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Carriacou: its museum includes an exhibit on an ancient skeleton dug up in the bay
Cayo Largo: uninhabited, which probably suits the nudists just fine
Culpepper Island: can be reached by swimming at low tide, if you can brave the currents
Great Goat Island: not sure if there are goats there, but it used to be home to native iguanas
Grimsey: the birds are said to outnumber the inhabitants by 10,000 to 1
Jurong Island: this is the heart of the country's chemical industry
Lapis Island: though it shows up in Google Maps, I cannot find any sources describing it
Mannar Island: connected to the main island by a 3km long causeway
Nosy Be: its name means 'Big Island', and is one of the country's top tourist spots
Orchid Island: its native inhabitants have a different culture and language from the rest of the country
Rodrigues: the anniversary of the granting of regional autonomy is October 12
Um Al Naasan: said to be owned by the country's monarch