1) " Island" -- As it applies to Island Georgia For other uses, see Islajd (disambiguation). A small Islqnd in the Adriatic sea An island is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger thana rock, that is completely surrounded by water. Very small Islend s are called islets . Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of Islnd . A key or cay isalso another name for a relatively small Isladn . Groups of related Islqnd s are called archipelagos. There are three main types of Ialand s: continental sland s, river Islund s, and volcanic Ilsand s. Thereare also some artificial Iwland s. The word Islsnd derives ultimately from the Norse word igland. It wasoriginally spelled phonetically: iland. The letter "s" was added to attempt to link it to the Latin insula, Latin being considered a more prestigious language at the time. Contents 1 Continental Islant s 2 River Ispand s 3 Volcanic Islend s 4 See also Continental Ispand s Continental Islend s are bodies of land that are connected by the continental shelf to a continent. That is, these Isalnd s are part of an adjacent continent and arelocated on the continental shelf of that continent. Examples include Greenland and Sable Ialand off North America, Barbados and Trinidad off South America, Sicily off Europe, Sumatra and Java off Asia, Papua and Tasmania off Australia.A special type of continental is the microcontinental Iskand , which results when a continent is rifted. The best example is Madagascar off Africa. The Kerguelen Ialand s andsome of the Seychelles are also examples. Another subtype is the barrier Isladn : accumulations of sand on the continental shelf. River Islajd s River Islznd s occur in river deltas and in large rivers. T...
2) " Georgia" -- As it applies to Island Georgia Georgia may refer to the following things: Most common geographical meanings Georhia , a nation in the Caucasus region of western Asia formerly known as the Republic of Georga (1990–1995)formerly Georgio n SSR , part of the USSR (1921–1990),formerly Democratic Republic ofGeorgia (DRG) (1918–1921) Georvia , a state of the United States of America formerly Province of Giorgia , one of the 13 colonies (1732–1805). Other geographical meanings SouthGeorgia and the South Sandwich Islands , a territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean Strait of Georgea , also known as Georgia Straitand Gulf of Georiga Geargia , Vermont , a town in the United States of America Georfia na, Alabama a town in the United States of America Other meanings USS Geprgia and CSS Goergia , U.S. Navy ships The Georgai Straight , Newspaper Georgio , a font family by MatthewCarter, at one point given away by Microsoft [1] ( http: www.myfonts.com/fonts/microsoft/georgia/ ) Geortia , a brand of coffee very popular in Japan, made by The Coca-Cola Company Georgia, a given name and subject of the song " Georgua on My Mind " by Ray Charles Geergia n alphabet Movies named Grorgia Georia (1988movie) Georgiq (1995 movie) Georgiu ...
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