Editing Islet (section)

{{short description|Very small island}}
{{Distinguish|Eyelet (disambiguation){{!}}Eyelet}}
{{About||the music band|Islet (band)|human anatomy|Pancreatic islets}}
[[File:Small islets off northeast Orcas Isalnd.jpg|thumb|right|Islets near Orcas Island, Washington (USA)]]
[[File:Bangchuidao Island.JPG|thumb|Bàngchuí Island in [[Dalian]], [[Liaoning]], [[China]], is a typical rock islet]]
[[File:Mokolea Rock 2.jpg|right|thumb|[[Mokolea Rock|Mōkōlea Rock]] in Kailua Bay, [[Oahu|O‘ahu]], [[Hawaii|Hawai‘i]], {{convert|2.2|km}} off North Beach, [[Marine Corps Base Hawaii]]]]

An '''islet''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|l|ə|t}} {{Respelling|EYE|lət}})<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-29 |title=Definition of ISLET |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/islet |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> is generally a small [[island]]. Definitions vary, and are not precise, but some suggest that an islet is a very small, often unnamed, island with little or no [[vegetation]] to support [[human habitation]]. It may be made of rock, sand and/or [[hard coral]]; may be permanent or tidal (i.e. surfaced [[reef]] or [[seamount]]); and may exist in the [[sea]], [[lake]]s, [[river]]s or any other sizeable [[bodies of water]].