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n. The nickname for the largest of the Hawaiian Islands, for whom the island chain and the state are named.
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Big Island may refer to:
Big Island is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It lies in Hudson Strait and is separated from Baffin Island by White Strait. The closest community is Kimmirut, away.
Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Emma Island and Rabbit Island.
Of the three islands in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region named "Big Island", this one is by far the biggest with an area of .
Big Island is a small, uninhabited island located in Hudson Bay near the community of Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada. The island, one of three islands named "Big Island" in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, is part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
Big Island is an island in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Approximately 5.8 miles in length and with a maximal width of 2 miles, it is located in the Bay of Quinte in Lake Ontario, between Belleville and Demorestville. It is accessed by a fixed causeway of 0.4 miles in length which connects Big Island to the remainder of Prince Edward County. The island is within the Township of Sophiasburgh and is the largest of all off-shore islands in Prince Edward County.
Usage examples of "big island".
With the canoe, a fair start in the morning, and plenty of fruit in her little craft, she could certainly make the big island, however distant.