Thousand Islands

plural noun

1. a group of about 1500 islands in S Canada and the N United States, in the St. Lawrence River at the outlet of Lake Ontario: summer resorts.

Thousand Islands

plural noun

1. a group of about 1500 islands between the US and Canada, in the upper St Lawrence River: administratively divided between the two countries

Example Sentences

New York’s 21st Congressional District borders Canada and Vermont — and includes the Adirondack Mountains, the Thousand Islands region and Fort Drum‚ home of the Army’s legendary 10th Mountain Division.

From Washington Times

Hundreds of miles to the east and west of Guam, a thousand islands and atolls make up Palau, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia, their 200,000 citizens caught in a vortex of geopolitical competition between the United States and China.

From New York Times

For sale: Saint Marys Island, a one-acre “breathtaking” private island located on Alexandria Bay, New York, in the Thousand Islands region east of Lake Ontario.

From Washington Times

Right now, he’s keeping half his portfolio in cash — and is taking a fishing trip to the Thousand Islands in a couple of weeks to clear his head.

From New York Times

A U.S. and a Canadian flag flutter at the Canada-United States border crossing at the Thousand Islands Bridge in Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada September 28, 2020.

From Reuters