Madagascar is an island off Africa's coast is the fourth largest island in the world. it has a surface area of 226,444 square miles. it is in the Indian ocean and is separated from Africa by the 500 mile wide Mozambique channel.
Because it is big Australia is often referred to as an 'island continent'. It is much much larger than the next largest island (Greenland) and other large bodies of land referred to as 'islands' (New Guinea, Madagascar, etc). Also, Australia has various climate zones such as desert, rain forest, and Mediterranean climate, whereas islands typically have a homogeneous climate throughout.
This question contradicts itself. For a landmass to be considered a continent, it has to be of very large. Australia is the smallest Continent, but it is three times the size of the world's largest island (Greenland). Consequently, it is impossible for a continent to be the world's second smallest island.
The largest island in the world is Greenland.Australia is not the largest island in the world. It is the world's smallest continent. It is only referred to as an "island continent" because it is completely encircled by water.The next largest island after Greenland is New Guinea.
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Europe next to Canary Island
The Indian Ocean is next to Madagascar.
Well, Lemurs are a group of primates. They are native only to Madagascar, a large island off the eastern coast of southern Africa. There are approximately 99 living species of lemurs on the island, and they are most closely related to aye-ayes and lorises. Their next closest relatives are the moneys, apes, and tarsiers.
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The next smallest continent after Australia is Europe.