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- Big Island, Ontario, the name of a place in OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada - Big Island, Nova ScotiaBig Island, Nova ScotiaBig Island, Nova Scotia is a peninsula located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia....
, a peninsula located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Islands
Nunavut- Big Island (Hudson Bay, Nunavut), near Puvirnituq, Quebec
- Big Island (Hudson Strait, Nunavut), near Kimmirut; the largest of the three
- Big Island (James Bay, Nunavut), near Chisasibi, Quebec
Ontario
- Big Island (Lake Chemong), Lake ChemongLake ChemongLake Chemong, or Chemong Lake, " is a lake 8 km NW of Peterborough, Ontario near the town of Bridgenorth. The lake extends from near Fowlers Corners north to near Curve Lake. Lake Chemong has a length of 14 km and a width of 1 km....
- Big Island (Lake Vernon), Lake VernonLake VernonLake Vernon is located in the Tiltill Valley in the northern sector of Yosemite National Park just north of Hetch Hetchy Valley. The surface elevation of the lake is . Due to the remote location of the lake it is usually only accessed as a backpacking destination. The area surrounding the lake was...
- Big Island (Pigeon Lake), Pigeon Lake (Ontario)Pigeon Lake (Ontario)-References:*...
- Big Island (Bay of Quinte), Bay of QuinteBay of QuinteThe Bay of Quinte is a long, narrow bay shaped like the letter "Z" on the northern shore of Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is just west of the head of the Saint Lawrence River that drains the Great Lakes into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
- Big Island (Skootamatta Lake), Skootamatta LakeSkootamatta LakeSkootamatta Lake is a lake in the Lake Ontario drainage basin in Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. It is west of Cloyne, and Bon Echo Provincial Park is located just to the north. The lake's name is thought to come from Ojibwa words meaning "burnt...
- Big Island (Lake of the Woods), Lake of the WoodsLake of the WoodsLake of the Woods is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. It separates a small land area of Minnesota from the rest of the United States. The Northwest Angle and the town of Angle Township can only be reached from the rest of...
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Big Island (Newfoundland and Labrador), Canada
United States
- a nickname for the island of HawaiiHawaii (island)The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...
in the Hawaiian Islands - Big Island, Minnetonka the name of a popular vacationing island on Lake MinnetonkaLake MinnetonkaLake Minnetonka is a lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Throughout its recorded history, the lake has been a resort destination. It is located west-southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The lake is an irregular shape with numerous bays and islands which make up about of shoreline...
- Big Island Amusement ParkBig Island Amusement ParkThe Big Island Amusement Park was a popular tourist destination in the late 19th century and early 20th century. It is located on Big Island of Lake Minnetonka, the tenth largest lake in the state of Minnesota.- History :...
on Big Island, Minnetonka
- Big Island Amusement Park
- Big Island (Baldwin County, Alabama)
- Big Island (Mobile County, Alabama)
- Big Island (Chilton County, Alabama) - historical
- Big Island (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama) - historical
- Big Island (Craighead County, Arkansas) - Craighead County, ArkansasCraighead County, ArkansasCraighead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 96,443. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Craighead County is Arkansas's 58th county, formed on February 19, 1859, and named for state Senator Thomas...
- Big Island (Greene County, Arkansas) - Greene County, Arkansas
- Big Island (Mississippi County, Arkansas) - Mississippi County, Arkansas
- Big Island (Rhode River), Anne Arundel County, MarylandAnne Arundel County, MarylandAnne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...
- Big Island (Tangier Sound), Somerset County, MarylandSomerset County, Maryland-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*53.5% White*42.3% Black*0.3% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.5% Other races*3.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
- Big Island (Assawoman Bay), Worcester County, MarylandWorcester County, Maryland-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*82.0% White*13.6% Black*0.3% Native American*1.1% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.3% Other races*3.2% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
- Big Island (Conchas Lake), in New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
- Big Island (Umbagog Lake) (Umbagog Lake)
- Big Island (Lovell Lake) (Lovell LakeLovell LakeLovell Lake is a water body located in Carroll County in eastern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Wakefield. The outlet of the lake, located at the village of Sanbornville, is the Branch River, a tributary of the Salmon Falls River....
) - Big Island (Montana) in Medicine Lake, MontanaMedicine Lake, MontanaAs of the census of 2000, there were 269 people, 120 households, and 72 families residing in the town. The population density was 658.8 people per square mile . There were 165 housing units at an average density of 404.1 per square mile...
- Big Island (Pawtuckaway Lake) (Pawtuckaway Lake)
- Big Island (Louisiana)
- Big Island, VirginiaBig Island, VirginiaBig Island is a census-designated place in far northern Bedford County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 303. The small community is located by the James River north of Lynchburg; it is not on an island, but is named for an uninhabited island in the river upstream from it. It is...
Other
- a literal translation of the surname of Naoto Ōshima (born 1964), creator of the Sonic the Hedgehog character
- a world in Super Mario Bros. 3Super Mario Bros. 3, also referred to as Super Mario 3 and SMB3, is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System , and is the third game in the Super Mario series. The game was released in Japan in 1988, in the United States in 1990, and in Europe in 1991...
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