English edit

 a b c d e f g h  
8        8
7        7
6        6
5        5
4        4
3        3
2        2
1        1
 a b c d e f g h  
White has three pawn islands. A pawn island consisting of one pawn is an isolated pawn.

Noun edit

pawn island (plural pawn islands)

  1. (chess) A group of pawns of the same color side by side, without any pawn of the same color diagonally adjacent to them.