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Islands
Islands are landforms that contribute to geography. They can be resort islands, man-made islands or naturally-formed islands.
3,666 Questions
Name the two largest islands in the Mediterranean sea and tell which country governs them?
name the two largest islands in the mediterranean sea and who governs them
What is the nearest country to Seychelles islands?
The nearest country to the Seychelles islands is Madagascar, located approximately 1,600 kilometers (about 1,000 miles) to the southwest. While Seychelles is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar is the largest island off the southeastern coast of Africa. Other nearby countries include Mauritius and the Comoros, but Madagascar is the closest significant landmass.
Mallorca is a Spanish island, Balearic Archipelago, situated in the Mediterranean Sea.
Mallorca is in Europe.
What are the two largest islands in the Aegean Sea?
Crete and Rhodes are the two largest islands in the Aegean Sea.
Which state is completely surrounded by ocean and what ocian is it?
Hawaii
Hawaii is completely surround by the Pacific Ocean. It is the only state made up entirely of islands. It is comprised of hundreds of islands; eight of them are considered "main islands".
What are benefits of barrier islands?
they act as a storm break in the event of a major storm such as a hurricane.
The Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone are associated with which of the three zones of volcanism?
The type of zone of volcanism that the Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone National Park are associated with is called a Hot Spot. Volcanic places that are formed by mantle plumes are called Hot Spots.
Largest island in North America?
Cape Aldrich, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada; 83 degrees 7 minutes North, 69 degrees 40 minutes West
How are oceans different from continents?
The answer depends on who you talk to.
A geographer - someone who studies Earth's surface, climate, countries, peoples, and so on - might say that continents are big and islands are small. For example, Greenland, the largest island, is only about a third as big as Australia.
On the other hand, a geologist - someone who studies the physics of Earth as a planet - might say that density accounts for the difference between continents and islands. Continents are made up of low-density rock, so they float high on Earth's molten mantle like big rafts. Ocean crust is denser, so it floats low on the mantle. Most islands are really extensions of the ocean floor - undersea volcanoes pump out dense lava that cools into ocean floor crust and sometimes piles up to poke above sea level. Greenland is ancient continental crust, but it isn't big enough to fit the geographer's definition of a continent. So geologists compromise by calling it a microcontinent.
Why is Greenland the largest island and not Denmark?
The size of an island is not determined by the total area ruled by a government. Greenland is the second-largest island (after Australia) and the largest not designated as a separate continent.
Denmark, a European country north of Germany, has sovereignty over Greenland dating to its colonization beginning in 1605, and even earlier exploration by the Vikings. The natives of Greenland are Thules from Alaska, who migrated across Canada in the 13th and 14th century.
List of islands in pacific ocean?
The Pacific Islands include the countries and territories of:
American Samoa (United States)
Aunuʻu
Ofu
Olosega
Rose Island
Swains Island (Olosenga, Olohega) (disputed)
Taʻu
Tutuila
Baker Island (United States)
Caroline Islands (Federated States of Micronesia; Palau)
Federated States of Micronesia
Pohnpei
Yap
Ulithi
Chuuk
Puluwat
Kosrae
Palau
Babeldaob
Ioueldaob
Koror
Southwest Islands
Clipperton Island (France)
Cook Islands
Aitutaki
Atiu
Palmerston
Mangaia
Manihiki (Humphrey)
Manuae (Hervey)
Mauke (Parry)
Mitiaro
Nassau
Pukapuka (Danger)
Rakahanga (Reirson)
Rarotonga
Suwarrow (Anchorage)
Takutea
Tongareva (Penrhyn)
Desventuradas Islands (Chile)
East Timor
Timor
Easter Island/Rapa Nui (Chile)
Fiji Islands
Principal islands:
Viti Levu
Vanua Levu
Significant outliers:
Conway Reef
Kadavu
Taveuni
Rotuma
Archipelagos:
Kadavu Group
Lau Islands
Lomaiviti Islands
Mamanuca Islands
Moala Islands
Ringgold Isles
Rotuma Group
Vanua Levu Group
Viti Levu Group
Yasawa Islands
French Polynesia ("Tahiti", Autonomous Overseas Territory of France)
Austral Islands
Tubuai
Society Islands
Iles du Vent (Windward Islands)
Moorea
Tahiti
Tetiaroa
Maiao
Mehetia
Iles Sous le Vent (Leeward Islands)
Bora Bora
Huahine
Maupiti
Raiatea & Tahaa
Tupai
Mopelia (aka Maupihaa)
Manuae (aka Scilly Atoll)
Motu One (aka Bellinghausen)
Marquesas
Fatu Hiva
Hiva Oa
Nuku Hiva
Tahuata
Ua Huka
Ua Pou
Tuamotus
Rangiroa
Fakarava
Moruroa
Fangataufa
Gambier Islands
Mangareva
Helena Island
Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
Gilbert Islands (Kiribati)
Hawaii (United States; see also Hawaiian Islands)
Main islands
Hawaiʻi
Kahoʻolawe
Kauaʻi
Lanaʻi
Maui
Molokaʻi
Niʻihau
Oʻahu
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Kaʻula
Nihoa
Necker
French Frigate Shoals
Gardner Pinnacles
Maro Reef
Laysan
Lisianski
Pearl and Hermes Reef
Midway
Kure
Howland Island (United States)
Indonesia
Johnston Atoll (United States)
Juan Fernández Islands (Chile)
Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)
Macauley Island
Raoul Island
Line Islands
Caroline Island
Flint Island (Kiribati)
Jarvis Island (United States)
Kingman Reef (United States)
Kiritimati/Christmas Island (Kiribati)
Malden Island (Kiribati)
Palmyra Atoll (United States)
Starbuck Island (Kiribati)
Tabuaeran/Fanning Island (Kiribati)
Teraina/Washington Island (Kiribati)
Tongareva/Penhryn Island (Cook Islands)
Vostok Island (Kiribati)
Lord Howe Island (Australia)
Marcus Island (Japan)
Marianas Islands (United States)
Guam
Northern Marianas Islands
Saipan
Rota
Tinian
Maug
Pagan Island
Alamagan
Farallon de Pajaros
Marshall Islands
Bikini
Enewetak
Kwajalein
Rongelap
Majuro
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Federated States of Micronesia (Caroline Islands)
Chuuk (Truk)
Puluwat
Pohnpei
Kosrae
Yap
Ulithi
Nauru
New Caledonia ("Kanaky", France)
Chesterfield Islands
Ilots du Mouillage
New Caledonia
Isle of Pines
Belep Islands
New Caledonia
Loyalty Islands
Bagao
Lifou Island
Maré Island
Ouvéa Island
Tiga Island
New Zealand ("Aotearoa", see also Islands of New Zealand)
Chatham Islands
Chatham Island
Pitt Island
D'Urville Island
Great Barrier Island
Kapiti Island
North Island
South Island
Stewart Island/Rakiura
Waiheke Island
Niue (Savage Island)
Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
Admiralty Islands
New Britain
New Ireland
Saint Matthias Group
Bougainville
D'Entrecasteaux Islands
Louisiade Archipelago
Trobriand Islands
Phoenix Islands (Kiribati)
Pitcairn Islands (UK)
Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico)
Samoa
Savaiʻi
ʻUpolu
Apolima
Manono
Nuutele
Solomon Islands (see also Islands of the Solomon Islands)
Bellona
Choiseul
Florida Island
Guadalcanal
Malaita
Maramasike
New Georgia Islands
Rennell
Russell Islands
San Cristobal
Santa Cruz Islands
Santa Isabel
Shortland Islands
Sikaiana (Stewart Islands)
Tulagi
Ulawa
Uki
Tokelau
Atafu (Duke of York Island)
Fakaofo (Bowditch Island)
Nukunonu (Duke of Clarence Island)
Olohega (Swains island) (disputed)
Tonga (only main islands or groups, on north-south order. See also complete list of islands in Tonga)
Niuafoʻou
Niuatoputapu (Keppel's Island)
Vavaʻu
Kao
Tofua
Haʻapai
Tongatapu
ʻEua
Torres Strait Islands (Australia)
Tuvalu (see also Islands of Tuvalu)
Funafuti (atoll of at least 30 islands)
Nanumanga (or Nanumaga)
Nanumea (atoll of at least 6 islands)
Niulakita
Niutao
Nui (atoll of at least 21 islands)
Nukufetau (atoll of at least 33 islands)
Nukulaelae (atoll of at least 15 islands)
Vaitupu (atoll of at least 9 islands)
Vanuatu (New Hebrides; see also Islands of Vanuatu)
Ambrym
Anatom
Aoba
Éfaté
Erromango
Espiritu Santo
Futuna
Hunter (claimed by France and Vanuatu)
Îles Banks
Îles Torres
Maéwo
Matthew (claimed by France and Vanuatu)
Malakula
Pentecóte
Tanna
Wake Island (United States)
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Alofi
Futuna
Wallis (ʻUvea)
Willis Island (Australia)
How do the islands of the Bahamas greater Antilles and lesser Antilles get the name the West Indies?
colombus was trying to find India but in a storm shifted to much west and he found them places
Which islands make up the mainland territories?
There are several mainland islands that make up the Bahamas. Some of these include North Andros, Great Inagua, South Andros, Great Abaco, as well as Grand Bahama.
Can you move to Norfolk Island or Christmas Island Like moving to another state in Australia?
There are restrictions on the number of people who may live on Norfolk Island, and the permanent population is limited, due to the size of the island. The permanent population remains under 2000. The size of the island, the limited capacity for primary production and the limited availability of water would ultimately define the number of people the island could support.
Even though Norfolk Island is a territory of Australia, Australian citizens cannot simply decide to move there as they move interstate. Having said that, however, Norfolk Island has an immigration regime that is to some extent separate from Australia and this allows people to settle on the island subject to certain criteria. Norfolk Island is a self-governed external Australian Territory and the majority of residents hold Australian citizenship. Descendants of the Bounty Mutineers who were resettled onto Norfolk Island from Pitcairn Island in 1856 make up a substantial proportion of the population. Norfolk Island's Pitcairn culture and natural environment are protected, and this means there are some restrictions on entry and residence. Even Australian citizens must have a passport to enter the territory.
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What is the capital city of Baffin island?
Baffin Island (Canada) is part of the federal territory of Nunavut, which has its capital at Iqaluit.
Third largest island in the Caribbean?
This island of Hispaniola is the second biggest Caribbean Island. It hosts two nations: Haiti and Dominican Republic.
What are the cayman islands known for?
the Cayman Islands, are known for the beautiful beaches, friendly people, great sight-seeing, and hosts some of good the best diving sites in the world! Grand Cayman especially is a great tour spot that has a Stingray City, 7 Mile Beach, a Turtle Farm, a Starfish place, and Smith Cove.
