Islands: Atlantic

Island in the South Atlantic, named by Portuguese navigator Alphonse d'Albuquerque on 25 May 1503 (discovered, but not reported, 2 years earlier by Joao de Nova, also Portuguese); now a dependency of St. Helena; latitude is just under 8° South – i.e. well within the Tropic of Capricorn, and similar to the easternmost point of Brazil		Ascension Island
Portuguese islands, 800 miles West of Portugal: São Miguel, Pico, Tercira, São Jorge, Faial, Flores, Santa Maria and Graciosa are the eight largest islands (in descending ordre) of; the Formigas islets (islets of the Ants) are on their eastern fringes		Azores
Capital Ponta Delgada (on the island of Sao Miguel)		Azores
In descending order of size: Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, La Graciosa		Canary Islands
Often referred to, in ancient times, as 'the Fortunate Islands'
Coat of arms has two dogs supporting a shield and a crown
Forms the north–eastern extremity of Nova Scotia		Cape Breton Island
Santo Antäo, Santiago (Säo Tiago), Boa Vista, Fogo: largest islands of (Republic of)		Cape Verde
Island in New York Harbour, site of the USA's federal immigration centre 1892–1954; now part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument		Ellis Island
Self–governing Danish islands between Shetland and Iceland; capital Thorshavn		Faroes
Norwegian archipelago, within the Arctic circle but famed for its mild climate owing to the Gulf Stream; popular with climbers and cyclists (Vesteralen is a neighbouring archipelago, further north)		Lofoten
Collective name – from the Greek for 'fortunate islands' – for the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde		Macaronesia
Approx. 300 miles north of the Canaries and 500 west of Casablanca; group includes Porto Santo and the three Desertas (Deserta Grande, Bugio, Chao), as well as the eponymous main island		Madeira
Argentine name for the Falkland Islands		Las Malvinas
Chappaquiddick Island is geographically part of (the largest island in Massachusetts)		Martha's Vineyard
Named after the father of Queen Victoria (Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III)		Prince Edward Island
Island in the East River, New York – between Queens (Long Island) and the Bronx: home to the city's most famous jail (opened in 1932)		Rikers Island
Uninhabited rocky islet, 80 feet across, 230 miles West of the Outer Hebrides: claimed by the UK, although this claim is disputed by Ireland; gives its name to a UK shipping forecast area		Rockall
British overseas territory, from which Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha are administered		Saint Helena
Islands off Newfoundland (actually joined by a tombolo) that form an "overseas collectivity" of France – the last remnant of New France		St. Pierre and Miquelon
Cape Disappointment; highest peak is Mount Paget (2815m)		South Georgia
Volcanic island that appeared off Iceland in 1963		Surtsey
Largest of the Canary Islands; capital Santa Cruz		Tenerife
The world's most remote inhabited island (in the South Atlantic, 1,300 miles from St. Helena); part of a British Overseas Territory (along with St. Helena and Ascension Island); named after himself by the Portuguese explorer who discovered it in 1506		Tristan da Cunha
The north–westernmost part of European France; marks the southern entrance to the English Channel from the west		Ushant (Ouessant)

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Islands: Atlantic