[ISL] Five islands links: Dufferin Islands, Antillia, Orkneys, Hawai'i, Stewart Island

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• blogTO reports on the lovely Dufferin Islands of Niagara Falls, green creations in the river.


• Language Hat reports on the mythical island of Antillia, a phantom island reputed in late medieval Europe to lie far to the west of Iberia.


• Archeologists are racing to excavate and record and even protect hundreds, if not thousands, of archeological sites in the Orkney Islands ahead of rising sea levels. The National Post reports.


• JSTOR Daily takes a look at the factors that drew the 19th century kings of Hawai'i so strongly towards freemasonry.


• Janet Wainscott writes at The Island Review about her visit to New Zealand's Stewart Island, searching for the remnants of her family's homes and businesses there.