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The official masterplan for The World shows 240 islands . The list below is almost complete (185 islands) missing only several islands in Greenland, Russia and Australia. F1 | ACAPULCO | WEST TRANSPORT HUB | F2 | BAJA CALIFORNIA F3 | FLORIDA F4 | GEORGIA F5 | CAROLINA F6 | MISSOURI F7 | TEXAS F8 | INDIANA F9 | SAN DIEGO F10 | LOS ANGELES F11 | NEVADA F12 | COLORADO F13 | ILLINOIS F14 | OHIO F15 | VIRGINIA F16 | PENNSYLVANIA F17 | NEW YORK F18 | MICHIGAN F19 | MINNESOTA F20 | IOWA F21 | MONTANA F22 | WYOMING F23 | UTAH F24 | CALIFORNIA F25 | ALBERTA F26 | BRITISH COLUMBIA F27 | JUNEAU F28 | ANCHORAGE F29-F33 CORAL ISLAND RESORT  F34 | SASKATCHEWAN F35 | ONTARIO F36 | QUEBEC F37 | LABRADOR F38 | NEWFOUNDLAND F39 | PRINCE CHARLES IS. F40 | COATS ISLAND F41 | MANITOBA F42-F54 | ? | CORAL ISLAND RESORT  F55 | ELLESMERE ISLAND F56 | ALEX HEIBERG IS. G1 | CAPE FAREWELL G2 | ARSUK G3 | NARSARSUAQ G4 | TASIILAQ G5 | JENSEN NUNATAKKER G6 | FRE

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