The Atlantic Island term encompasses four distinct islands: the Azores, ASCENSION, ICELAND, and the BAHAMA. The Azores is an archipelago of nine volcanic islands located in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1, 500 km west of Lisbon, Portugal. ASCENSION is a volcanic island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 1, 000 km northwest of the coast of Angola. ICELAND is a Nordic island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean, between Greenland and Norway. Lastly, the BAHAMA is an archipelago of 700 islands located in the Atlantic Ocean, north of Cuba and Hispaniola.