When's an island an island?

An MSP has questioned whether Skye is a "real" island, on account of its bridge. But what is a "real" island? read more

An island or isle 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 islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. read more

The words island and isle are etymologically distinct. Island can be traced back to Old English īgland, composed of two elements īg and land. Land, as we might expect means “land,” but īg means “island” in Old English. read more

There are high hills on Skye There are high hills in Skye There are high hills at Skye And is it the same if I replace "Skye" with "Iceland", "Greenland", or " read more