distinguish eyelet for the Welsh indie band Islet band For human anatomy, see Islets of Langerhans wiktionary ... i , 2.2 km off North Beach, Marine Corps Base Hawaii An islet is a very small island . Types .... Rock A rock , in the sense of a type of islet, is a landform composed of rock geology rock , lying ... is another type of islet. Sea stack A thin, vertical landform jutting out of a body of water. Subsidiary ... the shore of a larger island. Likewise, any emergent land in an atoll is also called an islet. Tidal ... connected to it in low tide and isolated in high tide. River island A small islet within the current ... European countries holme means islet in Danish language Danish , Norwegian language Norwegian ... of example islets from around the world. Div col cols 3 guila Islet , the southernmost point of The Americas Anton Rock , in Buck Lake, Ontario Aplin Islet Queensland smundarstakkur , Faroe Islands Ball s Pyramid , South Pacific Bay Islet or See Chau, Hong Kong Black Rock, South Georgia Black Rock , South Atlantic Blenkinsop Islet , British Columbia, Canada Boundary Islet , Australia Briggs Islet , southeastern Australia Bushy Islet Queensland Ch o , in the Madeira Islands, Portugal Cholmondeley Islet Queensland Clubes Island , Bras lia , Brazil Columbretes Islands , Spain Cone Islet , southeastern Australia Douglas Islet Queensland Dry Tortugas , Florida Keys , USA Dugay Islet , southeastern Australia Edwards Islet Tasmania Edwards Islet , southeastern Australia Fairway Rock , Bering Strait Fastnet Rock , Ireland Filfla , southern Malta Flinders Islet , South Coast NSW Australia ..., South Australia. Galatasaray Islet , Istanbul , Turkey Hoy Islet, Lake Constance Halfway Islet Queensland ... Nubes Alboran Albor n , Western Mediterranean Jardine Islet Queensland Jethou , Bailiwick of Guernsey Keelung Islet , off the northern shore of Taiwan Kolbeinsey , Iceland Liancourt Rocks , administered ... Magra Islet Queensland Managaha, Saipan Martin Islet New South Wales Mid Woody Islet , southeastern ... more details
There are at least two islands called Edwards Islet Edwards Islet Tasmania , in Australia Edwards Islet Ducie Islands , in the Pitcairn Islands disambig ... more details
File Porto Santo vista geral.JPG right thumb 250px Cal Islet far left , view from Porto Santo Cal Islet lang pt Ilh u da Cal is an uninhabited rocky islet about 500 m south of Porto Santo Island , Madeira , in Portugal . It is crossed by the 33rd parallel north . It is also called Ilh u de Baixo , meaning Down Islet . External links http olhares.aeiou.pt ilheu da cal foto305289.html A photo of Cal Islet coord 33.0089 N 16.3869 W source kolossus ptwiki display title Category Uninhabited islands of Portugal Cal Islet Category Islands of the Autonomous Region of Madeira Cal Islet madeira geo stub an Isleta da Cal de Ilh u da Cal pt Ilh u da Cal fi Ilh u da Cal ... more details
Location map Taiwan label Pengjia Islet lat deg 25 lat min 37 lat sec 46 lon deg 122 lon min 04 lon sec 17 position left width 200 float right caption Pengjia Islet Pengjia Islet also known as Agincourt , Dashihshan Islet , Chaolai Islet or Pengchia Islet is an islet located north of Taiwan . It is currently under military control and thus cannot be visited. ref cite web url http klcg.sysview.com.tw en 05 05 4 3.jsp title Pengjia Islet Agincourt publisher Keelung City Government date 2008 05 14 accessdate 2009 06 29 ref As of 2002, there are about 40 people living on the island. ref cite web url http www.taipeitimes.com News taiwan archives 2002 06 17 140693 title Lighthouse keepers part of Pengchia Islet history publisher Taipei Times date 2002 06 17 accessdate 2009 06 29 ref References references External links http lighthouse.customs.gov.tw english content island.htm Pengjia Islet An Introduction , Directorate General of Customs, Republic of China coord 25 37 46 N 122 4 17 E display title Taiwan geo stub Category Islands of Taiwan Category Islands of the East China Sea Category Keelung es Islote Pengjia ja pl Pengjia Yu zh ... more details
Skull Islet is a small islet just off the shore of South Pender Island in British Columbia . It is on the east side of Bedwell Harbour ref BCGNIS 21533 Skull Islet ref . Skull Islet is part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve and is Authorized Access Only ref http www.pc.gc.ca pn np bc gulf carte map nfl.aspx a10 ref . References reflist coord 48 45 7.2 N 123 14 16.72 W type landmark region CA display title Category Gulf Islands BritishColumbia geo stub ... more details
Image Hogan Island map.png thumb Map of Hogan Group showing Boundary Islet Boundary Islet is an islet of under 2 hectares in the Hogan Island Hogan Group of island s and islets. It is located at latitude 39 12 S, approximately 56 kilometres east of the Wilsons Promontory southernmost part of mainland Victoria Australia Victoria . The boundary between Victoria and Tasmania is a parallel similarly at latitude 39 12 on it is thus Tasmania s only land boundary, and at 85 metres long it is the shortest land border between any Australian state or territory. ref cite web url http opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com 2012 04 24 one island two countries title One Island, Two Countries date April 24, 2012 publisher The New York Times author Frank Jacobs ref The position of the island was surveyed in 1801 by Captain James Black, who erred in placing the islet further north than it is. It was later found that the border at 39 12 S actually passed through the islet. Boundary Islet was once known as North East Islet. References Reflist External links http www.ga.gov.au education geoscience basics dimensions state territory borders.html Boundaries between Australian States Victoria and Tasmania coord 39 11 55 S 147 1 17 E display title Category Islands of Victoria Australia Category Islands of Tasmania Category Bass Strait Category Borders of Tasmania Category Borders of Victoria Australia ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Gros Islet settlement type image skyline At the top of Pigeon Island.jpg imagesize 250px image alt image caption Gros Islet and Rodney Bay as seen from Pigeon Island motto image map Santa lucia gros islet political.png mapsize 250px map alt map caption Political map of St Lucia showing position of Gros Islet latd 14.081 latNS N longd 60.953 longEW W coordinates display inline,title coordinates region LC subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Saint Lucia subdivision type1 Quarters of Saint Lucia Quarter subdivision name1 Gros Islet Quarter established title Founded established date 1749? established title1 established date1 founder France named for leader title Governing body leader name Gros Islet Town Council area magnitude area total km2 101.528 area total sq mi 39.2 elevation footnotes ref http freemeteo.com default.asp?pid 15&gid 3576686&la 1 ref elevation m 2 elevation ft 6 population total 21,660 Gros Islet District population as of 2005 population density km2 population density sq mi population blank1 title Estimate 2004 ref http www.stats.gov.lc ref population blank1 population footnotes ref http www.stats.gov.lc ref timezone1 UTC 4 Eastern Caribbean Time Zone ECT utc offset1 4 area code Area code 758 758 Gros Islet English Large Island is a community located near the northern tip of the island country of Saint Lucia . Originally a quiet fishing village, it has gone on to become one of the more popular tourist destinations in the country ... map from 1717 provides the first identification of the area as Gros Islet. ref Luntta, K The Rough ... churchhistory.htm Gros Islet Parish history ref In 1778, as a retaliation for the declaration ... Lucia from the French, and built a naval base at Gros Islet Bay in 1782 temporarily changing ... appeared. However the old village of Gros Islet is still a flourishing district. References references Category Towns in Saint Lucia el es Gros Islet fr Gros Islet ... more details
Coord 39 2 2 N 125 45 53 E display title Infobox Korean name hangul BR small small hanja mr R ngrado BR small N ngrado small rr Reungrado BR small Neungrado small context north Rungra Islet is an islet in Pyongyang , North Korea , located in the middle of the Taedong River . Its total area is convert 1.3 km2 . The Chongryu Bridge on the north side and the Rungra Bridge on the south side connect the islet to the rest of Pyongyang. ref citation url http www.kcna.co.jp item 2002 200205 news05 09.htm date 2002 05 09 accessdate 2010 06 02 periodical Korean Central News Agency title Picturesque Islet ref The islet is a good place to see some of the Eight Views of Pyongyang . ref citation title Doosan Encyclopedia chapter url http www.encyber.com search w ctdetail.php?masterno 40812&contentno 40812 accessdate 2010 07 02 ref The Rungrado May Day Stadium is located on the islet. References reflist Category Islands of Korea Category Geography of Pyongyang NorthKorea stub de Rungna es Isla Rungra ko ja nds Rungna th vi Rungra ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Islet Point Coord 54 14 S 36 38 W display inline,title is a headland forming the east side of the entrance to Carlita Bay , Cumberland West Bay , on the north coast of South Georgia . The name appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart and probably derives from the islet just off the point. usgs gazetteer Category Headlands of South Georgia SouthGeorgia geo stub ... more details
Cherepakha or Cherepashka literally The Turtle was a small artificial island artificial islet , which was man made on a sand bank in the Gulf of Taganrog on Azov Sea in about 2 kilometers from the Taganrog Fortress . Its sole purpose was to support the fortification with cannons thus creating additional defense for Azov Flotilla . History The islet was built by the personal order of Peter the Great in 1701 1706 of rock fill held by oak piles. It was oval shaped and measured 59 by 38 meters. There was a citadel, which had an area of 1200 square meters with 127 cannons. In the middle stood a wooden izba for garrison, which was later replaced by a stone building. The part of the islet above water level was covered with white limestones. The name Cherepakha The Turtle is due to lots of seashells that were laid in its foundation when the sand bank was being raised. After a defeat suffered by Russian troops from Ottoman Empire during Pruth River Campaign , the Russian tzar had to sign Treaty of the Pruth , returning Azov to Turkey and destroying both Taganrog Fortress and Cherepakha Islet. On September 19, 1711 by the order of Peter the Great, Taganrog was demolished and in February 1712 Russian troops left the town. After the next Russo Austrian Turkish War 1735 1739 Russo Turkish war , the Treaty of Ni 1739 Treaty of Ni was signed stipulating the return of the territory to Russia ... on the cape Tagan Rog and a patrol was placed on Cherepakha Islet. In the late 18th century .... In 1776 a temporary quarantine control was established on the islet. In 1845 a wooden lighthouse ... days, when the tide is low and blows East wind , the islet emerges from the water. It is known to be one ... , 23 11 2011 ref During the latest examination of islet in 1981, the remains ... . . ref In November 1992 the islet was entered into the Rostov ... 02 12 Taganrog Cherepaha 283d panorama 29.html 3D Panorama of Cherepakha Islet in wintertime Reflist ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Islet image caption background group or band instrument genre Indie music Indie years active 2009 present label Turnstile Music website URL isletislet.com current members Emma Daman br Mark Thomas br John Thomas Islet are an indie music indie band from Wales . History Islet were formed in Cardiff ref name cottingham cite web last Cottingham first Christian title Islet Illuminated People url http www.thelineofbestfit.com 2012 01 islet illuminated people publisher thelineofbestfit.com accessdate 12 April 2012 date 24 January 2012 ref ref name hewitt cite web last Hewitt first Ben title Islet Illuminated People Review url http www.bbc.co.uk music reviews vz5c publisher bbc.co.uk accessdate 12 April 2012 date 20 January 2012 ref in 2009 by brothers Mark and John Thomas with Emma Daman formerly of The Victorian English Gentlemens Club . ref name wilson cite web last Wilson first Richard title Islet biography url http allmusic.com artist islet p2173945 biography publisher allmusic.com accessdate 12 April 2012 ref ref name gardner cite web last Garner first Noel title Islet Illuminated People url http www.nme.com reviews islet 12627 publisher nme.com accessdate 12 April 2012 date 20 January 2012 ref After signing to Turnstile Music , the band released the mini albums Celebrate this Place and Wimmy in 2010, ref name wilson ref name mccarron cite web last McCarron first Toby title Islet Illuminated People Turnstile url http www.addictmusic.co.uk reviews album reviews islet illuminated people turnstile publisher addictmusic.co.uk accessdate 12 April 2012 date 8 January 2012 ref with their full length debut album Illuminated People appearing in January 2012. ref name gardner ref name monroe cite web last Monroe first Jazz title Islet Illuminated People url http drownedinsound.com releases 16751 reviews 4144330 publisher drownedinsound.com accessdate 12 April 2012 date 16 January 2012 ref Discography Mini albums Celebrate ... more details
kulupbilgi pages tesislerada.php www.galatasaray.org The Galatasaray Islet also known as Kuru e me Islet , lang tr Galatasaray Adas , Kuru e me Adas is a small island on the Bosphorus strait ... yenilenecek date September 26, 2002 accessdate February 7, 2009 language Turkish ref the islet ... Islet into one of the most prominent landmarks of the city. Totally rebuilt, it serves since July ... chimney on October 4, 2007 that burnt down two restaurants and damaged four other premises on the islet ... Islet May 2009 File Galatasaray Island 3.JPG thumb 275px right Galatasaray Islet May 2009 In 1872, Ottoman Empire Ottoman sultan Abd laziz reigned 1861 1876 granted the islet to the court architect Sarkis ... on the islet, and made here a number of paintings commissioned by the sultan for the Dolmabah e Palace . ref name tbs Called as the Sarkis Bey Islet during his lifetime, it was rented out by his legal ... the islet and constructed premises and sports facilities on it. ref name tbs The swimming pool on the islet ... lat 41.0599143&lon 29.0405935&z 18&l 0&m h Galatasaray Islet on Wikimapia Commons category Galatasaray Islet Galatasaray SK Category Galatasaray S.K. facilities Category Geography of Istanbul Category ... more details
refimprove date December 2011 File Bayislet.png thumb 400px Map showing the location of Bay Islet in Hong Kong red arrow . Bay Islet or See Chau Chinese language Chinese is an uninhabited island in Sai Kung , Hong Kong . It is located in Rocky Harbour Hong Kong Rocky Harbour , also known as Leung Shuen Wan Hon, and separated from Jin Island by the channel See Chau Mun . The island has a maximum elevation of 44.8 m and an area of 0.08 km . ref Puwei Hu, Fuwu Xing, Lin Chen, Meina Wang, Faguo Wang, Hongfeng Chen. http pub.chinasciencejournal.com article getArticle.action?articleId 23974 Vegetation and vascular plant diversity of islands surrounding Port Shelter, Hong Kong, China . Biodiversity Science , 2011, V19 05 605 609 ref It is under the administration of Sai Kung District . References Reflist commons Category Bay Islet Bay Islet Islands of Hong Kong Category Uninhabited islands of Hong Kong Category Sai Kung District HK geo stub zh coord 22 20 8.2 N 114 20 1.9 E display title ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Magra Islet is a small island in far north Queensland , Australia 15 km northeast of Cape Grenville in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland , Australia . Coord 11.858 143.282 format dms type isle region AU QLD display title Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef ... more details
unreferenced date June 2009 Tokelau is an islet of the Nukunonu island group of Tokelau . coord 9.1043 171.7825 scale 30000 region TK display title Category Islands of Tokelau Category Islands claimed under the Guano Islands Act Category Nukunonu Tokelau geo stub nl Tokelau eiland ... more details
distinguish Bushy Island Queensland Infobox protected area of Australia name Bushy Islet iucn category image Australia Locator Map.svg caption locator x 205 locator y 10 nearest town or city coordinates coord 11 15 0 S 142 57 0 E region AU QLD type isle display inline,title area established visitation num visitation year managing authorities official site Bushy Islet is a one mile long islet in Queensland , Australia about convert 9.5 mi from Woody Island Queensland Woody Island ref Cite book title The Australia directory volume 2 page 294 author Admiralty hydrography department year 1879 url http books.google.ca books?id 8S0BAAAAQAAJ ref and convert 3.5 mi from Quoin Island Queensland Quoin Island ref Cite book author Alexander George Findlay title A Directory for the Navigation of the South Pacific Ocean page 875 edition 4 publisher Richard Holmes Laurie year 1877 ref in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park of Queensland , Australia . It is approximately convert 3 mi 0 west of Cairncross Island . The islet is not an easy place to anchor a boat. ref Cite book author Leslie P. Richards title A Guide to Cruising Northern Australia Cairns to Darwin page 104 publisher Lulu company Lulu.com isbn 184753077X url http books.google.ca books?id jQFhxS7c1TEC ref Bushy Islet is part of Macarthur Islands, Queensland Macarthur Islands . See also Portal Queensland List of islands of Australia References reflist Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Queensland national park stub ... more details
Infobox islands name Fora Islet native name Ilh u de Fora image name Southern Savage Islands, Atlantic Ocean.jpg image caption Satellite image of part of the Savage Islands with Selvagem Pequena Island right , Fora Islet left and the Northern Islets top . country Portugal archipelago Savage Islands location Atlantic Ocean coordinates coord 30 02 N 16 03 W region PT 30 type isle display inline,title area km2 0.08 check units highest mount unnamed elevation m 18 rank country admin divisions title Administrative divisions of Portugal Autonomous Region country admin divisions Madeira Islands population 0 website locator map Selvagens.png Fora Islet , in Portuguese language Portuguese lang pt Ilh u de Fora outer islet , is an uninhabited Portuguese people Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean , forming part of the Savage Islands , a dependant archipelago of the Regions of Portugal autonomous region of Madeira . It lies about 300 kilometres from Madeira and 160 kilometres north of the Canary Islands . The islet size 500 x 300 m has an area of 8 hectares and a maximum altitude of 18 metres. The island is part of a nature reserve and is home to a variety of petrel s Cory s Shearwater , for example . The climate is dry and there is very little soil. ref https sites.google.com site projectocalonectris selvagens islands, Long term research on Cory s Shearwaters Selvagens islands , Project Calonectris , accessed 2011 07 13 ref In 19th century English literature, the island was called the Little Piton . ref Knight, E.F., The Cruise of the Alerte , 1890, ISBN 0246123125 ref ref Burton, Richard F., To the Gold Coast for Gold , 1883, ISBN 1426432364 ref References reflist Portal Portugal Category Islands of Portugal Category Savage Islands an Isleta de Fora Selvagens cs Ilh u do Fora es Ilh u de Fora fr lot de Fora pt Ilh u de Fora Selvagens fi Ilh u de Fora Selvagenssaaret ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Saunders Islet is a small island in the Northern part of Shelburne Bay in far north Queensland , Australia about 30 km north of Cape Grenville , Cape York Peninsula in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park . Coord 11.702 143.181 format dms type isle region AU QLD display title Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Queensland national park stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Sinclair Islet is a small island North of Shelburne Bay in far north Queensland , Australia about 150 km North of Cape Grenville , Cape York Peninsula in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland , Australia . It is about 40 km East from Orford Ness . Coord 11.108 143.018 region AU QLD type isle dim 300 display title Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Queensland national park stub ... more details
refimprove date December 2010 coord 49.55857 N 117.898364 E display title Image China USSR E 88.jpg 200px thumb Abagaitu Islet is depicted in the inset map on the lower left. Abagaitu Islet Zh s t p b g it Zh uzh Lang ru , Bolshoy Ostrov is an islet in the Argun River Asia divided island divided ref http bestpravo.ru fed2004 data03 tex14451.htm Complementary Agreement between the People s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on the Eastern Section of the China Russia Boundary . October 14, 2004 ref ru ref between the People s Republic of China Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Russia Chita Oblast . Area 58 km . ref http constitution.garant.ru law 4089879 67 ref The island was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1929, a move not accepted by China, resulting in a border dispute that lasted more than seventy years. On October 14, 2004, the Complementary Agreement between the People s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on the Eastern Section of the China Russia Boundary was signed, in which Russia agreed to relinquish control over a part of Abagaitu Islet. In 2005, the Russian Duma and the Chinese National People s Congress approved the agreement. See also Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island References http download.maps.vlasenko.net smtm200 m 50 22.jpg Russian map reflist Category Islands of China Category Geography of Inner Mongolia Category Islands of Russia Category International islands Category Zabaykalsky Krai Category China Russia border Category River islands of Asia es Abagaitu eu Abagaitu ru zh ... more details
Infobox islands name guila Islet image name image caption locator map Dramirez map.png right thumbnail 200px map caption guila Islet on Diego Ram rez Islands nickname location coordinates Coord 56 32 15 S 68 43 10 W region CL type isle archipelago total islands major islands area km2 length km width km highest mount elevation m population population as of density km2 ethnic groups country Chile additional info guila Islet lang es Islote guila , Eagle Islet is the Extreme points of South America South America southernmost point of the South America n continent including islands, excluding the South Sandwich Islands . It is part of the larger southern group of the Diego Ram rez Islands , about convert 100 km mi 0 abbr on southwest of Cape Horn in the Drake Passage , which is the southernmost possession of Chile . The distance to the closest Antarctic lands Greenwich Island South Shetland Islands Greenwich Island , South Shetland Islands is about convert 800 km mi 0 abbr on and to the mainland Antarctic Peninsula is about convert 950 km mi 0 abbr on . See also Extreme points of the Antarctic List of Antarctic and sub Antarctic islands List of extreme points of Chile Coord 56 32 15 S 68 43 10 W region CL type isle display title DEFAULTSORT Aguila Island Category Uninhabited islands of Chile Category Diego Ram rez Islands es Islote guila pl Aguila wyspa sr sv Islote guila ... more details
Minett Islet is a small islet in Jamestown Bay , Sitka Sound in Alaska . It is named for United States Navy officer and Governor of American Samoa Henry Minett . ref name origin cite book last Baker first Marcus authorlink coauthors editor others title Geographic Dictionary of Alaska origdate origyear 1906 origmonth url http books.google.com books?id JKoPAAAAIAAJ&dq 22Henry Minett 22 and navy&as brr 1&client firefox a&source gbs summary s&cad 0 format accessdate 2008 05 26 edition 2nd series volume date year month publisher United States Government Printing Office location Washington language isbn oclc doi id pages 439 chapter chapterurl quote ref References reflist coord 57 02 31 N 135 17 31 W scale 10000 display title Category Islands of Alaska Category Landforms of Sitka City and Borough, Alaska SitkaAK geo stub ... more details
Geobox Island Heading name Monchique Islet native name Ilh u de Monchique other name category Islets ... image caption The waters around Monchique, showing the vertical prominence of the islet image size ... website Footnotes footnotes The Monchique Islet lang pt Ilh u de Monchique is a small islet , west ... 1 mi km north northwest of Ponta de Fenais , and is considered the westernmost point of Europe . The islet ... and fauna have been identified congregating on or in the waters of the islet, including the species ... their navigational equipment by referencing the islet on long Atlantic crossings. ref cite web ... Island. The steep rock slopes of the islet and shoreline served as shelter from strong offshore gales. Geography File Monchique Islet.png thumb 170px left Location map of the islet of Monchique near the island of Flores The islet is located more than convert 1 mi km north northwest of the island of Flores ... editor Alex G. Findlay year 1845 ref and Faja Grande. The islet is actually located on the North American ... Island Corvo . The islet is a solid monolith of black basalt ic rock consisting of a vertical wall ... cavities along the islet s relief, with sand and boulders accumulated around the shoreline overtime. The islet is an elevated area that includes two rock outcroppings above the water s surface ... Publications year 2005 isbn 1577856600 ref A deep channel separates the Monchique Islet from the shoreline ... accessdate 3 December 2010 publisher Enciclop dia A ores XXI ref The islet is the centre of a region ... to conserve the islet and its waters, fall under the Plano do Ordenamento da Orla Costeira POOC Flores , which identifies the islet as part of an area of conservation and preservation both for ecological and tourist requirements. ref name de The islet itself is identified as vulnerable and designated ... to the islet and surrounding waters. ref cite web editor DROTRH title POOC Flores year 2009 ref ref ... a title History accessdate December 2, 2010 publisher Amazing Tours ref The nearest airport to the islet ... more details
Refimprove date November 2009 Location map Taiwan width 200 float right caption Location of Keelung Islet places Location map Taiwan lat deg 25 lat min 12 lon deg 121 lon min 47 position central background label Keelung Islet Image Keelung Island 001.JPG thumb 200px Keelung Islet Keelung Islet Zh t s w K el ng Y h J l ng Y first t is a small island located Convert 3.35 km mi 2 abbr on northeast of the northern shore of Keelung , Taiwan and Convert 4.9 km mi 1 abbr on away from the Port of Keelung . It has an area of Convert 23.91 ha acre 2 abbr on . It is Convert 910 m ft 0 abbr on in length, and Convert 410 m ft 0 abbr on in width including the artificial harbor, the highest point is Convert 182 m ft 0 abbr on above sea level. In ancient times, the island was seen as a sacred place by locals. It was rumoured that a female ghost named Shih Yun lived there, to mourn over her husband who died in a shipwreck hundreds of years ago. In the modern day, the islet is primarily used as a military training base. Since 2001, it has been opened for tourists. Ferry services to the island operate daily from the port of Keelung. There is a small port and a walkway on the island. The island is also popular with the local fishing industry, because of the quantity of fish it attracts in its surrounding sea. The island is volcanic, part of the Chilung Volcano Group . It dates from the Pleistocene period. The eruption was explosive tholeiitic andesite and dacite . The main mineral is calcium rich plagioclase . The magma source is the western extremity of the Ryukyu Volcanic Arc formed when the subducting Philippine Sea Plate was compressed below the edge of the Eurasian Plate at about 20 to 30 km deep. The magma was contaminated with continental crust material. Geochemistry of the rock shows that iron, aluminium, titanium, potassium, rubidium and strontium are enriched, but sodium, magnesium and nickel are impoverished. ref name goc cite book title Geology of China chapter ... more details
File Great Dog Isand aerial.jpg thumb Briggs Islet appears below Great Dog Island in this picture Briggs Islet is a small granite island, with an area of 3.4 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is part of Tasmania s Great Dog Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders Island Flinders and Cape Barren Island s in the Furneaux Group . It is a conservation area. ref name Brothers2001 The island is part of the Franklin Sound Islands Important Bird Area , identified as such by BirdLife International because it holds over 1 of the world populations of six bird species. ref cite web url http www.birdata.com.au iba.vm title IBA Franklin Sound Islands accessdate 2011 06 22 work Birdata first last publisher Birds Australia date ref Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Little Penguin , White faced Storm Petrel , Pacific Gull , Silver Gull , Sooty Oystercatcher , Caspian Tern , Crested Tern and White fronted Tern . ref name Brothers2001 Brothers, Nigel Pemberton, David Pryor, Helen & Halley, Vanessa. 2001 . Tasmania s Offshore Islands seabirds and other natural features . Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Hobart. ISBN 0 7246 4816 X ref References reflist coord 40 15 S 148 16 E display title Category Furneaux Group Category Protected areas of Tasmania Category Important Bird Areas of Tasmania Tasmania geo stub ... more details
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