high island

English

Ball's Pyramid, a steep remnant of an oceanic volcano, now forming a small high island or "islet" in the southern Pacific.

Etymology

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Noun

high island (plural high islands)

(geology) An island of volcanic origin.

Coordinate terms

low island

Translations

Translations

Azerbaijani: vukanik ada
Basque: uharte bolkaniko
Catalan: illa volcànica f
Dutch: hoog eiland n
Esperanto: vulkaninsulo
Estonian: vulkaaniline saar
French: île volcanique f
German: Vulkaninsel (de) f
Italian: isola vulcanica f
Latin: insula alta f
Polish: wyspa wulkaniczna f
Portuguese: ilha elevada f
Russian: вулкани́ческий о́стров m (vulkaníčeskij óstrov)
Spanish: isla volcánica f
Turkish: volkanik ada
Vietnamese: đảo núi lửa

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