diff --git a/docs/3.api/1.components/8.nuxt-island.md b/docs/3.api/1.components/8.nuxt-island.md
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--- a/docs/3.api/1.components/8.nuxt-island.md
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@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ Remote islands need `experimental.componentIslands` to be `'local+remote'` in yo
 It is strongly discouraged to enable `dangerouslyLoadClientComponents` as you can't trust a remote server's javascript.
 ::
 
+::note
+By default, component islands are scanned from the `~/components/islands/` directory. So the `~/components/islands/MyIsland.vue` component could be rendered with `<NuxtIsland name="MyIsland" />`.
+::
+
 ## Slots
 
 Slots can be passed to an island component if declared.