James Island may refer to:
- James Island (The Gambia), a World Heritage island in The Gambia
- James Island (British Columbia), an island in Haro Strait off Sidney, BC near Vancouver Island
- James Island (Galápagos), another name for Santiago Island (Galápagos)
- James Island (Maryland), an island in Chesapeake Bay
- James Island (South Carolina), an island near Charleston, South Carolina
- James Island (San Juan Islands), one of the San Juan Islands in Washington
- James Island (Washington), near La Push, Washington
- James Island (Chile)
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or island:
“It’s a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“When the inhabitants of some sequestered island first descry the “big canoe” of the European rolling through the blue waters towards their shores, they rush down to the beach in crowds, and with open arms stand ready to embrace the strangers. Fatal embrace! They fold to their bosoms the vipers whose sting is destined to poison all their joys; and the instinctive feeling of love within their breasts is soon converted into the bitterest hate.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)