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Map depicts sovereign states and a de facto state (tw) fully located on islands: those with land borders shaded green, and those without shaded dark blue. Countries/territories not shown on the map: Antarctica (aq) (continental disputed territory), Australia (au) (continental country), the Cook Islands (ck) and Niue (nu) (free association with New Zealand), Greenland (gl) (constituent country ...
Common tourist destinations in the Southern Hemisphere include Bali, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Easter Island, Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney and Tahiti. [11] [12] According to a 2017 report, the most popular Southern Hemisphere "bucket list" destinations among Australians were Antarctica, New Zealand, the Galápagos Islands, South Africa and Peru ...
Image:BlankMap-World.png – World map, Robinson projection centered on the meridian circa 11°15' to east from the Greenwich Prime Meridian. Microstates and island nations are generally represented by single or few pixels approximate to the capital; all territories indicated in the UN listing of territories and regions are exhibited.
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 ...
This is a list of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, including 193 UN member states, two UN observer states (the Holy See [note 1] and the State of Palestine), two states in free association with New Zealand (the Cook Islands and Niue), and 49 non-sovereign dependencies or territories, as well as Western Sahara (a disputed territory whose sovereignty is contested) and ...
Transcontinental countries in Europe and Africa, classified as Southern European countries by the United Nations Statistics Division: Italy (Pantelleria and the Pelagie Islands), Malta, Portugal (Madeira [including the Savage Islands]), and Spain (Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, Alboran Island, and Spain's plazas de soberanía).
Natuna Islands. Bunguran Islands; South Natuna; Riau Islands (separate from the Riau Archipelago) Sabalana Islands; Sangihe Islands; Schouten Islands (Known as Biak Islands and Geelvink Islands) Selayar Islands. Macan Islands; Taka Bonerate Islands; Sula Islands Also Known As Xulla Islands; Sunda Islands. Greater Sunda Islands; Lesser Sunda ...
Jacquemart Island Slope Point (South Island) 52°37′S 46°40′S French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Except Antarctica) Îles de Boynes, Kerguelen: 50°01′S South Africa: Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands Cape Agulhas (mainland) 46°59′S 34°50′S Uruguay: Isla de Lobos Punta del Este (mainland) 35°02′S 34°58′S Brazil