An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely 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. Sedimentary islands in the Ganges Delta are called chars. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the Philippines, is referred to as an archipelago.

চারিদিকে পানি বা জল দ্বারা পরিবেষ্টিত ভূখণ্ডকে দ্বীপ বলা হয়। নিকটবর্তী একাধিক দ্বীপের গুচ্ছকে দ্বীপপুঞ্জ বলা হয়।