群岛 群島 qún dǎo group of islands / archipelago 泽西 澤西 zé xī Jersey (Channel Islands) 九州 jiǔ zhōu division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands syn 列岛 列島 liè dǎo archipelago / chain of islands 琉球 liú qiú Ryūkyū / refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan / Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan 钓鱼台 釣魚臺 diào yú tái Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China 中途岛 中途島 zhōng tú dǎo Midway Islands 所罗门群岛 所羅門群島 suǒ luó mén qún dǎo Solomon Islands in southwest Pacific 四国 四國 sì guó Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan) 钓鱼岛 釣魚島 diào yú dǎo Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands 澎湖 péng hú Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 南沙 nán shā Nansha Islands, aka Spratly Islands / Nansha District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong 马祖 馬祖 mǎ zǔ Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan 独岛 獨島 dú dǎo Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島|竹岛[Zhu2 dao3]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan 离岛 離島 lí dǎo outlying islands 成串 chéng chuàn to be lined up (like a chain of islands, a string of pearls etc) / to form a cluster (like a bunch of grapes) / to come one after the other (like a series of sighs) 苏门答腊 蘇門答臘 sū mén dá là Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands 南沙群岛 南沙群島 nán shā qún dǎo Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam 瀛洲 yíng zhōu Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality 西沙群岛 西沙群島 xī shā qún dǎo Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea 竹岛 竹島 zhú dǎo Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島|独岛[Du2 dao3]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan 金门 金門 jīn mén Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan / Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian, PRC 开曼群岛 開曼群島 kāi màn qún dǎo Cayman Islands 海峡群岛 海峽群島 hǎi xiá qún dǎo Channel Islands 马绍尔群岛 馬紹爾群島 mǎ shào ěr qún dǎo Marshall Islands 金沙镇 金沙鎮 jīn shā zhèn Chinsha town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan 白沙 bái shā Baisha (common place name) / Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan / Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 库克群岛 庫克群島 kù kè qún dǎo Cook Islands 安达曼群岛 安達曼群島 ān dá màn qún dǎo Andaman Islands 塔希提 tǎ xī tí Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia 加拉帕戈斯群岛 加拉帕戈斯群島 jiā lā pà gē sī qún dǎo Galapagos Islands 阿留申群岛 阿留申群島 ā liú shēn qún dǎo Aleutian Islands (trailing 2250 km southwest of Alaska almost down to Kamtchatka) 马里亚纳群岛 馬里亞納群島 mǎ lǐ yà nà qún dǎo Mariana Islands in the Pacific 基里巴斯 jī lǐ bā sī Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands) 索罗门 索羅門 suǒ luó mén Solomon (name) / Solomon (Islands) 湖西 hú xī Huhsi township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 蓬莱 蓬萊 péng lái (Chinese mythology) Penglai, one of three fabled islands in the Bohai sea, where immortals were said to live / (by extension) fairyland 钓鱼岛及其附属岛屿 釣魚島及其附屬島嶼 Diaoyu Islands / Senkaku Islands / Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands / the Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands) 尖阁列岛 尖閣列島 jiān gé liè dǎo Senkaku Islands (Japanese name for the Diaoyu Islands 釣魚島|钓鱼岛[Diao4 yu2 Dao3]), also known as the Pinnacle Islands 马尔维纳斯群岛 馬爾維納斯群島 mǎ ěr wéi nà sī qún dǎo Malvinas Islands (also known as Falkland Islands) 南西诸岛 南西諸島 nán xī zhū dǎo Ryukyu Islands / Okinawa 沖繩|冲绳[Chong1 sheng2] and other islands of modern Japan 琉球群岛 琉球群島 liú qiú qún dǎo Ryukyu Islands / Okinawa 沖繩|冲绳[Chong1 sheng2] and other islands of modern Japan 安全岛屿方桉 安全島嶼方案 Safe Islands Programme / Safe Islands Program 安达曼岛 安達曼島 ān dá màn dǎo Andaman islands / variant of 安達曼群島|安达曼群岛[An1 da2 man4 Qun2 dao3] 霍尼亚拉 霍尼亞拉 huò ní yà lā Honiara, capital of Solomon Islands 加拉巴哥斯群岛 加拉巴哥斯群島 jiā lā bā gē sī qún dǎo Galapagos Islands 千岛群岛 千島群島 qiān dǎo qún dǎo Kuril Islands, archipelago in Sakhalin, far-eastern Russia 法罗群岛 法羅群島 fǎ luó qún dǎo Faroe Islands 福克兰群岛 福克蘭群島 fú kè lán qún dǎo Falkland Islands 加罗林群岛 加羅林群島 jiā luó lín qún dǎo Caroline Islands 美属维尔京群岛 美屬維爾京群島 měi shǔ wéi ěr jīng qún dǎo United States Virgin Islands (USVI) 南乔治亚岛和南桑威奇 南喬治亞島和南桑威奇 nán qiáo zhì yà dǎo hé nán sāng wēi qí South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands 索国 索國 suǒ guó Somalia / Somaliland / (Tw) Solomon Islands / Suoguo, a state recorded in the Chinese historical texts, said to have been established by the ancestors of the Göktürks 英属维尔京群岛 英屬維爾京群島 yīng shǔ wéi ěr jīng qún dǎo British Virgin Islands 七美 qī měi Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 七美乡 七美鄉 qī měi xiāng Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 加那利群岛 加那利群島 jiā nà lì qún dǎo Canary Islands 北竿 běi gān Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands / Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan 北竿乡 北竿鄉 běi gān xiāng Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan 北马里亚纳 北馬里亞納 běi mǎ lǐ yà nà Northern Mariana Islands 北马里亚纳群岛 北馬里亞納群島 běi mǎ lǐ yà nà qún dǎo Northern Mariana Islands 千岛列岛 千島列島 qiān dǎo liè dǎo Kuril Islands (chain between Kamchatka and Hokkaido) 南竿 nán gān Nankan Island, one of the Matsu Islands / Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan 南竿乡 南竿鄉 nán gān xiāng Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan 吉尔伯特群岛 吉爾伯特群島 jí ěr bó tè qún dǎo Gilbert Islands 大加那利岛 大加那利島 dà jiā nà lì dǎo Gran Canaria (in the Canary Islands) 奥尔德尼岛 奧爾德尼島 ào ěr dé ní dǎo Alderney (Channel Islands) 奥兰群岛 奧蘭群島 ào lán qún dǎo Åland Islands, Finland 对岛 對島 duì dǎo Tsushima islands, between Japan and South Korea 嵊泗列岛 嵊泗列島 shèng sì liè dǎo Shengsi Islands, making up Shengsi county in Zhoushan 舟山[Zhou1 shan1], Zhejiang 巴坦群岛 巴坦群島 bā tǎn qún dǎo Batan Islands in Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines 斯普拉特利群岛 斯普拉特利群島 sī pǔ lā tè lì qún dǎo Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam / same as 南沙群島|南沙群岛[Nan1 sha1 Qun2 dao3] 望安 wàng ān Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 望安乡 望安鄉 wàng ān xiāng Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 东引 東引 dōng yǐn Tungyin Island, one of the Matsu Islands / Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan 东引乡 東引鄉 dōng yǐn xiāng Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan 根西岛 根西島 gēn xī dǎo Guernsey (Channel Islands) 格恩西岛 格恩西島 gé ēn xī dǎo Guernsey (Channel Islands) 流球 liú qiú variant of 琉球[Liu2 qiu2], Ryūkyū, e.g. the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan 流球群岛 流球群島 liú qiú qún dǎo the Ryukyu or Luchu Islands (including Okinawa) 海岛市 海島市 hǎi dǎo shì Municipality of the Islands (Macau) / Concelho das Ilhas 湖西乡 湖西鄉 hú xī xiāng Huhsi township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 澎湖列岛 澎湖列島 péng hú liè dǎo Pescadores Islands, Taiwan 澎湖岛 澎湖島 péng hú dǎo Pescadores Islands, Penghu county, Taiwan 澎湖县 澎湖縣 péng hú xiàn Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 澎湖群岛 澎湖群島 péng hú qún dǎo Penghu or Pescadores, archipelago of 90 islands to west of Taiwan 泽西岛 澤西島 zé xī dǎo Jersey (Channel Islands) 烈屿 烈嶼 liè yǔ Liehyu township in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan 烈屿乡 烈嶼鄉 liè yǔ xiāng Liehyu township in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan 乌丘 烏坵 wū qiū Wuchiu township in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan 乌丘乡 烏坵鄉 wū qiū xiāng Wuchiu township in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan 琉球海 liú qiú hǎi Ryūkyū Sea / refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan 白沙乡 白沙鄉 bái shā xiāng Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 硫球 liú qiú Luzon, island of the Philippines / the Ryukyu islands 科迪勒拉 kē dí lè lā Cordillera, series of mountain ranges stretching from Patagonia in South America through to Alaska and Aleutian Islands 科迪勒拉山系 kē dí lè lā shān xì Cordillera, series of mountain ranges stretching from Patagonia in South America through to Alaska and Aleutian islands 莒光 jǔ guāng Chukuang Island, one of the Matsu Islands / Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan 莒光乡 莒光鄉 jǔ guāng xiāng Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan 苏门答腊岛 蘇門答臘島 sū mén dá là dǎo Sumatra (one of the Indonesian islands) 