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Some Islands are parts of continents (high points in the continental shelf) eg The British Isles.

Some Islands are parts of continents that have become detached during continental drift (eg Seychelles or Madagascar)

Some Islands are unrelated to continents and result from oceanic plate processes (eg Hawaii).

Some Islands are a result of the interaction between continental and oceanic plates (eg some of the Caribbean Islands, Japan and Cyprus).

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