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he world’s islands seem to be in infinite supply—just when you thought you’d tried them all,a new one emerges to tempt you. suchisespeciallythecaseineurope,whereGreekarchipelagoeshave traditionally dominated. Mykonos and the Cyclades are still the winners (76.1), but Bozcaada and the Turkish Aegean Islands have swooped into the poll for the first time with 71.0. no such dark horse has emerged inthePacificocean.hawaiianislandscontinuetheirperennialreign,takingfiveofthetopten spots,with Maui garnering the best island score of the year (89.5).sister island Kauai is second,withanear-perfect97.7forscenery.aussiehospitalitygivesTasmaniaacategory-high 92.9forFriendliness. Baliandthe Maldives continuetheirannualbattleforsupremacyin the Far east,with the latter taking back the crown (86.1) after last year’s tie,thanks in part to itscategory-highscoreforBeaches(91.1). inthewesternhemisphere,VancouverIsland (78.0) is the north american favorite for the seventh year in a row,though south Carolina’s Kiawah is close behind (77.5).after last year’s impressive debut,British Columbia’s picturesque Gulf Islands are tops for scenery (96.8). Back east, Bermuda wins in the Caribbean andatlanticwiththeregion’sbest atmosphere(85.2),whilefoodiesflockto St. Barts (81.3).
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caRibbEan/atlantic i s l a n d s
Pac i F i c i s l a n d s
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asia/indian OcEan i s l a n d s
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1 Bermuda 79.7 2 St. John 78.9 3 St. Barts 77.4 4 Anguilla 74.5 5 British Virgin Islands 74.3 6 Nevis 71.2 7 St. Lucia 71.0 8 Vieques 68.9 9 Barbados 67.3 0 St. Martin/Sint Maarten
67.2
1 Maui 89.5 2 Kauai 87.1 3 Bora Bora 84.3 4 Great Barrier Reef 83.6 5 Moorea 83.3 6 Big Island 81.9 7 Oahu 80.4 8 Lanai 78.0 9 Tasmania 75.4 0 Cook Islands 74.5
1 Maldives 86.1 2 Bali 84.2 3 Phuket 80.6 4 Mauritius 76.3 5 Seychelles 75.8 6 Koh Samui 74.5 7 Cebu 70.9 8 Langkawi 70.0 9 Borneo 64.0 0 Lombok 61.6
nORth amERica i s l a n d s
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EUROPE i s l a n d s
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1 Vancouver Island 78.0 2 Kiawah, s.C. 77.5 3 Nantucket, Mass. 73.9 4 Gulf Islands, B.C. 73.5 5 Prince Edward
Island 72.4
1 Mykonos and the
Cyclades 76.1
2 Capri 73.0 3 Sicily 72.1 4 Bozcaada and the Turkish
Aegean Islands 71.0
6 Amelia Island, Fla. 71.6 7 Hilton Head, s.C. 71.0 8 Mount Desert Island,
Me. 70.9
5 Mallorca and the
Balearics 70.7
9 San Juan Islands,
wash. 70.6
0 Mackinac, Mich. 70.2 0 Sanibel, Fla. 70.2
Rated on
6 Madeira 70.5 7 Hvar and the Dalmatians 70.3 8 Sardinia 68.9 9 Crete 68.4 9 Rhodes and the
Dodecanese 68.4
activities u atmosphere/ambience u Beaches u Friendliness u Lodging u Restaurants u Scenery
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