Editing Donkey Kong Island

{{about|Donkey Kong Island in general|the same island as a world after it was taken over by the [[Snowmads]] in [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]|[[Donkey Kong Island (world)]]}}
{{redirect|Kong Country|the landmass initially named "Kong Country"|[[Northern Kremisphere]]}}
{{redirect|Kongo Bongo Island|the song|[[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#The Island of Kongo Bongo|List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs § The Island of Kongo Bongo]]}}
{{distinguish|[[Donkey Kong Land]]}}
{{location infobox
|image=[[File:DKCRisland.png|250px]]<br>Donkey Kong Island as seen in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
|greater_location=[[DK Isles]]
|ruler=[[Donkey Kong]]<br>[[Cranky Kong]]<br>[[Tiki Tong]] (''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns|Returns]]'')<br>[[Lord Fredrik]] (''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze|Tropical Freeze]]'')
|inhabitants=[[Kong]]s<br>[[Animal Friends]]<br>[[Tiki Tak Tribe|Tikis]] (''Returns'')<br>[[Snowmads]] (''Tropical Freeze'')
|iterations=''[[DK Isles|Donkey Kong 64]]''<br>''[[Donkey Kong Island (world)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
}}
'''Donkey Kong Island''' (also known as '''[[Donkey Kong Country (disambiguation)|Donkey Kong Country]]''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=12, 13, 16, 20-24, 26, 27, 30}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Teitelbaum, Michael|date=1997|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Rescue on Crocodile Isle]]''|publisher=Troll Communications|language=en-us|page=7|quote=The Kremlings were a race of nasty lizardlike creatures that lived in Donkey Kong Country.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Usually one of the most restful and laid-back places imaginable, Donkey Kong Country had become a hive of activity in recent days.|date=1997|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Land III'' instruction booklet|page=2}}</ref> '''The Kingdom of Kong''',<ref>{{file link|Boxart dkc front.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' box art}}</ref> '''DK Country''',<ref>{{cite|date=November 1994|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special)|page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Rare|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980705012745/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dkc/castlist/cast_krool.html|title=K. Rool - Rarewhere: DKC Trilogy Cast List|publisher=Rarewhere|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> '''DK Island''',<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=4-5, 19}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1997|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Land III'' instruction booklet|page=23}}</ref> '''Kong Country''',<ref>{{cite|quote=A playful young tiger, Timber has been left in charge of the island while his parents visit their old friends over in Kong Country.|date=1997|title=''Diddy Kong Racing'' instruction booklet|page=23|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> and '''Kong Island'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=June 17, 2003|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|language=en-us|page=2|isbn=0-7615-4334-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=[[Konga Coliseum]] description|title=''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''}}</ref>) is a location inhabited by [[Donkey Kong]] and the [[Kong]] species in general. It first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Just like the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], Donkey Kong Island is frequently invaded, usually for its resources and treasures such as its [[banana]]s and the [[Crystal Coconut]].

==History==
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===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country'' / ''Donkey Kong Land''====
[[File:DKIsland DKC.png|thumb|left|The island's original depiction from ''Donkey Kong Country'']]
Donkey Kong Island is first seen in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. While [[Diddy Kong]] is guarding the [[banana hoard]] one night, a group of [[Kremling]]s led by a [[Klump]] (or a [[Krusha]] in the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance remake]]) appear and steal all of the bananas. Setting off at once, DK frees Diddy from a barrel and begin a long quest to take back Donkey Kong's [[Golden Banana]] hoard from the thieves, leading them through the island's many areas. The journey sends them through jungles, caves, glaciers and a large factory operated by the Kremlings before the two heroes finally locate the source of the problem. Finding a ship docked in the waters near Donkey Kong Island, the [[Kong]]s board the vessel and defeat King K. Rool, allowing them to take back the banana hoard while driving the Kremling Krew from the island.

Every time the Kongs complete a world, the Gang-Plank Galleon slowly approaches Donkey Kong Island. It is not shown on the map until after the Kongs complete the first world, [[Kongo Jungle]]. By doing so, the Gang-Plank Galleon is faintly depicted in the horizon. By the time the Kongs complete Chimp Caverns, the Gang-Plank Galleon is docked right next to Donkey Kong Island, allowing the Kongs to go aboard.

The Donkey Kong Island map also shows a head icon of Donkey Kong located just before Kongo Jungle. At the start of the game, Donkey Kong walks from it to Kongo Jungle. It represents the starting point of the Kongs' adventures instead of a world itself. The head icon before Kongo Jungle is not shown in both the [[Game Boy Color]] and Game Boy Advance remakes.

In the {{file link|DKC DK Island.jpg|original render}} the in-game map is based on, there are a few locations that differ in position from the game itself, likely to make them easier to see in the game, or to adjust the order they are traveled to. Notably, [[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.]] is behind some trees in between [[Vine Valley (world)|Vine Valley]] and [[Gorilla Glacier]] in the render, but on top of the DK head's eyebrow ridges between Gorilla Glacier and [[Chimp Caverns]] in-game.

In the Game Boy Color [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|remake]], during the [[Crosshair Cranky]] mini-game, Donkey Kong travels to some smaller islands located west of Donkey Kong Island.
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====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' / ''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
[[File:DK Isles.png|thumb|A map depicting both Donkey Kong Island and Crocodile Isle from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']]
Donkey Kong Island appears only sparingly in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. In the SNES version, it can be seen from [[Crocodile Isle]] in the distance, specifically while on the maps of [[Gangplank Galleon (world)|Gangplank Galleon]] and [[K. Rool's Keep]]. These cameo appearances were removed in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, as the maps are now viewed from a top-down perspective. However, the opening cinematic of the Game Boy Advance version takes place on a beach on Donkey Kong Island, where Donkey Kong retires to relax from the previous adventure before he is kidnapped and flown to Crocodile Isle by the Kremlings.

====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' / ''Donkey Kong Land III''====
While DK Island does not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', it is mentioned in the instruction booklet, where Dixie traveled to the southern shores of the island and swam to the nearby [[Northern Kremisphere]] in search for Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.<ref>{{cite|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|quote=She made her way to the southern part of DK Island and swam to the nearest mainland.|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=5}}</ref>
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====''Donkey Kong 64''====
[[File:DK64 KI 02.png|thumb|left|200px|Kong Isle as it appeared in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' featured a return of '''Kong Isle''' as the primary location of the game's levels, also featuring several different environments similar to its portrayal in previous games. The island is revealed to be part of an archipelago consisting of smaller islands known collectively as [[DK Isles]], several of which are accessible as a part of the story. At the beginning of the game, King K. Rool appears in a mechanized version of [[Crocodile Isle]] with a plan to destroy the homeland of the Kongs.

Tired of his constant defeats at the hands of the Kong family, King K. Rool pilots his metal monstrosity into the archipelago with his new secret weapon: a giant, island-destroying laser cannon named the [[Blast-o-Matic]]. He plans to use the device immediately, but a malfunction caused by his incompetent underlings short-circuits his plans and delays the machine's activation. In a bid to distract Donkey Kong while they repair the Blast-o-Matic, the Kremlings invade the island in force and kidnap Donkey Kong's friends, stealing his Golden Bananas and blocking off several locations on the island in order to further impede the hero's progress. After another quest, Donkey Kong frees his friends and reclaims the banana hoard. With the help of the Blast-o-Matic's inventor, a crafty weasel named [[Snide]], the Kong family deactivates the doomsday weapon and saves their home from destruction.  

It is worth noting that the island was smaller in size in this game than in previous installments, although this is likely due to technical issues, such as making it easier to roam the island. The vast locations accessible through portals on the island are different areas of Kong Isle, and what is seen on the surface is not the entire landmass. Since the events of this game, Kong Isle has been missing a boulder in its right ear, as it had been blown off by [[K. Lumsy]].

====''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' (''3D'' / ''HD'')====
[[File:Donkey Kong Island.png|thumb|left|200px|Donkey Kong Island as seen in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'']]
The island is the main location of ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', its [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|port]], and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|port]]. There are fewer Kongs on the island in this game, as the cast only includes DK, Diddy, and Cranky. Cranky Kong runs [[Cranky Kong's Shop|shop]]s across the island. The mountains of the island have been redesigned, as they include an active volcano and are no longer shaped like Donkey Kong's head. Many new characters are present on the island, be they allies like elephants, zebras, and [[Professor Chops|tutorial pig]] or enemies like [[Awk]]s, [[Chomp (Donkey Kong Country series)|Chomp]]s, and [[Toothberry|Toothberries]]. Temples are more prominent in this game, being a level archetype used once in each world. Artifacts called [[Rare Orb]]s are the goals of all such levels. Having them all and beating the game allows access to the interior of the [[Golden Temple]], which is not of the level archetype but is thematically linked to it. 

The game's story has the volcano on the island erupt, releasing the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]]. The tribe sets out and hypnotizes the island's wildlife, using them to steal bananas all across the island. The [[Tiki Tong Tower]] also rises out of the volcano, looming over the island for the entire game. The game has Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong travel across the island to retrieve the [[banana hoard]], with each world being a region of Donkey Kong Island. They progress counterclockwise and trend upward, though the [[Beach]] and the [[Cave]] are outliers to the "upward" portion. The final world is the [[Volcano (world)|Volcano]]. The events there end with the the Tiki Tong Tower being knocked out, the Tiki Tak Tribe defeated overall, the volcano erupting countless bananas, and the animals being freed from the hypnosis.

One of the game's features is a FreeLook Camera on the World Selection Screen, which enables the player to look at Donkey Kong Island from many different directions instead of having to select worlds and use their specific camera angles. Its limits are that the camera cannot move upward past the zenith of Donkey Kong Island or be lower such that Tiki Tong Tower is scrolled offscreen.

The worlds of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' have similar themes to worlds of other ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise games that take place on Donkey Kong Island. When senior designer Kynan Pearson was asked if the worlds are depicting the same locations on the island, he approved of the idea.<ref>KynanPearson (August 12, 2021). [https://twitter.com/KynanPearson/status/1425940659152769030 Tweet by Kynan Pearson] [https://web.archive.org/web/20210812220225/https://twitter.com/KynanPearson/status/1425940659152769030 (Archived)]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved January 30, 2022.</ref>
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====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
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[[File:DKCTF story3.PNG|thumb|270px|The snow-covered island as seen in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'']]
Donkey Kong Island reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. The game features seven islands, which serve as the game's worlds. Donkey Kong Island is the sixth and final "main" island of the game (the seventh island, [[Secret Seclusion]], is a bonus world). During the game's intro, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong are celebrating Donkey Kong's birthday. The view then moves far from the island to a fleet of [[Snowmads|Snowmad]] ships. A [[Pointy Tucks]] watches over the island, locates [[DK's Tree House]], and gives the info to [[Lord Fredrik]]; the leader of the Snowmads. Upon the leader nodding their approval, a group of Pointy Tuckses bring him a large enchanted [[Horn (object)|horn]]. Lord Fredrik blows into the horn, summoning an entity known as an [[ice dragon]]. The creature then flies toward the island and the Kongs are blown away by the intense wind. With the only threat to their conquest seemingly disposed of, the Snowmads seize the island for their own as their command ship stations itself on top of the [[Volcano (world)|Volcano]] and the ice dragon turns it into a snowscape.

The Kongs eventually get back to Donkey Kong Island and defeat Lord Fredrik at the top. After this, he falls into the remainder of the ships around the island, and the Snowmads leave. Using the horn that the Snowmad King left behind, Donkey Kong restores Donkey Kong Island to its former climate.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:TSMBM Jungle Kingdom.png|thumb|250px|left|The Jungle Kingdom in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']]
The island appears as the '''Jungle Kingdom''', ruled by [[Cranky Kong]], in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''. It is largely based on the aesthetic of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', with visual references to the [[Donkey Kong (game)|arcade game]]. The kingdom is inhabited by various Kongs wearing different outfits, who live in {{wp|rondavel}}s on top of a lake. The rondavels are connected by bridges, which also serve as roads for [[kart]]s, the vehicles used in the kingdom for transportation. Atop of one of the kingdom's mountains there is an golden {{wp|Inca}}-like gold structure resembling a Kong's head, which serves as Cranky Kong's palace. Other notable locations in the kingdom include the [[Great Ring of Kong]], the [[kart workshop]], and the [[secret passage]].

The Jungle Kingdom is first seen briefly on a map showing areas surrounding the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. It is later visited by [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Toad]], who reach the kingdom to convince Cranky Kong and the [[Kong army]] to help them save the Mushroom Kingdom from [[Bowser]]. After being transported by the [[Driver (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)|driver]] via a kart carried by a [[glider]] to Cranky's lair, the protagonists attempt to convince Cranky to help them, but he promise to do so only if Mario beats his heir Donkey Kong in a duel at the Great Ring of Kong. After the fight and Mario's victory, Cranky decides to help, and proposes to the heroes to use a shortcut to return to the Mushroom Kingdom. After building their karts at the workshop, the protagonists, along with the Kong army, reach [[Rainbow Road]] using the secret passage.

===Other appearances===
====Games====
[[File:SSBU DK Island.png|thumb|left|Donkey Kong Island in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'']]
Donkey Kong Island is also where the events of ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and the ''[[Donkey Konga (series)|Donkey Konga]]'' trilogy take place. The jungle portion of the island appears as a setting in several ''Super Mario'' sports games, such as ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', as well as ''[[Mario Strikers (series)|Mario Strikers]]'', and in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, where it is parted into four playable stages: [[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle]], [[Kongo Falls]], [[Jungle Japes (stage)|Jungle Japes]], and [[Jungle Hijinxs (stage)|Jungle Hijinxs]].

In the 2003 iteration of ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'', Donkey Kong Island makes a cameo appearance in the background of beach-themed races. Donkey Kong Island was replaced with a specific background in the final version, ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Pilot|Banjo-Pilot]]''.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a view of the entire DK Island appears during K. Rool's [[Final Smash]], in which he blows it up with the [[Blast-o-Matic]]. In this game, it appears similar to the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' incarnation in design (though with [[DK's Tree House]] in Vine Valley, rather than Kongo Jungle) and the ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' design in size, and is notably the first time in several games that it is depicted as resembling Donkey Kong's head. Additionally, a recreation of the original [[Kongo Jungle]] world map from ''Donkey Kong Country'' appears as a [[Kongo Jungle#Super Smash Bros. series|subarea]] in the game's Adventure mode, World of Light, under the name "DK Island."
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====Television====
[[File:Kongo Bongo Island.png|thumb|200px|An illustration of Kongo Bongo Island]]

''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'', which predates ''Donkey Kong Country'', instead features a jungle area known as [[Kongoland]] as Donkey Kong's home, appearing in several episodes relevant to Donkey Kong.

Donkey Kong Island was also the main setting of the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]]. On the show, Donkey Kong Island was renamed "'''Kongo Bongo Island'''" (or just simply "'''Kongo Bongo'''") and the island was also shaped differently, similar in appearance to a [[banana]] rather than DK's head. Like in the games, Kongo Bongo Island was home to the Kongs, among other creatures. Similar to [[Dinosaur Land]] in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoon, some of the locations have different names on the show. For instance, Gorilla Glacier was called the White Mountains.

====Books====
Donkey Kong Island is the main setting of both the [[Donkey Kong Country (novel)|''Donkey Kong Country'']] novel and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle]]''. In both books, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong pass through [[Tree Top Town]] at the edge of the jungle, before reaching a snowy mountain location. In ''Donkey Kong Country'', the Kongs continue through a circuit of underground mines before reaching the Kremlings' factory, whereas in ''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle'', the Kongs travel through the caves of a mountain in order to reach the factory in [[Big Ape City]], which appears to be located near the island's center.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Rescue on Crocodile Isle]]'', [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] borrow a sailing ship at the docks of Donkey Kong Island, before arriving at [[Crocodile Isle]] after a full day of sailing.

==Areas==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
*[[Kongo Jungle]]
*[[Monkey Mines]]  
*[[Vine Valley (world)|Vine Valley]] 
*[[Gorilla Glacier]]
*[[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.]] 
*[[Chimp Caverns]]

===''Donkey Kong Land''===
*[[Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!]]
*[[Kremlantis]]
*[[Monkey Mountains & Chimpanzee Clouds]]
*[[Big Ape City]]

===''Donkey Kong 64''===
*[[Jungle Japes]] 
*[[Angry Aztec]] 
*[[Fungi Forest]]
*[[Crystal Caves]]

===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''===
*[[Thunder Cove]]
*[[Meandering Mount]]
*[[Splashdown Pass]]
*[[Strangled Shrine]]

===''Donkey Kong Country Returns''===
*[[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]]
*[[Beach]]
*[[Ruins]]
*[[Cave]]
*[[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]]
*[[Cliff (world)|Cliff]]
*[[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Factory]]
*[[Volcano (world)|Volcano]]
*[[Golden Temple]] 
*[[Cloud (world)|Cloud]] (''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' and ''Donkey Kong Country Returns HD'' only)

===Neighboring islands===
*[[Northern Kremisphere]]
*[[Banana Fairy Island]]
*[[Crocodile Isle]]
*[[Kremlantis]]
*[[Juicy Jungle]]
*[[Secret Seclusion]]

==General information==
===Inhabitants===
The [[Kong]] family are the governing species of the island. Donkey Kong is the leader of the clan, and the other Kongs often turn to him for leadership. The ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' cartoon states that Donkey Kong has not yet become the ruler of Donkey Kong Island, but is slated to be its future ruler. [[Cranky Kong]] appears to be the patriarch of the family, and his main role is to give advice and orders to the Kongs. A lot of Donkey Kong Island's architecture is themed after the Kongs.

The [[Kremling]]s are another prevalent species on Donkey Kong Island and the main rivals of the Kong family. The Kremlings have established several outposts and an industrial plant known as [[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.]] The ancient temples in [[Monkey Mines]] and [[Vine Valley (world)|Vine Valley]] depict visages of Kremlings, suggesting that they constructed the temples. Many other species on Donkey Kong Island are enemies to the Kongs, such as [[Gnawty|Gnawties]], [[Zinger]]s, and [[Necky]]s.

Several other groups have taken over Donkey Kong Island. During the events of ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]] and the [[Snowmads]] respectively have represented significant parts of the population, the former planting several bases of operations and the latter claiming it as their territory. The Kongs eventually exiled each group from Donkey Kong Island.
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===Geography===
Donkey Kong Island was originally shaped like Donkey Kong's head, complete with features such as his ears and hair swirl. In ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'', the frozen mountaintops and the giant Donkey Kong head are replaced by a huge volcano. The island has many climates, with some areas being jungle, frozen wasteland, or a desert. There are several mysterious ruins on the island resembling ancient South American architecture.

Starting with ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', the fauna and geography of Donkey Kong Island has been changed. There is also a larger variety, with groups of animals living in select habitats. The [[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]] is mainly inhabited by bird species such as [[Awk]]s and [[Rawk]]s, as well as [[Frogoon]]s, while the [[Beach]] is occupied by crustaceans like [[Snippys]] and [[Pinchly]]s. The [[Cave]] hosts a population of [[Squeekly]]s and is also home to a large demographic of sapient [[Mole Miner]]s. The [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] commonly houses spider-based creatures such as [[Skittler]]s and [[muncher (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|muncher]]s, but [[Wiggle]]s are also present.

The species that are closer to the summit have a less organic appearance. The [[Cliff (world)|Cliff]] area of the island is populated by live dinosaur skeletons, although fossils inlaid within the rocks hint at prehistoric inhabitants such as enormous {{wp|trilobite}} lookalikes, gastropods, {{wp|Placodermi|placoderm fish}}, and {{wp|eurypterid}}s, which suggest that Donkey Kong Island was once underwater from the Cliff beneath. The [[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Factory]] has various types of robots, and the [[Volcano (world)|Volcano]] typically contains fire-based creatures such as [[Char-Char]]s and [[leaping flame]]s.

==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''You'll find a wide variety of ecosystems in Donkey Kong Country. Though the island itself is mainly tropical, there are great pine forest on the slopes of snowcapped peaks. The mountain are riddled with mines, tunnels and caves. Surrounding the island are many tropical lagoons full of reefs and colorful fish. Following are general descriptions of each area.''<ref>{{cite|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=20}}</ref>
*'''''Nintendo Power'' vol. 66:''' ''This key lets you know what types of areas to expect while you try to re-establish your banana hoard and rid the island of King K. Rool and his evil band of Kremlings.''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=9|date=November 1994|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 66}}</ref>

===''Donkey Kong Country Returns''===
*'''Prima Official Game Guide:''' ''Donkey Kong Island was a peaceful place where a banana-loving ape could enjoy himself. However, the Tikis have come and taken away all of Donkey Kong's bananas. In order to defeat the Tikis and get back his bananas, Donkey Kong, with the help of Diddy Kong, will have to traverse eight different worlds and drive the Tikis from the island. Donkey Kong Island is full of items, hidden collectibles, and lots of adventure. There are places to jump, things to climb, and areas to explore. Of course, there are also lots of enemies that will try to prevent Donkey Kong from saving his bananas. It is important to learn about the island and what it contains, or the Tikis will take over and Donkey Kong Island will no longer be a home to its namesake.''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|page=16|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=Prima Games|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Strategy Guide|author=Knight, Michael|978-0-307-47102-4}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
DKC DK Island.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
K. Rool's Keep.png|Donkey Kong Island in the background of K. Rool's Keep in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
Donkey Kong Island (DK64).png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
DK Island GBC.png|thumb|''Donkey Kong Country'' ([[Game Boy Color]])
Donkey Kong Island (GBA).png|''Donkey Kong Country'' ([[Game Boy Advance]])
DKP03 Donkey Kong Island.png|''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' (2003, removed in ''Banjo-Pilot'')
Donkey Kong Island (DKKoS).jpg|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
Donkey Kong Island (DKCR).png|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''
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|description13=The main map from ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
}}

==Names in other languages==
===Donkey Kong Island===
{{foreign names
|Jpn={{ruby|ＤＫ|ディーケー}}アイランド
|JpnR=Dīkē Airando
|Jpn2=ドンキーアイランド
|Jpn2R=Donkī Airando 
|Jpn2N=''Super Donkey Kong 2'' (GBA)
|Jpn3=ドンキーコングランド<ref>{{cite|language=ja|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/ad3j/story/index.html|title=ストーリー|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref>
|Jpn3R=Donkī Kongu Rando
|Jpn3N=''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
|Jpn4=ドンキーコング　アイランド
|Jpn4R=Donkī Kongu Airando 
|Jpn4N=''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' (SFC)
|Jpn5=ドンキーコングカントリー<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Donkey Kong'' instruction booklet|page=16, 18, 21, 23, 24, 28}}</ref> / ドンキーコング・カントリー<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|date=1994|title=''Super Donkey Kong'' instruction booklet|page=31}}</ref>
|Jpn5R=Donkī Kongu Kantorī 
|Jpn5N=''Super Donkey Kong''
|JpnM=DK Island
|Jpn2M=Donkey Island
|Jpn3M=Donkey Kong Land
|Jpn4M=Donkey Kong Island
|Jpn5M=Donkey Kong Country
|ChiS=咚奇刚岛
|ChiSR=Dōngqí Dǎo
|ChiSM=Donkey Kong Island
|ChiT=咚奇剛島
|ChiTR=Dōngqí Dǎo
|ChiTM=Donkey Kong Island
|Fre=Île de Donkey Kong
|FreM=Donkey Kong's Island
|Ger=Donkey Kong-Insel
|GerM=Donkey Kong Island
|Ita=Isola Donkey Kong
|Ita2=DK Island<ref>{{cite|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Spanish-Italian booklet|page=32}}</ref>
|ItaM=Donkey Kong Island
|Spa=Isla de Donkey Kong
|SpaM=Donkey Kong's Island
}}

===Kongo Bongo Island===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=コンゴボンゴ島
|JpnR=Kongo Bongo Tō
|JpnM=Kongo Bongo Island
|Fre=Île de Kongo Bongo
|FreM=Kongo Bongo Island
|Spa=Isla Kongo Bongo
|SpaM=Kongo Bongo Island
}}

===Kong Isle / Kong Island===
{{foreign names
|Jpn={{ruby|ＤＫ|ディーケー}}アイランド
|JpnR=Dīkē Airando
|JpnM=DK Island
|Spa=Isla Kong
|SpaM=Kong Isle/Kong Island
|Fre=Île Kong
|FreM=Kong Isle/Kong Island
|Ger=Kong-Insel
|GerM=Kong Isle/Kong Island
|Ita=Isola Kong
|ItaM=Kong Isle/Kong Island
}}

===Jungle Kingdom===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ジャングル王国<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/smbmovie|title=ザ・スーパーマリオブラザーズ・ムービー {{!}} 任天堂|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref>
|JpnR=Janguru Ōkoku
|JpnM=Jungle Kingdom
|Cat=Regne de la jungla
|CatM=Jungle kingdom
|ChiS=森林之国
|ChiSR=Sēnlín Zhī Guó
|ChiSM=Forest Country
|ChiT=森林之國
|ChiTR=Sēnlín Zhī Guó
|ChiTM=Forest Country
|Dut=
|DutM=
|Fre=Royaume de la jungle
|FreM=Jungle Kingdom
|Ger=
|GerM=
|Ita=Regno della Giungla
|ItaM=Jungle Kingdom
|Kor=
|KorR=
|KorM=
|Pol=Królestwo Dżungli
|PolM=Jungle Kingdom
|PorA=Reino da Selva
|PorAM=Jungle Kingdom
|PorE=
|PorEM=
|Rom=Regatul junglei
|RomM=Jungle kingdom
|Rus=
|RusR=
|RusM=
|Spa=Reino de la Jungla
|SpaM=Jungle Kingdom
|Tha=
|ThaR=
|ThaM=
}}

==Notes==
*In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', if one were to move from an earlier world to a later world using the map, [[Donkey Kong]] will be positioned at the first level of the later world. However, if one were to move from a later world to an earlier world, Donkey Kong will be positioned at the boss level of the earlier world. The only world that breaks this rule is the [[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]]. Being the first world, it does not have an earlier world. In order for DK to be placed at the first Jungle level, he will have to move from the final world ([[Golden Temple]]) to the Jungle.
*Various claims involve Kong Island along with [[Metro Kingdom]].
**[[Shigeru Miyamoto]], the original Donkey Kong creator, said that Donkey Kong Island was the starting area in game ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' located in the south from New Donk City.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20221127150927/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0002/01/miyamoto.html Nintendo.co.jp Shigeru Miyamoto]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240224181051/https://themushroomkingdom.net/interview_miyamoto_nom18_feb2000.shtml The Mushroom Kingdom - Exclusive Interview with Donkey Kong Creator Shigeru Miyamoto - ''Nintendo Online Magazine #18'' (February 2000)]</ref>
**Shown in {{media link|Konga2Story4.png|story intro}} from ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' a city near the island was shown. Even in menu backgrounds that game shows the elements used in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' game.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ThePipePlaza/status/1761752917583790281/photo/1 ''The Pipe Plaza'' in Twitter (February 25, 2024)]</ref>

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