diff --git a/src/my_project/interviews/amazon_high_frequency_23/round_7/number_of_islands.py b/src/my_project/interviews/amazon_high_frequency_23/round_7/number_of_islands.py
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+from typing import List, Union, Collection, Mapping, Optional
+from collections import deque
+
+class Solution:
+    def numIslands(self, grid: List[List[str]]) -> int:
+        """BFS approach - explores island level by level"""
+
+        if not grid: 
+            return 0
+        
+        rows, cols = len(grid), len(grid[0])
+        islands = 0
+
+        def bfs(r: int, c: int):
+            queue = deque([(r,c)])
+            grid[r][c] = '0'
+
+            while queue:
+                row, col = queue.popleft()
+
+                for dr, dc in [(1,0),(-1,0),(0,1),(0,-1)]:
+                    nr, nc = row + dr, col + dc 
+                    if (0 <= nr < rows and 0 <= nc < cols and grid[nr][nc] == '1'):
+                        grid[nr][nc] = '0'
+                        queue.append((nr, nc))
+
+        for r in range(rows):
+            for c in range(cols):
+                if grid[r][c] == '1':
+                    islands += 1
+                    bfs(r,c)
+
+        return islands
+
+
+
+
+    
+
+    def numIslands_DFS(grid: List[List[str]]) -> int:
+        """DFS approach - explores island depth-first"""
+
+        if not grid: 
+            return 0
+        
+        rows, cols = len(grid), len(grid[0])
+        islands = 0
+
+        def dfs(r: int, c: int):
+            if (r < 0 or r >= rows or c < 0 or c >= cols or grid[r][c] == '0'):
+                return 
+            
+            grid[r][c] = '0'
+
+            dfs(r-1,c)
+            dfs(r+1,c)
+            dfs(r,c-1)
+            dfs(r,c+1)
+
+        for r in range(rows):
+            for c in range(cols):
+                if grid[r][c] == '1':
+                    islands += 1
+                    dfs(r,c)
+
+        return islands
+
+