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List of islands named after people

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This is a list of islands known to be named after individual people. It details the name of the island, its location and eponym.

Island Country or location Eponym
Ackerman Island United States United States Joseph Ackerman
Agios Efstratios Greece Greece Saint Eustratius (Όσιος Ευστράτιος ο Θαυματουργός), who lived on the island in the 9th century as an exile, because he was opposed to the iconoclastic policies of the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Armenian
Agios Georgios Greece Greece Saint George
Alejandro Selkirk Island Chile Chile Alexander Selkirk
Alexander Island Antarctica Antarctica Alexander I of Russia
Allen Island Australia Australia John Allen
Amherst Island Canada Canada Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Amherst Island Canada Canada Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Amund Ringnes Island Canada Canada Amund Ringnes
Annenkov Island South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Mikhail Annenkov
Annette Island United States United States Annette Whitney Dall
Axel Heiberg Island Canada Canada Axel Heiberg
Baffin Island Canada Canada William Baffin
Bainbridge Island United States United States Commodore William Bainbridge
Baker Island United States United States Captain Michael Baker
Ball's Pyramid Australia Australia Lieutenant Henry Ball
Banks Island Canada Canada Joseph Banks
Baranof Island United States United States Alexander Andreyevich Baranov
Barrow Island Australia Australia Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet
Bartolomé Island Ecuador Ecuador Sir Bartholomew James Sulivan
Bathurst Island Australia Australia Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
Bathurst Island Canada Canada Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
Beauchene Island Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Jacques Gouin de Beauchêne
Bedford Island Antarctica Antarctica Thomas Bedford
Belcher Islands Canada Canada Edward Belcher
Bellingshausen Island South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Fabian von Bellingshausen
Bentinck Island Canada Canada Lord George Bentinck (possibly)
Bering Island Russia Russia Vitus Bering
Berkner Island Antarctica Antarctica Lloyd Berkner
Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda Juan de Bermúdez
Bernard Island Antarctica Antarctica Claude Bernard
Bernier Island Australia Australia Pierre-François Bernier (presumably)
Bismarck Archipelago Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Otto von Bismarck
Bjarnason Island Canada Canada Matt Bjarnason
Blakely Island United States United States Johnston Blakeley
Block Island United States United States Adriaen Block
Borden Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut Canada Canada Robert Borden
Bougainville Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Boularderie Island Canada Canada Louis-Simon le Poupet de la Boularderie
Bouvet Island Norway Norway Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
Bowen Island, British Columbia Canada Canada James Bowen (Royal Navy officer)
Bowen Island (Jervis Bay) Australia Australia Richard Bowen RN
Bowyer Island, British Columbia Canada Canada Sir George Bowyer, 5th Baronet
Brenton Island South Africa South Africa Jahleel Brenton
Bristol Island South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol
Brock Island, Northwest Territories Canada Canada Reginald W. Brock
Brown Island, Northwest Territories United States United States John G. Brown
Bruny Island Australia Australia Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
Burnaby Island Canada Canada Robert Burnaby
Busta Rhymes Island United States United States Busta Rhymes
Bylot Island Canada Canada Robert Bylot
Camano Island United States United States Jacinto Caamaño
Campobello Island Canada Canada Lord William Campbell (with name Italianized)
Cape Chidley Islands Canada Canada John Chidley
Carleton Island United States United States Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
Charles Alexander Island Russia Russia Charles Alexander
Charles Island United States United States Charles Deal
Charlton Island Canada Canada Charles I of England
Charron Island Canada Canada François Charron
Cheeseman Island New Zealand New Zealand Thomas Frederick Cheeseman
Chichagof Island United States United States Vasili Chichagov
Chirikof Island United States United States Alexei Chirikov
Choiseul Island Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Étienne François, duc de Choiseul
Churchill Island Australia Australia John Churchill
Clapperton Island Canada Canada Hugh Clapperton
Clark Island Australia Australia Lieutenant Ralph Clark
Clark Island United States United States Midshipman John Clark
Clarke Island Australia Australia William Clarke
Clerke Rocks South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Charles Clerke
Clipperton Island France France John Clipperton
Coats Island Canada Canada William Coats
Cockburn Island Canada Canada Francis Cockburn
Colville Island United States United States Andrew Colville
Cook Islands Cook Islands Cook Islands James Cook
Cook Island South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands James Cook
Cooper Island South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Robert Palliser Cooper
Cornwallis Island Canada Canada William Cornwallis
Cortes Island, British Columbia Canada Canada Hernán Cortés
Christiansø Denmark Denmark Christian V of Denmark
Crown Prince Frederik Island Canada Canada
Crozier Island Greenland Greenland Francis Crozier
Curtis Island Australia Australia Roger Curtis
Dall Island United States United States William Healey Dall
Darwin Island Ecuador Ecuador Charles Darwin
Island Davaar Scotland Scotland Saint Barr
Dawson Island Chile Chile See Dawson (surname)
Decatur Island United States United States Stephen Decatur
Delarof Islands United States United States Evstratii Ivanovich Delarov
D'Entrecasteaux Islands Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Bruni D'Entrecasteaux
Diego Garcia British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory Diego García de Moguer
Diego Ramírez Islands Chile Chile Diego Ramírez
Digges Islands Canada Canada Dudley Digges
Diomede Islands United States United States Russia Russia Saint Diomedes
Dirk Hartog Island Australia Australia Dirk Hartog
Dorre Island Australia Australia Peter Dorre
Douglas Island United States United States John Douglas
Douglas Island Canada Canada James Douglas (presumably)
D'Oyly Carte Island England England Richard D'Oyly Carte
Doumer Island Antarctica Antarctica Paul Doumer
Drake's Island England England Francis Drake
Drummond Island United States United States Gordon Drummond
Dundas Island Canada Canada Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Dundas Island Canada Canada Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Durell's Island Canada Canada Captain Thomas Durell
D'Urville Island New Zealand New Zealand Jules Dumont d'Urville
Edgell Island Canada Canada Captain Edgell
Edgeøya Norway Norway Thomas Edge
Eilean Chaluim Chille Scotland Scotland Saint Columba
Eilean Donan Scotland Scotland Saint Donan
Ellef Ringnes Island Canada Canada Ellef Ringnes
Ellesmere Island Canada Canada Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
Ellis Island United States United States Samuel Ellis (colonial New Yorker)
Ernst Thälmann Island Cuba Cuba Ernst Thälmann
Eskilsø Denmark Denmark Eskil of Lund
Faure Island Australia Australia Pierre Faure
Fergusson Island Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet
Fernandina Island Ecuador Ecuador Ferdinand II of Aragon
Fernando de Noronha Brazil Brazil Fernão de Loronha
Fisher Island United States United States Carl G. Fisher
Flaherty Island Canada Canada Robert J. Flaherty
Flinders Island Australia Australia Matthew Flinders
Floreana Island Ecuador Ecuador Juan José Flores
Fort Denison Australia Australia William Denison
Fox Island United States United States J.L. Fox
Franklin Island Antarctica Antarctica Sir John Franklin
Franklin Island Greenland Greenland Sir John Franklin
Franz Josef Land Russia Russia Franz Joseph I
Fraser Island Australia Australia Eliza Fraser
Fraser Island Canada Canada Robert James Fraser
Freeman Island United States United States J.D. Freeman
Frobisher's Farthest Canada Canada Martin Frobisher
Frost Island United States United States Boatswain John Frost
Galiano Island, British Columbia Canada Canada Dionisio Alcalá Galiano
Gambier Island, British Columbia Canada Canada James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier
Gambier Islands French Polynesia French Polynesia James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier
Geiger Key United States United States Henry Huling Geiger
Graham Island Canada Canada Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet
Graham Bell Island Russia Russia Alexander Graham Bell
Gravina Island United States United States Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli
Gravina Islands United States United States Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli
Gribbell Island Canada Canada Rev. Francis Barrow Gribbell
Grindal Island Australia Australia Thomas Grindall
Guemes Island United States United States Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo
Guido Island Antarctica Antarctica Carlos Guido Spano
Guss Island United States United States Guss Hoffmaster
Guy Fawkes Island Ecuador Ecuador Guy Fawkes
Hall Island Russia Russia Charles Francis Hall
Hannah Island Greenland Greenland Hannah (Tookoolito)
Hans Island Canada Canada or Greenland Greenland Hans Hendrik
Hantzsch Island Canada Canada Bernhard Hantzsch
Harstine Island United States United States Lt. Henry J. Hartstene
Havelock Island India India Henry Havelock
Hawkesbury Island Canada Canada Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (Lord Hawkesbury)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Australia Australia William Heard and John McDonald
Hearst Island Antarctica Antarctica William Randolph Hearst
Henderson Island Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands Captain Henderson EIC
Hendrik Island Greenland Greenland Hendrik Olsen
Henry Island United States United States Henry Wilkes
Henry Lawrence Island India India Henry Montgomery Lawrence
Herron Island United States United States Lewis Herron
Hooker Island Russia Russia Joseph Dalton Hooker
Hopkins Island Australia Australia John Hopkins
Hormuz Island IranIran Hormizd I
Hornby Island, British Columbia Canada Canada Geoffrey Hornby
Howe Island, Ontario Canada Canada William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
Hutt Island, British Columbia Canada Canada John Hutt (Royal Navy officer)
Île Bizard, Quebec Canada Canada Jacques Bizard
Île d'Orléans, Quebec Canada Canada Henri II, Duke of Orléans
Île Jésus, Quebec Canada Canada Jesus
Île Perrot Canada Canada François-Marie Perrot
Île Saint-Louis France France Louis IX of France
Îles Laval Canada Canada François de Laval
Inchcolm Scotland Scotland Saint Columba
Inch Kenneth Scotland Scotland Saint Kenneth
Inchmarnock Scotland Scotland Saint Mearnag
Inchmurrin Scotland Scotland Saint Meadhran/Mirren
Innis Chonan Scotland Scotland Saint Conan
Isabela Island Ecuador Ecuador Isabella I of Spain
Island of Mozambique Mozambique Mozambique Mussa Bin Bique
Isle La Motte United States United States Pierre La Motte
Isle Martin Scotland Scotland Saint Martin
Jackson Island Russia Russia Frederick George Jackson
Jahleel Island South Africa South Africa Jahleel Brenton
James Island United States United States Reuben James
James Ross Island Antarctica Antarctica James Clark Ross
Jan Mayen Island Norway Norway Jan Jacobs May van Schellinkhout
Jens Munk Island Greenland Greenland Jens Munk
Joe Island Greenland Greenland Joe (Ipiirvik or Ebierbing)
John Lawrence Island India India John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
Johnston Atoll United States United States Captain Charles J. Johnston
Jones Island United States United States Jacob Jones
Jorge Montt Island Chile Chile Jorge Montt
Juan de Nova Island French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands João da Nova
Juan Fernández Islands Chile Chile Juan Fernández (explorer)
Keats Island (British Columbia) Canada Canada Richard Goodwin Keats
Kennedy Island Solomon Islands Solomon Islands John F. Kennedy
Keppel Island Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Admiral Augustus Keppel
Kerguelen French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen de Trémarec
Kermadec Islands New Zealand New Zealand Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec
Ketron Island United States United States William Kittson (name badly misspelt by cartographers)
Kilian Island Canada Canada Bernhard Kilian
King George Island Antarctica Antarctica George III of the United Kingdom
King George Islands Canada Canada George III of the United Kingdom
King George Islands French Polynesia French Polynesia George III of the United Kingdom
King Island Australia Australia Philip Gidley King
King William Island Canada Canada William IV of the United Kingdom
Kirkland Island Canada Canada John Kirkland
Korovin Island United States United States Ivan Korovin (presumably)
Kupreanof Island United States United States Ivan Antonovich Kupreianov
Kupriyanov Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Ivan Kupriyanov
Lady Franklin Island Canada Canada Lady Jane Franklin
Lady Julia Percy Island Australia Australia Lady Julia Helen Percy
Lanzarote Spain Spain Lancelotto Malocello
Lemesurier Island United States United States Midshipman William Le Mesurier
Lennox Island Canada Canada Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond
Lewis Island Australia Australia George Lewis
Little Island Australia Australia John Little
Little Wellington Island Chile Chile Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Loks Land Canada Canada Michael Lok
Lockwood Island Greenland Greenland James Booth Lockwood
Lopez Island United States United States Gonzalo López de Haro
Lord Howe Island Australia Australia Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Louise Island Canada Canada Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Lulu Island Canada Canada Lulu Sweet
Macauley Island New Zealand New Zealand George Mackenzie Macaulay
MacDonald Island Canada Canada James F. MacDonald
Mackenzie King Island Canada Canada William Lyon Mackenzie King
MacKlintok Island Russia Russia Francis Leopold McClintock
Macquarie Island Australia Australia Lachlan Macquarie
Magdalen Islands Canada Canada Madeleine Fontaine, seigneur François Doublet's wife
Malcolm Island Canada Canada Pulteney Malcolm
Manoel Island Malta Malta António Manoel de Vilhena
Mansel Island Canada Canada Robert Mansell
Manuel Rodriguez Island Chile Chile Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza
Marchena Island Ecuador Ecuador Frey Antonio de Marchena
Margaret Island Hungary Hungary Saint Margaret of Hungary
Mauritius Mauritius Indian Ocean Maurice of Nassau
Mayne Island Canada Canada Richard Mayne
McIntyre Island Antarctica Antarctica Robert McIntyre, USN
McNeil Island United States United States William Henry McNeill
McNish Island South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Harry McNish
Melville Island Australia Australia Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville
Melville Island Canada Canada Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville
Milne Land Greenland Greenland David Milne
Mitkof Island United States United States Admiral Prokofy Mitkov
Money Island China China (claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam) William Taylor Money
Montagu Island South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
Moresby Island Canada Canada Fairfax Moresby
Moresby Island Canada Canada Fairfax Moresby
Moreton Island Australia Australia James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
Mornington Island Australia Australia Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (also Earl of Mornington)
Moore Island Canada Canada Elwood S. Moore
Mudge Island Canada Canada William Fitzwilliam Mudge
Nansen Island Antarctica Antarctica Fridtjof Nansen
Nansen Island Russia Russia Fridtjof Nansen
Necker Island British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Johannes de Neckere
Necker Island United States United States Jacques Necker
Neil Island India India James George Smith Neill
Nicholson Island India India R.T. Nicholson
Normanby Island Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
North Rona Scotland Scotland Saint Ronan
North Seymour Island Ecuador Ecuador Lord Hugh Seymour
North Tweedsmuir Island Canada Canada John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
Ogasawara Islands Japan Japan Ogasawara Sadayori
Orcas Island United States United States Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo, whose full name included the name Horcasitas
Ostrovul Sfintu Gheorghe Romania Romania Saint George
Palmerston Island Cook Islands Cook Islands Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston
Parker Island Canada Canada Lieutenant George Ferdinand Hastings Parker
Pavlof Islands United States United States Pitka Pavlof
Pearse Island Canada Canada William Alfred Rombulow Pearse, RN
Pender Island Canada Canada Daniel Pender
Peter Island British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Pieter Adriensen
Peter I Island Antarctica Antarctica (claimed by Norway) Peter I of Russia
Phillip Island Australia Australia Arthur Phillip
Pickersgill Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Richard Pickersgill
Picton Chile Chile Thomas Picton
Pitt Island New Zealand New Zealand William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Porcher Island Canada Canada Edwin Augustus Porcher[1]
Pribilof Islands United States United States Gavriil Pribilof
Prince Leopold Island Canada Canada Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Prince of Wales Island (Alaska) United States United States George Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut), Canada Canada Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales Island (Queensland) Australia Australia George Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales
Prince Charles Island Canada Canada Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Edward Island Canada Canada Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, father of Queen Victoria
Prince Patrick Island Canada Canada Prince Arthur William Patrick, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prinsesse Dagmar Island Greenland Greenland Princess Dagmar of Denmark
Príncipe Island São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe Afonso, Prince of Portugal
Quadra Island, British Columbia Canada Canada Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra
Queen Adelaide Archipelago Chile Chile Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Queen Elizabeth Islands Canada Canada Queen Elizabeth II
René-Levasseur Island Canada Canada René Levasseur
Revillagigedo Island United States United States Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo
Revillagigedo Islands Mexico Mexico Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo
Rikers Island United States United States Abraham Rycken (Dutch settler)
Robinson Island Hong Kong Hong Kong Sir Hercules Robinson, former Governor of Hong Kong
Robinson Crusoe Island Chile Chile Robinson Crusoe (fictional character)
Rob Roy Island Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Rob Roy MacGregor
Roderick Island Canada Canada Roderick Finlayson
Roosevelt Island Antarctica Antarctica Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Island United States United States Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ross Island Antarctica Antarctica James Clark Ross
Rothschild Island Antarctica Antarctica Édouard Alphonse de Rothschild
Rudolf Island Russia Russia Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Sabine Island Greenland Greenland Edward Sabine
Saint Barthélemy France France Bartholomew Columbus
St Catherine's Island Wales Wales Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Helena Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Helena of Constantinople
St Ignace Island Canada Canada Ignatius of Loyola
Saint John United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands John the Apostle
Saint Kitts Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Christopher
St. Lawrence Island, Alaska United States United States Lawrence of Rome
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Caribbean Sea Saint Lucy
Saint Martin France France
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten
Martin of Tours
St Martin's England England Martin of Tours
St Mary's England England Saint Mary
St Michael's Isle Isle of Man Isle of Man Saint Michael
St Ninian's Isle Scotland Scotland Saint Ninian
St Patrick's Isle Isle of Man Isle of Man Saint Patrick
St Paul's Island Malta Malta Saint Paul of Tarsus
Saint Pierre Island France France Saint Peter
St Serf's Inch Scotland Scotland Saint Serf
Saint Tudwal's Islands Wales Wales Tudwal
Saint Vincent Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Vincent of Saragossa
Salisbury Island Russia Russia Rollin D. Salisbury
San Andrés Island Colombia Colombia Saint Andrew
San Clemente Island, California United States United States Saint Clement
San Cristóbal Island Ecuador Ecuador Saint Christopher
San Domino]] Italy Italy Saint Domnius
San Juan Island, Washington United States United States Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo
San Juan Islands, Washington United States United States Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo
San Niccolò Italy Italy Saint Nicholas
San Nicolas Island, California United States United States Saint Nicholas
San Pietro Island Italy Italy Saint Peter
Santa Catalina Island, California United States United States Catherine of Alexandria
Santa Isabel Island Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Saint Elizabeth
Santa Luzia Cape Verde Cape Verde Saint Lucy
Santa Maria Island Portugal Portugal Saint Mary
Sant'Antioco Italy Italy Saint Antiochus
Santiago Island Cape Verde Cape Verde Saint James
Santo Antão Island Cape Verde Cape Verde Saint Anthony
Santorini Greece Greece Saint Irene
São Jorge Island Portugal Portugal Saint George
São Miguel Island Portugal Portugal Saint Michael
São Nicolau Island Cape Verde Cape Verde Saint Nicholas
São Tomé Island São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe Saint Thomas
São Vicente Island Cape Verde Cape Verde Vincent of Saragossa
Saunders Island, South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer)
Saunders Island, Greenland Greenland Greenland James Saunders, RN
Schouten Island Australia Australia Joost Schouten
Seychelles Seychelles Indian Ocean Jean Moreau de Séchelles
Shaw Island United States United States John Shaw
Shaw Islands Antarctica Antarctica John E. Shaw
Shumagin Islands United States United States Nikita Shumagin
Sinclair Island (Washington) United States United States Arthur Sinclair
Sint Eustatius Caribbean Netherlands Caribbean Netherlands Saint Eustace
Sir Hugh Rose Island India India Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn
Sir William Peel Island India India Sir William Peel
Smith Island Australia Australia William Smith
Smith Island Antarctica Antarctica William Smith (not same as above)
Smith Island United States United States John Smith
Solander Islands New Zealand New Zealand Daniel Solander
Somerville Island Antarctica Antarctica Crichton Somerville
Spieden Island United States United States Purser William Speiden
Søren Norby's Island Greenland Greenland Søren Norby
South Georgia South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands George III of the United Kingdom
South Tweedsmuir Island Canada Canada John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
Starbuck Island Kiribati Kiribati Valentine Starbuck
Stefansson Island Canada Canada Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Stewart Island New Zealand New Zealand William W. Stewart
Stretch Island United States United States Samuel Stretch
Stuart Island United States United States Frederick D. Stuart
Sverdrup Islands Canada Canada Otto Sverdrup
Sveti Đorđe Montenegro Montenegro Saint George
Sveti Nikola Montenegro Montenegro Saint Nicholas
Sveti Stefan Montenegro Montenegro Saint Stephen
Sweyn Holm Scotland Scotland Sweyn Asleifsson
Tagg's Island England England Tom Tagg
Tasmania Australia Australia Abel Tasman
Tanner Island South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands William G. Tanner
Taylor Island Australia Australia William Taylor
Tennent Islands Canada Canada James Emerson Tennent
Theodore Roosevelt Island United States United States Theodore Roosevelt
Thistle Island Australia Australia John Thistle
Tobias Island (Tuppiap Qeqertaa) Greenland Greenland Tobias Gabrielsen
Townshend Island Australia Australia Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
Traill Island Greenland Greenland Thomas Stewart Traill
Traversay Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Jean-Baptiste Prevost de Sansac, Marquis de Traversay
Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Tristão da Cunha
Truss's Island England England Charles Truss
U Thant Island United States United States U Thant
Valdes Island Canada Canada Cayetano Valdés y Flores
Vancouver Island Canada Canada George Vancouver
Vashon Island United States United States James Vashon
Vendovi Island United States United States Ro Veidovi
Victoria Island Canada Canada Queen Victoria
Waldron Island United States United States Richard Russell Waldron or Thomas Westbrook Waldron
Wales Island Canada Canada William Wales
Ward Hunt Island Canada Canada George Ward Hunt
Weddell Island Falkland Islands Falkland Islands James Weddell
Wellesley Islands Australia Australia Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Wellington Island Chile Chile Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Whidbey Island United States United States Joseph Whidbey
Wilson Island Antarctica Antarctica W. Stanley Wilson
Wilson Island India India Archdale Wilson
Wolf Island Ecuador Ecuador Theodor Wolf
Wolfe Island Canada Canada James Wolfe
Wollaston Islands Chile Chile William Hyde Wollaston
Woronkofski Island United States United States Lieutenant Woronkovski
Wrangel Island Russia Russia Ferdinand von Wrangel
Yakobi Island United States United States Ivan Iakobi
Yos Sudarso Island Indonesia Indonesia Yos Sudarso
Zarembo Island United States United States Dionizy Zaremba
Zavodovski Island South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Lieutenant Ivan Zavodovski

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References

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  1. ^ For more on Edwin Augustus Porcher see: O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Porcher, Edwin Augustus" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray.