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An island is a body of land that is isolated (not connected to another body of land) and is curently surrounded by water on its entire coastline. Examples of islands include Hawaii, Saint Maarteen, and the Canary Islands.

Most islands are created by volcanic eruption or by tectonic activity, but one island on record has been created by man-made means. Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Japan is the world's first ocean airport built entirely on a landfill island in Osaka Bay[1].

References

  1. ↑ ASTER Image Gallery: Kansai Airport, Japan. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (September 2003(?)). Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
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