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An islet is a small Island . It is not to be confused with '' Eyelet ''. __TOC__ DEFINITION OF TYPES Rock A "rock", sometimes a synonym for a type of "islet", is a landform composed of Rock , lying offshore, having no or minimal vegetation, and uninhabited (see Mōkōlea Rock at right). Sandbar An exposed Sandbar is another type of islet. A more technical application is to small land features, isolated by water, lying off the shore of a larger island. And in related fashion, any emergent land on an Atoll (a type of island) is also called an islet. Size As with many of these terms, the actual size limits of islets are subjective, and vary. Islet of Langerhans Islets Of Langerhans are the groups of endocrine cells in the pancreas responsible, among other things, for secreting insulin. SYNONYMOUS TERMS
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