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)

1. (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
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• 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