television
- The Island (Lost), the island of the show Lost, a character unto itself
- Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island, the 16th season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge on MTV
- Al Jazeera, an Arabic TV station whose name translates in English as "The Island"
- To Nisi, a Greek TV series, whose name translates in English as "The Island", based on the Victoria Hislop novel
- The Island with Bear Grylls, A survival TV show, presented by Bear Grylls
- The Island (U.S. TV series), The American version of the survival TV show, presented by Bear Grylls
Literature
- Island (Huxley novel), a 1962 novel by Aldous Huxley
- The Island (play), a 1973 play by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona
- The Island (1979 novel), a novel by Peter Benchley
- Island, a 1987 novel by Thomas Perry
- Island (Laymon novel), a 1991 horror novel by Richard Laymon
- Island (Rogers novel), a 1999 suspense novel by Jane Rogers
- Island (book), a collection of short stories by Alistair MacLeod
- Island (novel series), by Gordon Korman
- The Island (2005 novel), a novel by Victoria Hislop
Music
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- Island (David Arkenstone album), 1989
- Island, an album by British experimental music group Current 93, 1991
- Island (Kenny Wheeler album), 2003
- ísland, American musician, songwriter and record producer
- Island (music group), a band formed for the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
- "Island", a song by Heather Nova from the 1994 album Oyster
- "Island", a song by The Whitest Boy Alive from the 2009 album Rules
- Islands (King Crimson album), a 1971 music album by King Crimson
- Islands (The Band album), a 1977 music album by The Band
- Islands (Kajagoogoo album), a 1984 music album by Kajagoogoo
- 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 (The Mary Onettes album), a 2009 music album by The Mary Onettes
- "Island" (song), by Eddy Raven
- Islands (band), an indie rock band from Canada, including former member of The Unicorns, Nicholas Thorburn
- "Islands" (The xx song), a 2009 single by the British band The xx, also featured on their album xx
- "The Island" (Pendulum song), a 2010 single by Anglo-Australian band Pendulum from their album Immersion
- "The Island" (Paul Brady song), a 1985 song by Paul Brady
- Island Records, a record label founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica
Other uses
- Extraction island, in linguistics, phrases out of which extraction is impossible
- Island platform, a railway platform with tracks running around each side
- Island Electronic Communication Network, now known as Inet
- "The island", the superstructure of an aircraft carrier
- Traffic island, dividing the lanes of travel in a road
- A colloquial term used for roundabout
- Refuge island for pedestrians crossing a road
- Island, an area surrounded by another area of contrasting type, such as:
- Ecological island, a micro-habitat within a larger differing ecosystem
- HMNB, Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth, known as "The Island"
- Islands (restaurant), a casual dining restaurant chain
- The Island (video game), a 1984 ZX Spectrum video game
- Island, a piece of furniture found in many kitchens, similar to a sideboard
- WLRA, "The Island", a tropical rock radio station in Chicago
- The Island (Sri Lanka), a newspaper in Sri Lanka
See also
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