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This island is a 37-mile long barrier island located off the eastern coast of the Delmarva Peninsula facing the Atlantic Ocean. The northern two-thirds of the island are in Maryland, and the southern third is in Virginia.
A) Minorca Island
B) Capri Island
C) Assateague Island
Assateague Island (Virginia/Maryland)
This island is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States, about 50 miles southeast of Houston. The entire island, with the exception of Jamaica Beach, is within the city limits of the City of Galveston in Galveston County.
A) Galveston Island
B) Isle Island
C) Malta Island
Galveston Island (Texas)
This island is just south of mainland Rhode Island. Its 1800s red-brick Southeast Lighthouse sits atop the dramatic clay cliffs of Mohegan Bluffs, with a rocky beach below. Sandy beaches include popular Crescent Beach, on the east coast. The island’s northern tip features North Lighthouse, built in 1867, and Sachem Pond, home to gulls and swallows. Migratory songbirds visit the Block Island National Wildlife Refuge.
A) Elba Island
B) Block Island
C) Burano Island
Block Island (Rhode Island)
This island is a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico off Southwest Florida, linked to the mainland by bridges south of the city of Naples. It’s home to resort hotels, beaches, marinas and golf courses, as well as a network of inland waterways. A long, sandy beach covers most of the west coast, with resort hotels in the south. Tigertail Beach Park has a tidal lagoon, popular for kayaking and paddleboarding.
A) Marco Island
B) Sark Island
C) Naxos Island
Marco Island (Florida)
This island, one of California’s Channel Islands, lies southwest of Los Angeles. It's known for its wildlife, dive sites and Mt. Orizaba, its highest peak. The resort town of Two Harbors lies to the north. To the south, in the city of Avalon, palm trees and cabanas line Descanso Beach. Avalon’s circular, art deco Catalina Casino is a cultural center with a movie theater, ballroom and museum.
A) San Clemente Island
B) Ensenada Island
C) Santa Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island (California)
This island is a thin Atlantic Ocean barrier island off the southern shore of Long Island, New York. It’s known for protected beaches interspersed with seasonal resort communities. On the western tip, Robert Moses State Park offers picnic spots, pitch-and-putt golf and access to the 19th-century Fire Island Lighthouse. It’s also the only area of the island accessible by car.
A) Fire Island
B) Long Island
C) Hydra Island
Fire Island (New York)
This island is part of the Sea Islands chain of barrier islands, on the U.S. state of Florida’s Atlantic coast. It has a history of Spanish, French, British and American rule. Today it’s a popular holiday destination known for its luxury resorts, golf courses and numerous sandy beaches. Main Beach Park has sand dunes, a boardwalk and public sports and recreation facilities.
A) Vis Island
B) Paros Island
C) Amelia Island
Amelia Island (Florida)
Island is a large island on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait.
A) Serpent Island
B) Kodiak Island
C) Skye Island
Kodiak Island (Alaska)
This island is a barrier island on Florida’s Gulf Coast. It's known for its broad beaches, like Manatee Beach Park. In the small resort city of Anna Maria, Pine Avenue is lined with shops, galleries and eateries. The island's Historical Society Museum features a restored 1920 cottage. Nearby, the wooden City Pier dates from 1911. In Bradenton Beach City, Bridge Street Market sells food, art and jewelry.
A) Anna Maria Island
B) Saint Lawrence Island
C) Baranof Island
Anna Maria Island (Florida)
This island is a Massachusetts island that sits in the Atlantic just south of Cape Cod. A longtime New England summer colony, it encompasses harbor towns and lighthouses, sandy beaches and farmland. It's accessible only by boat or air. Vineyard Haven, on the eastern end, is a ferry port and the island's commercial center. Oak Bluffs has Carpenter Gothic cottages and an iconic carousel.
A) Nantucket Island
B) Martha's Vineyard Island
C) Long Island
Martha's Vineyard (Massachusetts)
These islands lie along Georgia's Atlantic coast between Savannah and Jacksonville, Florida. The region comprises the city of Brunswick and the barrier islands of St. Simons Island, Sea Island, Little St. Simons Island and Jekyll Island. The islands are known for their marshes and beaches, including Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island, famed for its large pieces of driftwood.
A) Golden Isles
B) Key Largo Island
C) Atka Island
Golden Isles (Georgia)
This is the smallest of the 3 U.S. Virgin Islands, which are located in the Caribbean Sea. Virgin Islands National Park occupies more than half the island. Its forests shelter resident and migratory birds, including cuckoos, warblers and hummingbirds. The mangroves at Hurricane Hole, in the east, support corals and anemones. Dolphins inhabit the island’s waters, which also host hawksbill and green turtles.
A) Roanoke Island
B) Pine Island
C) Saint John Island
Saint John Island (U.S. Virgin Islands)
This is an island in the Central Pacific, part of the Hawaiian archipelago. Sprawling Haleakala National Park encompasses the island’s highest peak, volcanic Haleakala, as well as the pools and waterfalls of Ohe’o Gulch, accessed via scenic, winding Hana Highway. The island's 30 miles of beaches include golden-crescent Kapalua, sheltered from strong currents by lava-rock promontories.
A) Honolulu Island
B) Maui Island
C) Nelson Island
Maui Island (Hawaii)
These are barrier islands off the coast of the U.S. state of North Carolina, separating the Atlantic Ocean from the mainland. Their open-sea beaches, state parks and shipwreck diving sites make them a popular holiday destination. Roanoke Island was the site of England’s first settlement in the New World, an endeavor sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh.
A) Douglas Island
B) Santa Cruz Island
C) Outer Banks Islands
Outer Banks Islands (North Carolina)
These islands are an archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington known for rural Pacific Northwest landscapes and wildlife. Horseshoe-shaped Orcas Island, one of the main isles, is home to Moran State Park's old-growth forest and Mt. Constitution. The main island is distinguished by the lively seaside town of Friday Harbor and Lime Kiln Point State Park, an orca-whale lookout.
A) Orcas Island
B) San Juan Islands
C) Unga Island
San Juan Islands (Washington)
This island is part of the Lowcountry region in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It's known for Atlantic Ocean beaches and golf courses. The Harbour Town Lighthouse and Museum marks the southwest tip. The Coastal Discovery Museum features heritage buildings, trees and themed gardens. Between the island and mainland, the Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge salt marsh hosts deer, alligators and birds.
A) Hatteras Island
B) Edisto Island
C) Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head Island (South Carolina)
This island - officially named Hawaii - is the largest island in the United States' Hawaiian archipelago in the Central Pacific. Its diverse terrain spans colored-sand beaches at Papakolea (green) and Punalu’u (black) to lush rainforest. Within Volcanoes National Park, there are 2 active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa. Hapuna Beach and Kahalu'u Beach Park in the west are popular snorkeling sites.
A) The Huge Island
B) The Large Island
C) The Big Island
The Big Island (Hawaii)
This island sits in Lake Huron, between Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas. It consists of a State Park, with trails, woods and the limestone Arch Rock formation, covers most of the island. Founded in 1780, Fort Mackinac is a walled cluster of military buildings on a coastal bluff. The Richard and Jane Manoogian Art Museum has local works, including Native American art, maps and 19th-century photos.
A) Absecon Island
B) Mackinac Island
C) Santa Rosa Island
Mackinac Island (Michigan)
This island in Hancock County, Maine, is the largest island off the coast of Maine. With an area of 108 square miles, it is the 52nd-largest island in the United States, the sixth-largest island in the contiguous United States, and the second-largest island on the Eastern Seaboard, behind Long Island and ahead of Martha's Vineyard.
A) Mount Desert Island
B) Isle Royale
C) South Manitou Island
Mount Desert Island (Maine)
This is a tiny, isolated island off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and a summer destination with dune-backed beaches. It’s marked by unpainted cedar-shingled buildings, many surrounded by manicured privets. The wharves and cobblestoned streets of the town are lined with restaurants, high-end boutiques and steepled churches. The town’s Whaling Museum recounts the island’s role as a 19th-century whaling hub.
A) Cape Cod Island
B) Nantucket Island
C) Hampton Island
Nantucket Island (Massachusetts)