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The three Islands of Ironbard, Providence and Bonne Santé were settled by the survivors of simultaneous shipwrecks around 352 years ago. The initial settlements have grown and there are now twenty-seven villages with a combined population of over forty thousand Islanders for you to study. Login below to visit them.
- Palawan. This Philippine archipelago's 1,700-plus islands and islets entice adventure seekers and beach bums alike.
- Sardinia. A popular Mediterranean cruise stop, this Italian island has garnered international allure with its subtropical climate, sprawling beaches and a culture steeped in tradition.
- Zanzibar. This surprisingly cheap tropical destination is revered for its coastline and often serves as a post-safari oasis.
- Mauritius. You've heard the adage that the best places are often the most difficult to reach, and that certainly rings true for this African island, situated about 500 miles east of Madagascar.
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Haida Gwaii, Canada
Centuries-old totem poles reach toward the skies on the edge of misty rainforests, while the roar of crashing waves echoes through the treetops. Around 80km (50 miles) off the coast of British Columbia, the islands of Haida Gwaiishowcase a world where nature rules supreme. Sudden thunderstorms and icy winds can’t blunt the power of seeing foraging black bears, nesting bald eagles and scurrying pine martens amid moss-laden forests that harbor some of the largest spruce and cedar on Earth. Haid...
Channel Islands, USA
Nicknamed the ‘Galápagos of North America’, Channel Islands National Parkis home to an extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, including some 150 species found nowhere else on Earth. Volcanic activity formed the mountainous archipelago, which lies just off the coast of Southern California and was never attached to the mainland. While vestiges of human presence remain, including that of Chumash communities who lived on the island for more than 13,000 years, today these uninhabited isl...
Chiloé Island, Chile
This peanut-shaped island off the coast of Patagonia, 1100km (683 miles) south of Santiago, lures foreigners with its moss-covered rainforests, historic churches and untrammeled beaches. Yet, if you ask a Chilean why they’re visiting, they’ll likely wax poetic over the culture, dialect and aesthetic, which are distinct from the mainland following centuries of historic isolation. The wooden stilt homes of Chiloé’s capital, Castro, are as colourful as the cast of characters in its local mythol...
Île de Ré, France
The call of the wild harks back centuries on this chic Breton island, scattered with whitewashed villages in hues of aqua-green and eggshell blue. This might be the hobnobbing hotspot of weekending Parisians in summer, but the roots of tradition run deep in salt-of-the-earth Brittany: sauniers harvest sel from ancestral salt pans, farmers toil in family potato fields and new-gen artisans distil gin and vodka with homegrown fingerling potatoes and organic seaweed gathered along the shore. Grab...
Isle Of Skye, Scotland
The second-largest of Scotland’s islands, in the Inner Hebrides, is its most spectacular, with a landscape that lurches from quiet coves and inky lochs to jagged pinnacles, tumbling waterfalls and pleated cliffs. Skye’s dramatic mountains and undulating moors are easily reached by a bridge from the mainland, but to access the remotest corners and most impressive views you’ll need to take to the high moorland on foot, cycle precipitous mountain roads or kayak along the puckered and indented co...
Vis, Croatia
Cut off from the rest of the world from the 1950s until 1989, this former Yugoslav military base is bliss for island lovers seeking peace, tranquillity and untouched natural beauty in spades. Pristine forests, citrus groves, pebble beaches, clandestine nudist coves and dazzling sea caves evoke an island idyll of yesteryear – before tourism was born. Incongruously, some of Vis’most beautiful natural spots squirrel away rocket shelters, bunkers, weapon chests and submarine pens – abandoned by t...
Cabo Verde
Rising from the Atlantic 500km (311 miles) west of Senegal, this glorious island chain has a captivating blend of mountains, beaches and tranquil seaside villages. On Santo Antão, craggy peaks hide piercing green valleys of flowers and sugar cane, ideal for epic hikes. São Vicente is home to the cultural capital of the islands, Mindelo, which throbs with bars and music clubs. On Sal and Maio, undulating windswept dunes merge with indigo-blue seas on unspoiled beaches of powdery white sand....
São Tomé & Príncipe
Adrift in the Gulf of Guinea, this two-island nation is Africa’s second-smallest and one that blends natural wonders with a gripping history. São Tomé & Príncipe(STP) is a safe and welcoming ecotourism destination, as rich in jungles as it is beautiful. This is especially true on unspoiled Príncipe, which has a population of just 7000. A canopy of green broken by spires of primordial rock, Príncipe is magnificent and wild, offering fantastic beaches, jungle exploration, snorkeling, fishi...
Socotra, Yemen
Lying offshore from the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, Socotrabelongs politically to Yemen and is geographically a part of Africa. The island has been a Unesco World Heritage site since 2008, and its rugged, blistered interior shelters remarkable diversity: more than 700 of the island’s species (including one-third of Socotra’s plant species) are found nowhere else on Earth. Geographers consider Socotra to be one of the most isolated non-volcanic landforms on the planet, and its mi...
Malapascua Island, Philippines
Off the north coast of Cebu, this tiny tropical island is famous for its world-class diving. But even if you’ve no interest in marine life, Malapascua makes a brilliant beach destination, with more than a dozen pretty beaches and bays to discover. Curving around the southeastern corner of the island, beautiful Bounty Beach is lined with hotels and bars that buzz at sunset. Behind the beachfront hotels, shanty settlements are the legacy of Typhoon Yolanda, which tore off every roof on the isla...
Jeju-do, South Korea
Jeju-do, the largest island in South Korea, is presided over by Halla-san, the country’s tallest mountain at 1950m (6398ft) and the only shield volcano in Asia. The island’s volcanic origins are still evident today, in a number of impressive lava formations. At lower altitudes, Jeju-do has a humid subtropical climate, which has made it one of South Korea’s most popular tourist destinations; millions visit every year, and the island has earned the nickname ‘Honeymoon Island’. Jeju-do was an in...
Hokkaidō, Japan
Hokkaidō is Japan’s northernmost major island and also its second-largest, occupying one-fifth of the country’s land mass but home to fewer than 5% of its total population. Hokkaidō is the Japan of wide-open spaces, of big mountains and even bigger skies. To the east and south is the Pacific Ocean; to the west, the Sea of Japan; and to the north, the icy waters of the Sea of Okhotsk. In the center is Japan’s largest national park, Daisetsuzan – which means ‘Great Snowy Mountains’ – a largel...
Kangaroo Island, Australia
Rising from the ashes after having been ravaged by fire in the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20, when nearly half of the island burned, Kangaroo Island (or KI, as locals call it) remains a world-class wildlife and wilderness destination. The island, off the southern coast of South Australia, is home to iconic and charismatic native Australian animals on both land and sea. Add to that a delightfully slow pace of life – it’s the kind of place where children ride bikes to school and farmers adv...
Macquarie Island, Australia
One of the Earth’s more remote islands, Macquarie is roughly halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica. Its leading attractions are its epic colonies of 100,000 seals (mainly elephant seals) and four million penguins, including about 850,000 breeding pairs of royals (which only raise young here and on the nearby Bishops and Clerks islands). That these huge colonies survive is remarkable: sealing (for skins) and penguin-hunting (for oil) historically wrought havoc upon seal and bird populations:...
Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand
Providing a southern anchor to New Zealand, Stewart Island is known in Māori as Rakiura – ‘Glowing Skies’ – in reference to the shimmering aurora australis (Southern Lights) phenomenon that is often sighted during the cooler and longer nights of a Southern Hemisphere winter. A small population of around 400 ensures Rakiura’s night skies remain largely pristine, and the island was awarded Dark Sky Sanctuary accreditation by the International Dark Sky Association in 2019. Beyond a concise and...
- Mílos, Greece. Located in the middle of the Cycladic islands, Mílos rose from its No. 3 spot last year thanks to friendly locals who welcome visitors to explore the quaint villages (Trypiti is famous for its windmills, Plaka for its sunsets), extraordinary tavernas, and dozens of picturesque beaches that vary in color depending on whether they are formed from shells, stones, or sand.
- Folegandros, Greece. Score: 95.47.
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Score: 91.69.
- Madeira, Portugal. Score: 91.56.
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- Capri, Italy. Who hasn't been spellbound by images of Capri's electric Blue Grotto? This glowing sea cave impresses even veteran globetrotters, and it's only the beginning of one of the most beautiful islands in the world.
- Whitsundays, Australia. The delicate Great Barrier Reef is one of the earth's most extensive coral-reef system, supporting more than 1,600 species of fish, whales, rays, octopuses, dolphins and more.
- Bali, Indonesia. What's most stunning in Bali? Dazzling beaches like Nusa Dua, Seminyak and Jimbaran Bay? Ubud's terraced rice fields, sacred forest and ancient monuments?
- James Bond Island, Southern Thailand. A limestone spike rising dramatically from the emerald waters of Phang Nga Bay, James Bond Island (Koh Tapu; "Nail Island" in Thai) earned its moniker from appearing in two 007 movies: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).
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Jul 12, 2022 · The 25 Best Islands in the World in 2022. The best islands in the world, according to Travel + Leisure readers, invite visitors to adopt a slower pace of life. By. Rebecca Ascher-Walsh....
