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This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the other lists of islands below. (Full article...)
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Hațeg Island was a large offshore island in the Tethys Sea which existed during the Late Cretaceous period, probably from the Cenomanian to the Maastrichtian ages. It was situated in an area corresponding to the region around modern-day Hațeg, Hunedoara County, Romania. Maastrichtian fossils of small-sized dinosaurs have been found in the island's rocks. It was formed mainly by tectonic uplift during the early Alpine orogeny, caused by the collision of the African and Eurasian plates towards the end of the Cretaceous. There is no real present-day analog, but overall, the island of Hainan (off the coast of China) is perhaps closest as regards climate, geology and topography, though still not a particularly good match. The vegetation, for example, was of course entirely distinct from today, as was the fauna.
The Hungarian paleontologist Franz Nopcsa theorized that "limited resources" found on the island commonly have an effect of "reducing the size of animals" over the generations, producing a localized form of dwarfism. Nopcsa's theory of insular dwarfism—also known as the island rule—is today widely accepted. (Full article...)
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Filipino cuisine is composed of the cuisines of more than a hundred distinct ethnolinguistic groups found throughout the Philippine archipelago. A majority of mainstream Filipino dishes that compose Filipino cuisine are from the food traditions of various ethnolinguistic groups and tribes of the archipelago, including the Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bicolano, Visayan, Chavacano, and Maranao ethnolinguistic groups. The dishes associated with these groups evolved over the centuries from a largely indigenous (largely Austronesian) base shared with maritime Southeast Asia with varied influences from Chinese, Spanish, and American cuisines, in line with the major waves of influence that had enriched the cultures of the archipelago, and adapted using indigenous ingredients to meet local preferences.
Dishes range from the very simple meal of fried salted fish and rice to curries, paellas, and cozidos of Iberian origin made for fiestas. Popular dishes include lechón (whole roasted pig), longganisa (Philippine sausage), tapa (cured beef), torta (omelette), adobo (vinegar and soy sauce-based stew ), kaldereta (meat stewed in tomato sauce and liver paste), mechado (larded beef in soy and tomato sauce), pochero (beef and bananas in tomato sauce), afritada (chicken or beef and vegetables simmered in tomato sauce), kare-kare (oxtail and vegetables cooked in peanut sauce), pinakbet (kabocha squash, eggplant, beans, okra, bitter melon, and tomato stew flavored with shrimp paste), sinigang (meat or seafood with vegetables in sour broth), pancit (noodles), and lumpia (fresh or fried spring rolls). (Full article...)Related articles
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- ... that at WSTA, the first radio station in the U.S. Virgin Islands, goats and chickens sometimes wandered in during broadcasts?
- ... that Saint John's Island was the site of one of the British Empire's largest quarantine centres and held one of the first experimental drug rehabilitation centres?
- ... that the wirebird on the flag of Saint Helena is the last species of bird that is endemic to the island?
- ... that an all-male boating event on Tinsley Island was called the "Bohemian Grove of yachting"?
- ... that after many years of farming crops, Russ Island was deliberately flooded for salt farming?
- ... that the island of Poilão, within the João Vieira and Poilão Marine National Park, supports five percent of the world's green sea turtle nests?
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- Image 217th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
- Image 4Ko Chang (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 5Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892 (from List of islands of the Philippines)
- Image 7Satellite image of Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin Shoal), an island of the Spratly Islands group in the South China Sea (from List of islands of the Philippines)
- Image 8Monos (front) and Chacachacare (back). Venezuelan mainland (Paria Peninsula) seen in the horizon and Patos Island seen to the left. (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
- Image 11Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 13Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from List of islands of the Philippines)
- Image 14NASA image of Rhodes (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 15Cyclades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 16Iconic windmills of Mykonos (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 17Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from List of islands of Russia)
- Image 18Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur (from List of islands of the Philippines)
- Image 22Ioannina island in Lake Pamvotida (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 23Bone Island, Batticaloa (from List of islands of Sri Lanka)
- Image 25NASA image of Crete (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 26The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 27The islet of Pontikonisi (mouse island) which has the shape of a mouse. (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 28Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago)
- Image 30A view of the southern side of Isla de Convalecencia from the Ayala Bridge over the Pasig River (from List of islands of the Philippines)
- Image 31Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from List of islands of the Philippines)
- Image 32Ko Poda (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 34Main Ionian Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 36Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 37Ko Phi Phu Leh (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 38Ko Kut (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 39Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 40The Shamanka Шаманка [ru], a holy rock in Shamanism and one of the 9 most holy places in Asia, on the westcoast of Olkhon (from List of islands of Russia)
- Image 41Ithaca is to the upper right of the larger Kefalonia island in this picture. The small island in the top-right corner is the uninhabited Atokos island (NASA World Wind satellite picture). (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 43Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from List of islands of the Philippines)
- Image 44Kunashir Island coastline: photo taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in November 2010 (from List of islands of Russia)
- Image 45The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 48Regions for Greek islands (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 50Ko Kram (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 53Echinades islands (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 54Northern Sporades (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 55Ko Tarutao (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 56Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 58Spinalonga (Kalydon) (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 61Dodcanese Islands (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 62Ko Mak (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 63Ko Lipe (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 67Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 69The Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Cape Engaño, Palaui Island (from List of islands of the Philippines)
- Image 70Ko Tapu (from List of islands of Thailand)
- Image 71Harbor of the island of Astypalaia (from List of islands of Greece)
- Image 73Aerial view of the port city of Hydra on Hydra Island (from List of islands of Greece)
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