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Island's Name Island group(s) Country/Countries Tabuaeran: Line Islands Kiribati: Tafahi: Niuas Tonga: Tahaa: Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia: Overseas Lands of France Tahanea Tuamotus, French Polynesia France Tahifehifa: Vavaʻu group Tonga: Tahiti: Windward Islands, French Polynesia: Overseas Lands of France Tai A Chau
While it is usually regarded as one of the most remote islands on Earth the island is actually only 320 kilometres (200 mi) from Gough Island. The island is instead known as the most remote inhabited island on Earth. Gough Island is uninhabited apart from a weather station with around 6–7 people on it but they are not a permanent population. [1]
A recursive island or lake, also known as a nested island or lake, is an island or a lake that lies within a lake or an island. [1] For the purposes of defining recursion, small continental land masses such as Madagascar and New Zealand count as islands, while large continental land masses do not. Islands found within lakes in these countries ...
This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the countries so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Different languages use ...
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
The smallest island is Smokvica Vela (Kornati) with an area of 1.04 km 2 (0.40 sq mi). [3] The island with the longest coastline of 302.47 km (187.95 mi) is Pag, being the fifth according to area value and the island with the shortest coastline length of 5.8 km (3.60 mi) is Vele Orjule. [3]
Island ecology is the study of island organisms and their interactions with each other and the environment. Islands account for nearly 1/6 of earth’s total land area, [ 1 ] yet the ecology of island ecosystems is vastly different from that of mainland communities.