Island (disambiguation)

An island is a land mass entirely surrounded by water.

Island or Islands may also refer to:

Places

• Any of various islands around the world, see the list of islands
• Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland)
  • Island (without the accent) is also the name of Iceland in several other languages, such as German and Swedish
• Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, an electoral ward
• The Island, New Jersey (disambiguation), two places
• Island, Kentucky, a city in the United States
• Island, Yonne, a commune of the Yonne département in France
• The Islands, a defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia once part of Nanaimo and the Islands and now part of Saanich North and the Islands
• Island County, Washington, United States
• The Island, Chennai, a river island in India
• The Island, Hythe End, an island in the River Thames in England
• The Island, Chicago, a neighborhood in Chicago, U.S.

Film

• Island (1989 film), an Australian film directed by Paul Cox
• Island, a 2011 British film based on the novel of the same name by Jane Rogers
• The Island, the U.S. title of the 1960 Japanese film The Naked Island
• The Island (1979 film), an Argentine film directed by Alejandro Doria
• The Island (1980 film), a film directed by Michael Ritchie with Michael Caine
• The Island (2005 film), a science fiction film directed by Michael Bay, and starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson
• The Island (2006 film) (Russian: Остров, or Ostrov), a 2006 film on religious themes directed by Pavel Lungin
• The Island (2011 film), a Bulgarian film directed by Kamen Kalev with Laetitia Casta
• Islands (film), a 2011 film

Television

• The Island (Lost), the island of the show Lost, a character unto itself
• Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island, the 16th season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge on MTV
• Al Jazeera, an Arabic TV station whose name translates in English as "The Island"
• To Nisi, a Greek TV series, whose name translates in English as "The Island", based on the Victoria Hislop novel
• The Island with Bear Grylls, a survival TV show, presented by Bear Grylls
• The Island (U.S. TV series), the American version of the survival TV show, presented by Bear Grylls

Literature

• Island (Huxley novel), a 1962 novel by Aldous Huxley
• The Island (play), a 1973 play by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona
• The Island (1979 novel), a novel by Peter Benchley
• Island, a 1987 novel by Thomas Perry
• Island (Laymon novel), a 1991 horror novel by Richard Laymon
• Island (Rogers novel), a 1999 suspense novel by Jane Rogers
• Island (book), a collection of short stories by Alistair MacLeod
• Island (novel series), by Gordon Korman
• The Island (2005 novel), a novel by Victoria Hislop
• Island, a visual novel by Front Wing and anime TV series

Music

• Island (David Arkenstone album), 1989
• Island, an album by British experimental music group Current 93, 1991
• Island (Kenny Wheeler album), 2003
• ísland, American musician, songwriter and record producer
• Island (music group), a band formed for the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
• "Island", a song by Heather Nova from the 1994 album Oyster
• "Island", a song by The Whitest Boy Alive from the 2009 album Rules
• Islands (King Crimson album), a 1971 music album by King Crimson
• Islands (The Band album), a 1977 music album by The Band
• Islands (Kajagoogoo album), a 1984 music album by Kajagoogoo
• Islands (Mike Oldfield album), a 1987 music album by Mike Oldfield
  • "Islands" (Mike Oldfield song), the title track and single from the Mike Oldfield album
• Islands (The Mary Onettes album), a 2009 music album by The Mary Onettes
• "Island" (song), by Eddy Raven
• Islands (band), an indie rock band from Canada, including former member of The Unicorns, Nicholas Thorburn
• "Islands" (The xx song), a 2009 single by the British band The xx, also featured on their album xx
• "The Island" (Pendulum song), a 2010 single by Anglo-Australian band Pendulum from their album Immersion
• "The Island" (Paul Brady song), a 1985 song by Paul Brady
• Island Records, a record label founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica

Other uses

• Extraction island, in linguistics, phrases out of which extraction is impossible
• Island platform, a railway platform with tracks running around each side
• Island Electronic Communication Network, now known as Inet
• "The island", the superstructure of an aircraft carrier
• Traffic island, dividing the lanes of travel in a road
• A colloquial term used for roundabout
• Refuge island for pedestrians crossing a road
• Island, an area surrounded by another area of contrasting type, such as:
  • Ecological island, a micro-habitat within a larger differing ecosystem
• HMNB, Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth, known as "The Island"
• Islands (restaurant), a casual dining restaurant chain
• The Island (video game), a 1984 ZX Spectrum video game
• Island, a piece of furniture found in many kitchens, similar to a sideboard
• WLRA, "The Island", a tropical rock radio station in Chicago
• The Island (Sri Lanka), a newspaper in Sri Lanka

See also

• All pages with titles containing Island
• Archipelago
• Ireland
• List of islands
• Category:Islands