Islands of South Holland
The southern part of the province of South Holland consists of a number of islands lying in the Rhine-Meuse river delta. Although technically islands in the sense that they are surrounded by rivers, canals or other bodies of water, most of these islands are well connected to the rest of the province.
The islands are listed here alphabetically. A few of these islands bear the same name as a municipality (and are therefore linked to the information about the municipality).
- Dordrecht (7 on the map)
- Goeree-Overflakkee (1 on the map)
- Hoeksche Waard (6 on the map)
- IJsselmonde (9 on the map)
- Rozenburg (10 on the map)
- Tiengemeten (2 on the map)
- Voorne-Putten (4 & 5 on the map)
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