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==Origin==
alteration (influenced by Anglo-French isle) of earlier ''iland'', from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''īgland'' (akin to Old Norse ''eyland''), from ''īg'' island (akin to Old English ''ēa'' river, [[Latin]] aqua water) + ''land'' [[land]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]
The spelling of the word was modified in the 15th century due to an incorrect association with the etymologically unrelated Old French loanword ''isle'', which itself comes from the [[Latin]] word ''insula''. Old English ig is actually a cognate of Latin aqua (water).
==Definitions==
*1: a tract of [[land]] [[surrounded]] by [[water]] and smaller than a [[continent]]
*2: something resembling an island especially in its [[isolated]] or surrounded [[position]]: as
:a : a usually raised area within a thoroughfare, parking lot, or driveway used especially to separate or direct [[traffic]]
:b : a superstructure on the deck of a ship (as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier aircraft carrier])
:c : a kitchen counter that is approachable from all sides
*3: an isolated [[group]] or area; especially : an isolated [[Ethnic|ethnological]] group
==Description==
An '''island''' is any piece of sub-continental [[land]] that is [[surrounded]] by [[water]]. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoll islets], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cay cays] or keys. An island in a [[river]] or [[lake]] may be called an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ait eyot] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holm_(island) holm]. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelago archipelago].
An island may still be [[described]] as such despite the [[presence]] of an artificial land bridge, for example [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore Singapore] and its causeway, or the various Dutch delta islands, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IJsselmonde_(island) IJsselmonde]. Some places may even retain "island" in their [[names]] for historical reasons after being [[connected]] to a larger landmass by a wide land bridge, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island Coney Island]. Conversely, when a piece of [[land]] is separated from the mainland by a man-made canal, for example the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloponnese Peloponnese] by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth_Canal Corinth Canal], it is generally not considered an island.
There are two main types of islands: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island#Continental_islands continental islands] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island#Oceanic_islands oceanic islands]. There are also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_island artificial islands].
[[Category: Earth Science]]
==Origin==
alteration (influenced by Anglo-French isle) of earlier ''iland'', from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''īgland'' (akin to Old Norse ''eyland''), from ''īg'' island (akin to Old English ''ēa'' river, [[Latin]] aqua water) + ''land'' [[land]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]
The spelling of the word was modified in the 15th century due to an incorrect association with the etymologically unrelated Old French loanword ''isle'', which itself comes from the [[Latin]] word ''insula''. Old English ig is actually a cognate of Latin aqua (water).
==Definitions==
*1: a tract of [[land]] [[surrounded]] by [[water]] and smaller than a [[continent]]
*2: something resembling an island especially in its [[isolated]] or surrounded [[position]]: as
:a : a usually raised area within a thoroughfare, parking lot, or driveway used especially to separate or direct [[traffic]]
:b : a superstructure on the deck of a ship (as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier aircraft carrier])
:c : a kitchen counter that is approachable from all sides
*3: an isolated [[group]] or area; especially : an isolated [[Ethnic|ethnological]] group
==Description==
An '''island''' is any piece of sub-continental [[land]] that is [[surrounded]] by [[water]]. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoll islets], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cay cays] or keys. An island in a [[river]] or [[lake]] may be called an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ait eyot] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holm_(island) holm]. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelago archipelago].
An island may still be [[described]] as such despite the [[presence]] of an artificial land bridge, for example [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore Singapore] and its causeway, or the various Dutch delta islands, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IJsselmonde_(island) IJsselmonde]. Some places may even retain "island" in their [[names]] for historical reasons after being [[connected]] to a larger landmass by a wide land bridge, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island Coney Island]. Conversely, when a piece of [[land]] is separated from the mainland by a man-made canal, for example the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloponnese Peloponnese] by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth_Canal Corinth Canal], it is generally not considered an island.
There are two main types of islands: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island#Continental_islands continental islands] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island#Oceanic_islands oceanic islands]. There are also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_island artificial islands].
[[Category: Earth Science]]
