| Introduction | vii |
| Acknowledgments | xi |
| Munz's Exercitatio academica, Text and Translation | 1 |
| Emendations to the Latin Text | 35 |
| Notes | 35 |
| Global Bibliography on Floating Islands | 69 |
| Thematic Indices to the Bibliography | 355 |
| Post-Classical Works cited by Munz | 355 |
| Works of Western Classical Literature That Mention Floating Islands | 355 |
| Formation of Floating Islands | 355 |
| Buoyancy of Floating Islands | 356 |
| Gases Generated by Floating Islands | 356 |
| Floating Islands in Reservoirs | 356 |
| Floating Islands in Rivers | 357 |
| Control and Management of Floating Islands | 358 |
| Vegetation of Floating Islands | 358 |
| Agriculture on Natural Floating Islands | 360 |
| Movements of Floating Islands | 360 |
| Intermittent or Periodic Floating Islands: Derwentwater | 360 |
| Intermittent or Periodic Floating Islands: Others | 360 |
| Birds on Natural Floating Islands, and Floating Nests | 361 |
| Non-Avian Fauna of Floating Islands | 361 |
| Natural Floating Islands Used for Human Habitation | 361 |
| Fish and Floating Islands | 362 |
| Floating Islands and the Dispersal of Animals | 362 |
| Floating Islands Seen at Sea (Other than Ice Islands) | 362 |
| Ice Islands | 363 |
| Floating Islands and the Formation of Coal | 363 |
| Artificial Floating Islands for Agriculture | 363 |
| Artificial Floating Islands for Human Habitation | 364 |
| Artificial Floating Islands for Wildlife Habitat | 364 |
| Artificial Floating Islands for Airports, and Engineering Considerations | 365 |
| Artificial Floating Islands for Improvement of Water Quality | 365 |
| The "Mud Islands" of Lake Victoria, Australia | 365 |
| Floating Pumice, Lava, Rocks, and Coral | 366 |
| Holy Floating Islands | 366 |
| Literary, Mythical, and Mythologized Floating Islands | 366 |
| Legal Aspects of Floating Islands | 367 |
| Geographical Index to the Bibliography | 369 |
| Appendices |
| 1: Gazetteer of Floating Islands Not Described in Print | 391 |
| 2: Bibliography of Early Accounts of New Volcanic Islands | 395 |
| Illustrations | 405 |
