Tern Island
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Tern Island can also refer to:
- Tern Island (Hawaii), the main island in the atoll of French Frigate ShoalsFrench Frigate ShoalsThe French Frigate Shoals is the largest atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Its name commemorates French explorer Jean-François de La Pérouse, who nearly lost two frigates when attempting to navigate the shoals...
, in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands - Tern Island (Nunavut)Tern Island (Nunavut)Tern Island is an island located in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region in the northern Canadian Arctic. It is situated in the Foxe Basin. The mainland's Melville Peninsula is to the west, Baffin Island is to the northwest, and Jens Munk Island is to the northeast. The closest Inuit community, Igloolik,...
, Canada - Tern Island (Queensland), Australia
- Tern Island, South GeorgiaTern Island, South GeorgiaTern Island is a small, tussock-covered island lying 1 mile south of Albatross Island and 0. 6 miles east of Dot Island in the south part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. First charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy...