Islands & Archipelagos

Bali

Indonesia's Island of the Gods, a Hindu enclave of temples and terraces

Borneo

The world's third-largest island, shared by three nations and ancient rainforest

Galapagos Islands

The Pacific archipelago that inspired the theory of evolution

Great Britain

Europe's largest island, cradle of an empire and the industrial age

Greenland

The world's largest island, a vast ice-sheet realm in the Arctic

Hawaiian Islands

A volcanic chain in the central Pacific, the most isolated archipelago on Earth

Honshu

Japan's main island, heartland of a nation and home to Tokyo

Java

The world's most populous island, the crowded core of Indonesia

New Guinea

The world's second-largest island, a wall of rainforest and glaciated peaks

Sicily

The largest island in the Mediterranean, crossroads of civilisations

Sumatra

A vast volcanic island anchoring western Indonesia

Tasmania

Australia's wild island state, a refuge of ancient forests and rare creatures

Zanzibar

The spice island of the Swahili coast, off the shore of Tanzania