ISLAND HOPPING
Credit: Washington Post Crossword
Richard Thomas

What do the following island names have in common?

CUBA
MALTA
ARUBA
TAIWAN
JAMAICA
MINORCA
CATALINA
CHANNEL
KEY WEST
BALEARIC
MANHATTAN

HINTS:
#1: The title is a clue.
#2: It has to do with the last two letters of each island's name.

Answers:

The last two letters of each island's name are the first  two letters of the name of another island or island group.

CUBA - BARBADOS
MALTA - TASMANIA or TAHITI
ARUBA - BAHRAIN or BAHAMAS
TAIWAN - ANTIGUA
JAMAICA - CAPRI
MINORCA - CANARY 
CATALINA - NANTUCKET
CHANNEL - ELLIS
KEY WEST - STATEN 
BALEARIC - ICELAND 
MANHATTAN - ANACAPA