Travel + Leisure magazine has announced its 2015 World’s Best Awards, ranking the San Juan Islands #4 on its list of Top Islands Continental U.S. and Canada.

The rankings for Top Islands Continental and Canada (in order) are: Vancouver Island, British Columbia; Hilton Head, S.C.; Golden Isles, Ga.; San Juan Islands, Wash. and Kiawah Island, S.C. The San Juan Islands have consistently been honored as a top island.

In 2014 the Islands ranked #2, #3 in 2012 and #4 in 2011 and 2010. http://tandl.me/1MmJlR1

The rankings for Top Overall Islands (in order) are: Galapagos, Ecuador; Bali, Indonesia; the Maldives; Tasmania, Australia; Santorini, Greece; Moorea, French Polynesia; Maui, Hawaii; Kauai, Hawaii; Great Barrier Reef, Australia and Malta.

World’s Best rankings are the outcome of Travel + Leisure’s 20th annual survey of readers’ favorites and described as “an essential index of the places you want to go.”

The magazine’s website presents the methodology for the annual survey. The World’s Best Awards list is also the cover story of the magazine’s August issue, available on newsstands later this month.

Criteria for judging islands included natural attractions, beaches, activities/sights, restaurants/food, people/friendliness, and value.