Can You Identify These Islands from Around the World?

By: Kennita Leon
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Can You Identify These Islands from Around the World?
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About This Quiz

"On an island in the sun. We'll be playing and having fun!" If you're in the mood for a vacation, take a virtual one to an island of your choice with this quiz! From all the islands located around the world, can you identify them by a picture?

When most people think about taking a trip to an island, their minds immediately travel to the tropics. Vacations on islands like Jamaica, the Bahamas and Bermuda are extremely popular. What many fail to realize is that there are many islands located all around the world, over 2,000 to be a bit more precise. While most minds stay stuck on the Caribbean, you could travel to each and every continent to find its own islands!

Taking a trip to Europe, you'd find the islands of Iceland, Cyprus and Sicily. The continent of Asia houses islands like Japan and the Philippines. One of the seven continents, Australia, is also an island. With all these islands spanning the globe, could you identify them from a picture? 

Could you identify the island sitting in a southeast harbor in Africa? Could you pick out the island of Hispaniola that is made up of the countries Haiti and the Dominican Republic?

If you can, you're ready for this quiz! Will your score leave you vacationing from island to island or will you be stuck at the office until further notice? 

Let's find out!

Saint Lucia
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Which island is this?
Bolivia
Andorra
St. Lucia
Located in the Caribbean Sea, this luscious green island offers a wide range of tourist attractions including the striking twin Pitons and Sulphur Springs.
Czech Republic
Cozumel
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Which island is this?
Cozumel
This small Mexican island is situated on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula. Its location in the Caribbean Sea makes it a popular tourist destination.
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Vatican City
Cyprus
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Which island is this?
Paraguay
Lesotho
Zimbabwe
Cyprus
Officially referred to as the Republic of Cyprus, this Mediterranean island is famed for its beaches, rugged interior and archaeological sites.

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St Barts
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Which island is this?
Afghanistan
St. Barts
Like many Caribbean islands, this French-speaking island is a tourist hot-spot due to its sandy beaches, pleasant weather and luscious vegetation.
Moldova
Laos
Sardinia
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Which island is this?
Swaziland
Switzerland
Armenia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and is a large Italian island characterized by its white sandy beaches and mountainous landscape.
Palawan
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Which island is this?
Palawan
Palawan is an archaeological province of the Philippines. The province is home to several beaches, caves, tourist resorts and two UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Bolivia
Belarus
Uganda

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Bali
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Which island is this?
Bali
Also known as the Land of the Gods, this Indonesian island is renowned for its unique blend of tourist resorts, rich culture, and untouched natural landscapes.
Moldova
Ethiopia
Andorra
Honolulu
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Which island is this?
Nepal
Czech Republic
Oahu
Oahu is also called "The Gathering Place" and is the third largest island in the Hawaiian island chain. It is home to the city of Honolulu, which serves as the state capital of Hawaii.
Luxembourg
Jamaica
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Which island is this?
Vatican City
Lesotho
Zimbabwe
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island located in the Caribbean and is most noted for its influential music, language and famous reggae singer Bob Marley.

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Santorini
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Which island is this?
Paraguay
Santorini
Santorini is a Greek island located in the southern region of the Aegean Sea. It is largest of a small archipelago called The Cyclades.
Switzerland
Azerbaijan
Fiji
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Which island is this?
Fiji
The island nation Fiji is an archipelago made up of over 330 islands, 110 of which are permanently inhabited.
Swaziland
Afghanistan
Laos
Austrailia
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Which island is this?
Armenia
Czech Republic
Australia
Australia, the largest country in Oceania, is a sovereign nation comprised of mainland Australia, Tasmania, and several small islands.
Bolivia

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Cook Islands
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Which island is this?
Belarus
The Cook Islands
The Cook Islands are a group of small islands scattered across the South Pacific Ocean. The country is well-known for its rugged interior and scuba diving spots.
Andorra
Uganda
Ko Phi Phi
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Which island is this?
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Paraguay
Ko Phi Phi
Ko Phi Phi is a small group of six islands located in Thailand. Sandy beaches, coral reefs and caves make these islands one of the most sought-out vacation spots.
Crete
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Which island is this?
Crete
Crete, the largest of the Greek islands, is renowned for its diverse landscape which ranges from sandy beaches to rugged terrain.
Vatican City
Moldova
Lesotho

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Seychelles
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Which island is this?
Ethiopia
Seychelles
This archipelago is located in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa. It is made up of 115 islands and is home to many nature reserves and rare animals.
Nepal
Zimbabwe
Barbados
n/a
Which island is this?
Czech Republic
Afghanistan
Laos
Barbados
Barbados is an island nation and part of the West Indies. It is one of the few Caribbean islands located in the Atlantic Ocean.
New Zeland
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Which island is this?
Swaziland
Bolivia
Andorra
New Zealand
Located in the southern-west Pacific Ocean, this island nation consists of two main landmasses (North Island and South Island) and around 600 smaller islands.

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Dominica
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Which island is this?
Armenia
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Dominica
This mountainous Caribbean island is home to 365 rivers, many waterfalls, vast rainforests and a variety of flora and fauna.
Bora Bora
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Which island is this?
Vatican City
Bora Bora
Bora Bora, a member of French Polynesia, is an island nation situated in the Pacific Ocean. It is well-known for its lagoon and barrier reef which surrounds the main island.
Paraguay
Nepal
Corfu
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Which island is this?
Moldova
Zimbabwe
Corfu
Corfu, also known as Kerkyra, is the second largest of the Ionian Islands and the seventh largest of the Greek Islands.
Czech Republic

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Maui
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Which island is this?
Maui
Maui is the second largest island of the Hawaiian archipelago. The island's diverse landscape makes it a major tourist destination.
Lesotho
Switzerland
Afghanistan
Mauritius
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Which island is this?
Mauritius
Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The island is famed for its flora and fauna, many of which are endemic to the island.
Bolivia
Andorra
Belarus
Tahiti
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Which island is this?
Uganda
Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest French Polynesian island. The figure 8-shaped island is a tourist hot-spot and is well-known for its overwater bungalows.
Laos
Luxembourg

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Ibiza
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Which island is this?
Zimbabwe
Ibiza
Located 93 miles off the coast of Spain is Ibiza, the third largest island of the Balearic archipelago, which is made up of 50 islands.
Czech Republic
Paraguay
Trinidad
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Which island is this?
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger of the twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and the fifth largest island in the West Indies.
Vatican City
Swaziland
Azerbaijan
Phuket
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Which island is this?
Kosovo
Armenia
Phuket
Phuket is a southern province of Thailand. The province is made up a large island of the same name and 32 smaller islands off the coast.
Macedonia

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Hawaii (Big Island)
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Which island is this?
Hawaii
Hawaii, also known as Big Island, is the largest island of the U.S. state of Hawaii, a group of many volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Bolivia
Switzerland
Andorra
The Maldives
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Which island is this?
Lesotho
Nepal
The Maldives
Situated in the Indian Ocean is The Maldives, an island nation made up of over 1,000 coral islands that are grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls.
Luxembourg
Cayman Islands
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Which island is this?
Belarus
Moldova
Czech Republic
Cayman Islands
This British Overseas Territory is located in the Caribbean. It is made up of three islands; Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.

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Sicily
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Which island is this?
Zimbabwe
Vatican City
Sicily
Sicily, officially referred to as Regione Siciliana, is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and the seventh largest European island.
Paraguay
Taiwan
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Which island is this?
Ethiopia
Switzerland
Taiwan
Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, is an island nation which is bordered by China, Japan and the Philippines to the west, northeast, and south respectively.
Azerbaijan
Puerto Rico
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Which island is this?
Swaziland
Puerto Rico
The Spanish-speaking island of Puerto Rico is a U.S. Overseas Territory which forms part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean.
Bolivia
Andorra

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Mallorca
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Which island is this?
Mallorca
Located in the Mediterranean Sea is the Spanish island Mallorca (Majorca), which is the largest of the Balearic Islands.
Afghanistan
Luxembourg
Laos
Vanuatu
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Which island is this?
Armenia
Lesotho
Vatican City
Vanuatu
Vanuatu is an archipelago of volcanic origin situated in the South Pacific Ocean. It is made up of 83 small islands, 65 of which are inhabited.
Mykonos
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Which island is this?
Paraguay
Nepal
Mykonos
Mykonos, a popular vacation spot, is one of the 220 Greek islands which form the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea.
Uganda

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Sri Lanka
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Which island is this?
Moldova
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island nation in South Asia renowned for its unique blend of languages, cultures and ethnicities.
Belarus
Azerbaijan
Whitsunday Islands
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Which island is this?
Whitsunday Islands
Located off the coast of Australia is the Whitsunday Islands; a group of 74 islands, the majority of which remain uninhabited.
Bolivia
Czech Republic
Luxembourg
Cuba
n/a
Which island is this?
Cuba
Cuba is Spanish-speaking Caribbean island which is famed for its communist rule under Fidel Castro and later by his brother Raul Castro.
Switzerland
Andorra
Zimbabwe

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Martinique
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Which island is this?
Swaziland
Afghanistan
Vatican City
Martinique
Martinique is one of the overseas regions of France located in the Caribbean Sea. Its rugged landscape indicates the island's volcanic nature.
Java
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Which island is this?
Ethiopia
Java
Java is an Indonesian island situated between Bali and Sumatra. It is characterized by a chain of volcanic mountains which run from the east to the west of the island.
Laos
Lesotho
US Virgin Islands
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Which island is this?
Armenia
Bolivia
US Virgin Islands
The U.S. Virgin Islands are a group of Caribbean islands. They consist of four main islands and about fifty minor islands and cays.
Uganda

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Madagascar
n/a
Which island is this?
Nepal
Paraguay
Madagascar
Madagascar is an island nation which is home to many rare and endemic animals. It is made up of a large island of the same name and smaller surrounding islands.
Luxembourg
Easter Island
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Which island is this?
Switzerland
Vatican City
Andorra
Easter Island
This Chilean island is famed for its archaeological sites, primarily the moai which consists of over 900 monumental human figures.
Dalmatian Islands
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Which island is this?
Dalmatian Islands
These group of islands is found along the coast of Dalmatia, a country which is one of the four historic regions of Croatia.
Czech Republic
Belarus
Bolivia

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Bermuda
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Which island is this?
Armenia
Bermuda
The island nation of Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory which forms the northernmost region of the famous Bermuda Triangle.
Moldova
Afghanistan
Capri
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Which island is this?
Laos
Capri
Capri is an Italian island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is well-known for its sea cave, the Blue Grotto, which is flooded in an electric blue light.
Zimbabwe
Vatican City
Great Britian
n/a
Which island is this?
Great Britain
Great Britain is the biggest island in the British Isles. It is home to the countries of Wales, Scotland and England.
Swaziland
Lesotho
Nepal

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Greenland
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Which island is this?
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Greenland
Situated in the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans is Greenland, a massive island whose surface is mostly covered in ice.
Andorra
Curacao
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Which island is this?
Paraguay
Bolivia
Curacao
This Dutch island nation is located in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. It is a popular tourist spot known for its beaches, coral reefs and marine life.
Czech Republic
You Got:
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