Round Island
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Round Island may refer to:
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Australia:
- Round Island (Queensland), Frankland Islands
- Round Island (Tasmania)Round Island (Tasmania)Round Island is a granite island, with an area of 3.95 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Hogan Group, lying in northern Bass Strait between the Furneaux Group and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria.-Fauna:...
, Hogan Group, northern Bass Strait
Canada:
- Round Island, Nova ScotiaRound Island, Nova ScotiaRound Island is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.-References:*...
- Round Island (Nunavut)Round Island (Nunavut)Round Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Baffin Bay off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island. Nova Zembla Island is to the northwest....
Hong Kong:
- Round Island or Pak Sha ChauPak Sha Chau (North)Round Island or Pak Sha Chau is an island of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of in North District....
(白沙洲), in North DistrictNorth District, Hong KongNorth District is the northernmost district of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the northwestern part of the New Territories. The new town of Fanling-Sheung Shui is within this district. It had a population of 298,657 in 2001. The district has the second lowest population density.It... - Round Island, Hong Kong or Ngan Chau (銀洲), in Southern DistrictSouthern District, Hong KongThe Southern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the southern part of Hong Kong Island. It had a population of 290,240 in 2001. This district has the fourth lowest population of Hong Kong.-Geography:...
Mauritius:
- Round Island (Mauritius)Round Island (Mauritius)Round Island is an uninhabited islet 22.5 kilometers north of Mauritius. It has an area of 1.69 square kilometers and a maximum elevation of 280 meters...
- Bolyeriidae, also known as the Round Island boas
- Round Island day geckoRound Island day geckoThe Round Island day gecko, Phelsuma guentheri, also known as Gunther's Gecko, is a species of gecko. It lives on the islet Round Island , and typically dwells on different palm trees. The Round Island day gecko feeds on insects and nectar.- Description :This lizard belongs to the largest living...
United Kingdom:
- Round Island (Dorset)Round Island (Dorset)Round Island is an island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. It lies just off the shore of the Arne Peninsula in the south-west of the harbour, and is separated from the nearby uninhabited Long Island by a narrow channel only a few feet wide....
- Round Island Light (England)
- Round Island, County Down, a ist of townlands in County Down|townland in County DownCounty Down-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, Northern Ireland - Round Island, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
United States:
- Round Island (Aleutian Islands)Round Island (Aleutian Islands)Round Island is a 0.1-mile-wide island in the Krenitzin Islands, a subgroup of the Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located 0.5 miles south of Ugamak Island at ....
, Alaska - Bumpkin IslandBumpkin IslandBumpkin Island, also known as Round Island, Bomkin Island, Bumkin Island or Ward's Island, is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor. Since 1996 it is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island has an area of , plus an intertidal zone of a further...
, Massachusetts, also known as Round Island - Round Island (Nanticoke River) in Maryland
- Round Island (Michigan)Round Island (Michigan)Round Island is an uninhabited island in Mackinac County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The Native Americans called the island "Nissawinagong."...
- Round Island Light (Michigan)Round Island Light (Michigan)The Round Island Light, also known as the "Old Round Island Point Lighthouse" is a lighthouse located on the west shore of Round Island in the shipping lanes of the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron...
, a lighthouse on the above island - Round Island (Detroit River), a different island in southeast Michigan
- Round Island Light (Michigan)
- Round Island (Mississippi)Round Island (Mississippi)Round Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Mississippi Sound, 6.5 kilometers south of Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.A. The 0.26-km² island is a coastal preserve, situated in Jackson County and managed by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources...
- Iona Island (New York), part of which is known as Round Island
See also
- Ronde IslandRonde IslandRonde Island, Grenada is a private island in the Lesser Antilles chain of the Caribbean Sea. The island was listed for sale as of October of 2007 for US$100,000,000, making it currently the most expensive listed island property in the world. Ronde is located approximately 4 miles east of the...
, Grenada - île Ronde, Kerguelen, in the Kerguelen Islands
- Île Ronde, Seychelles, in the SeychellesSeychellesSeychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
- Île Ronde, Antarctic, near Antarctica
- Île Ronde, Canada, a former island near Montréal in Canada
- île Ronde, BrestÎle Ronde, BrestThe Île Ronde is a French islet 400m to the south west of Pointe de l’Armorique, in the roadstead of Brest, within the territory of the commune of Plougastel-Daoulas. Its highest point is 24m...
, in the roadstead of Brest