Santorini ranked second world's best island 12 July 2005 Travel and Leisure magazine announced the 2005 results in a variety of categories in New York on Monday. The scores are indexed averages of responses by readers to a questionnaire that asks them to rate destinations, properties and companies relevant to their recent travel. In the top islands ranking, Bali was followed by Santorini that gained 4 positions from the 6th place in 2004, Maui, Kauai, Great Barrier Reef Islands (Australia), Vancouver Island, Cyclades (Greece - Santorini was rated separately), Sicily, Hawaii, and Mount Desert Island, Maine. Top 10 Overall Rank Last Year Name 2005 Score 1 1 Bali 89.83 2 6 Santorini 86.30 3 3 Maui 85.64 4 2 Kauai 85.03 5 10 Great Barrier Reef Islands 84.50 6 n/a Vancouver Island 84.49 7 n/a Cyclades, Greece (Santorini rated separately) 84.46 8 7 Sicily 84.30 9 5 Hawaii 84.25 10 9 Mount Desert Island, Maine 83.67 Author : Travel and Leisure Magazine