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Islands of the World

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A few of the words

ATOLL
An atoll is a ring-shaped coral island enclosing a lagoon, the word entered English from Maldivian, reflecting the thousands of atolls that make up that island nation.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
AZORES
The Azores sit roughly in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 miles west of mainland Portugal, close enough to Europe geographically, yet geologically born of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
MANGROVE
Mangrove trees are remarkable coastal survivors: they grow right at the water's edge on tropical islands, their tangled roots trapping sediment and sheltering young fish in the shallows.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
CANARY
Despite their sunny image, the Canary Islands take their name not from the bright yellow bird but from the Latin 'Canariae Insulae', Island of Dogs, noted by ancient Roman writers.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Islands of the world word search, from Fiji to the Faroe Islands, each hidden word a place where the sea decides everything.

About Islands of the World

Every island is a world unto itself, ringed by tide, shaped by wind and wave, and defined by the sea pressing in on every side. Some rise from ancient volcanic fire, their peaks still smoking above a fringe of palms and white sand; others are low coral atolls barely a breath above the waterline, their lagoons shimmering in impossible shades of turquoise. From the Azores adrift in the mid-Atlantic to the volcanic Canary Islands off the northwest African coast, the world's islands carry an enduring promise of the faraway and the beautiful.

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