Off the coasts of Africa a number of islands are associated with the continent. Of these Madagascar, one of the largest islands in the world, is the most significant.
Other, smaller islands include the Seychelles, Socotra, and other islands to the east; the Comoros, Mauritius, Reunion, and other islands to the southeast; Ascension,
St. Helena, and Tristan da Cunha to the southwest; Cape Verde, the Bijagos Islands, Bioko,
and Sao Tome and Principe to the west; and the Azores and the Madeira and Canary islands to the northwest.