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World's Best Islands 2015

Top 10 Overall

Galápagos Islands
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Name Score
1.
Hall of Fame
On the list for 10 years in a row
Galápagos Islands Ecuador
90.82
2.
Hall of Fame
On the list for 10 years in a row
Bali Indonesia
88.98
3.
Maldives
88.53
4.
Tasmania Australia
88.32
5.
Santorini Greece
87.93
6.
Moorea French Polynesia
87.90
7.
Super Hall of Fame
On the list for 20 years in a row
Maui Hawaii
87.89
8.
Super Hall of Fame
On the list for 20 years in a row
Kauai Hawaii
87.88
9.
Great Barrier Reef Australia
87.31
10.
Malta
86.90
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Continental U.S. & Canada

Vancouver Island
Photo by Andrew Hetherington
Name Score
1.
Vancouver Island British Columbia
86.22
2.
Hilton Head South Carolina
85.00
3.
World's Best Awards Debut
First time on the list
Golden Isles (Jekyll Island, Little St. Simons Island, Sea Island, St. Simons Island) Georgia
84.49
4.
San Juan Islands Washington
84.22
5.
Kiawah Island South Carolina
83.15
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Hawaii

Maui
Photo courtesy of Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA)/Tor Johnson
Name Score
1.
Super Hall of Fame
On the list for 20 years in a row
Maui
87.89
2.
Super Hall of Fame
On the list for 20 years in a row
Kauai
87.88
3.
Hall of Fame
On the list for 10 years in a row
Hawaii, the Big Island
85.64
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The Caribbean, Bermuda & the Bahamas

Harbour Island, Bahamas
Photo by Ian Dagnall/Alamy
Name Score
1.
Harbour Island Bahamas
85.60
2.
Jost Van Dyke British Virgin Islands
84.60
3.
Virgin Gorda British Virgin Islands
84.18
4.
St. John U.S. Virgin Islands
83.87
5.
Anguilla
83.13
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Mexico & Central & South America

Galápagos Islands
Michael S. Nolan/Superstock
Name Score
1.
Hall of Fame
On the list for 10 years in a row
Galápagos Islands Ecuador
90.82
2.
Isla Mujeres Mexico
82.32
3.
Ambergris Cay Belize
79.18
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Europe

Santorini
Photo by Dani Vernon
Name Score
1.
Hall of Fame
On the list for 10 years in a row
Santorini Greece
87.93
2.
Malta
86.90
3.
Crete Greece
85.79
4.
Mykonos Greece
84.84
5.
Majorca Spain
83.85
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Asia

Bali
Photo by Pandu Adnyana/Getty Images
Name Score
1.
Hall of Fame
On the list for 10 years in a row
Bali Indonesia
88.98
2.
Maldives
88.53
3.
Phuket Thailand
79.22
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Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific

Tasmania
Photo by Andrew Peacock/Getty Images
Name Score
1.
Tasmania Australia
88.32
2.
Moorea French Polynesia
87.90
3.
Hall of Fame
On the list for 10 years in a row
Great Barrier Reef Australia
87.31
4.
Hall of Fame
On the list for 10 years in a row
Bora-Bora French Polynesia
86.11
5.
Fiji
84.78
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