An island is a land mass entirely surrounded by water.

Island(s) may also refer to:

Places

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  • Any of various islands around the world, see the list of islands
  • Iceland (, ), a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean
  • Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, an electoral ward in the United Kingdom
  • Island, Kentucky, a city in the United States
  • Island, Yonne, a commune of the Yonne département in France
  • Island County, Washington, United States
  • Islands (barony), a barony in County Clare, Ireland
  • Islands (regional unit), a division of Attica, Greece

Books and publications

Fiction

  • The Island, an 1888 novel by Richard Whiteing
  • The Island, a 1914 short story collection by Elinor Mordaunt
  • The Island, a 1921 novel by Bertha Runkle
  • "The Island", a 1924 short story by L. P. Hartley, from his collection Night Fears
  • The Island, a 1930 novel by Naomi Royde-Smith
  • The Islands, a 1936 novel by Gerald Warner Brace
  • The Island, a 1948 novel by Nard Jones
  • The Island (), a 1962 novel by Robert Merle
  • Island (Huxley novel), 1962, by Aldous Huxley
  • The Island, a 1963 novel by Robert Creeley
  • Islands, a 1976 novel by Marta Randall
  • The Island (Benchley novel), 1979, by Peter Benchley
  • Islands, a 1980 novel by Laird Koenig
  • The Island, a 1984 novel by Isabelle Holland
  • Island, a 1987 novel by Thomas Perry
  • The Island, a 1988 novel by Gary Paulsen
  • The Island, a 1988 novel by Guy N. Smith
  • The Island, a 1988 novel by T. M. Wright
  • Island (Laymon novel), 1991, by Richard Laymon
  • Island, a 1999 novel by Peter Lerangis, book five in the Watchers series
  • Island (Rogers novel), 1999, by Jane Rogers
  • Island (novel series), 2000–2006, by Gordon Korman
  • Island (short story collection), 2000, by Alistair MacLeod
  • The Island (Hislop novel), 2005, by Victoria Hislop
  • The Islands, a 2008 novel by Di Morrissey
  • The Island, a 2010 novel by Elin Hilderbrand
  • The Island, a 2010 novel by Sarah Singleton
  • Island, a 2015 novel by Nicky Singer, illustrated by Chris Riddell
  • Island, a 2017 World Book Day (UK and Ireland) short story by David Almond
  • The Island, a 2021 novel by Ben Coes
  • The Island, a 2022 novel by Adrian McKinty
  • The Island, a 2023 novel by Natasha Preston
  • Minecraft: The Island, a 2017 novel by Max Brooks

Non-fiction

  • Islands, a 1978 essay by John Fowles and Fay Godwin

Periodicals

  • Islands, a travel magazine published by Bonnier Corporation

Poetry

  • "The Island" (Byron), an 1823 poem by Lord Byron
  • "The Island" (poem), a 1944 epic poem by Francis Brett Young
  • Islands, a 1999 collection of poems by Andrew Krivak

Music

  • Island (band), which represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981
  • Islands (band), a Canadian indie rock band
  • Island Records (disambiguation), several music industry record labels

Albums

  • Island (Bob Brookmeyer and Kenny Wheeler album), 2003
  • Island (David Arkenstone album), 1989
  • Island (G-Side album), 2011
  • Island (HÖH and Current 93 album), 1991
  • Island, by Bear's Den (band), 2014
  • Islands (Ash album), 2018
  • Islands (The Band album), 1977
  • Islands (Kajagoogoo album), 1984
  • Islands (King Crimson album), 1971
  • Islands (The Mary Onettes album), 2009
  • Islands (Mike Oldfield album), 1987

Songs

  • "Island" (song), by Eddy Raven, 1990
  • "Island (Float Away)", by the Starting Line, 2007
  • "Island", by Heather Nova from Oyster, 1994
  • "Island", by Mastodon from Leviathan, 2004
  • "Island", by Miley Cyrus from Endless Summer Vacation, 2023
  • "Island", by the Whitest Boy Alive from Rules, 2009
  • The Island (Paul Brady song), 1985
  • "Islands" (King Crimson song), 1971
  • "Islands" (Mike Oldfield song), 1987
  • "Islands" (The xx song), 2009
  • "An Island", by Chevelle from La Gárgola, 2014
  • "An Island", by Owen from The King of Whys, 2016

Transport

  • Island, a synonym for a traffic roundabout
  • Island platform, a railway platform with tracks running around each side
  • Refuge island, for pedestrians crossing a road
  • Traffic island, dividing the lanes of travel in a road

Visual media

Film

  • The Island (1980 film), an American film based on the novel by Peter Benchley
  • Island (1989 film), an Australian film directed by Paul Cox
  • The Island (2005 film), a science fiction film
  • The Island (2006 film), also known as Ostrov, a Russian film directed by Pavel Lungin
  • Island (2011 film), a British film directed by Brek Taylor, Elizabeth Mitchell
  • Islands (2011 film), an Italian drama film
  • The Island (2018 Chinese film), a Chinese fantasy comedy
  • The Island (2018 Nigerian film), a Nigerian action film
  • Islands (2021 film), a Canadian drama film
  • Islands (2025 German film), a German drama film
  • Islands (2025 Spanish film), a Spanish drama film

Television

  • Islands (miniseries), a Cartoon Network miniseries, aired as part of the eighth season of Adventure Time
  • Island (South Korean TV series), a 2022 television series
  • Island (Iranian TV series)

Video games

  • Island (video game), a 2016 video game by Front Wing
  • Islands: Non-Places, a 2016 video game by Carl Burton

Other uses

  • Islands (restaurant), a casual dining restaurant chain in the United States
  • Island Company, clothing brand
  • Island ECN, a network for stock trading, now part of Inet
  • Island-class patrol boat, class of the United States Coast Guard Cutters
  • Ecological island, a micro-habitat within a larger differing ecosystem
  • Extraction island, in linguistics, phrases out of which extraction is impossible

See also

  • The Island (disambiguation)