tropical islands
Palm-fringed warm destinations
Tropical islands are islands located in the tropics—the warm regions near the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
The phrase evokes palm trees, white sand beaches, and clear blue water, making it shorthand for paradise vacations and escape from ordinary life: They honeymooned on a tropical island.
In ecological terms, tropical islands host distinctive biodiversity, from coral reefs to rainforests.
- beach resortsCoastal lodging for vacationers
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- coral reefsCalcium carbonate marine structures
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- trade windsReliable equatorial air currents
atoll · palm trees · snorkeling · castaway · scuba diving · hammock · grass hut · tiki bar · mangrove forest · Maldives · Robinson Crusoe · shipwreck survivor · paradise · white sand beach · outrigger canoe · monsoon · coconut palms · indigenous traditions
- tropical travelreef diving, jungle treks, canopy tours
- islandsisle, isles, islet, islets, atoll
- travel activitiessightseeing, beaches, guided tours, tours, museums
- Southeast AsiaVietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
- scenerylandscapes, vistas, panoramas, horizons, valleys
- vacation spotsski resorts, beaches, Caribbean, Hawaii, Cancun
tropical islandspolar regions
Earth's coldest latitudes
Alaska · Greenland · Antarctica · frozen wasteland · ice sheets