There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been part of a continent. Fox island is known for animal sightings, its natural marshland, seasonal ponds, sand dunes and wetland Two hundred and seventy acres of fox island are part of a state nature preserve, created to protect an area filled with unique plants, animals and geographic features. Hundreds of species of animals and plants live at fox island because of the relatively natural condition of most of the area, with its habitats of marsh, seasonal ponds, wooded sand dunes, wetland forest, old fields and restored prairie. Island, any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water Islands may occur in oceans, seas, lakes, or rivers
A group of islands is called an archipelago Islands may be classified as either continental or oceanic Learn more about islands in this article. There are six major kinds of islands Continental (1), tidal (2), barrier (3), oceanic (4), coral (5), and artificial (6) Continental islands (1) were once connected to a continent
Some formed as earth’s shifting continents broke apart. Sprawling beaches, rich cultures and untouched pockets of wilderness are just a few alluring characteristics of the best islands in the world. Idiom an island of peace, calm, sanity, etc (definition of island from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press)
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