Barren Island may refer to:
Andaman Islands
- Barren Island (Andaman Islands)
Australia
- Barren Island (Tasmania)
- Cape Barren Island, Tasmania
Canada
- Barren Island (Nova Scotia)
- Barren Island (Ontario)
Falkland Islands
- Barren Island (Falkland Islands)
Madagascar
- Barren Isles (Nosy Barren) Melaky region
USA
- Barren Islands (Alaska)
- Barren Island, Brooklyn, New York
- Barren Island (Maryland)
- Barren Island in Palmyra Atoll, US Minor Outlying Islands
- Barren Island (Washington)
Famous quotes containing the words barren and/or island:
“A society in which everyone works is not necessarily a free society and may indeed be a slave society; on the other hand, a society in which there is widespread economic insecurity can turn freedom into a barren and vapid right for the millions of people.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)
“We approached the Indian Island through the narrow strait called “Cook.” He said, “I ‘xpect we take in some water there, river so high,—never see it so high at this season. Very rough water there, but short; swamp steamboat once. Don’t paddle till I tell you, then you paddle right along.” It was a very short rapid. When we were in the midst of it he shouted “paddle,” and we shot through without taking in a drop.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)