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4,894 (2021) Pop. density. 1.07/km 2 (2.77/sq mi) Kangaroo Island, also known as Karta Pintingga (lit. ' [The] Island of the Dead' in the language of the Kaurna people), [2] is Australia 's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island. It lies in the state of South Australia, 112 km (70 mi) southwest of Adelaide.
Average annual temperatures at Iqaluit are around −9.5 °C (14.9 °F), compared with around 5 °C (41 °F) in Reykjavík, [maps 1] which is at a similar latitude. [ 81 ] Sea ice surrounds the island for most of the year and only disappears completely from the north coast for short, unpredictable periods from mid- to late June until the end of ...
Healthy tropical coral reefs grow horizontally from 1 to 3 cm (0.39 to 1.18 in) per year, and grow vertically anywhere from 1 to 25 cm (0.39 to 9.84 in) per year; however, they grow only at depths shallower than 150 m (490 ft) because of their need for sunlight, and cannot grow above sea level.
The largest island in the Caicos archipelago is the sparsely-inhabited Middle Caicos, which measures 144 square kilometres (56 sq mi) in area, but has a population of only 168 at the 2012 Census. The most populated island is Providenciales, with 23,769 inhabitants in 2012, and an area of 122 square kilometres (47 sq mi).
The three U.S. states with the highest GDPs were California ($3.987 trillion), Texas ($2.664 trillion), and New York ($2.226 trillion). The three U.S. states with the lowest GDPs were Vermont ($44.4 billion), Wyoming ($51.4 billion), and Alaska ($69.2 billion). GDP per capita also varied widely throughout the United States in 2024, with New ...
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]
Aerial view of Belle Isle looking north. Belle Isle (42°20′35″N 82°58′28″W) is a 982-acre (3.97 km 2) island in the northeastern portion of the Detroit River just north of Downtown Detroit. Belle Isle sits at an elevation of 574 feet (175 m) above sea level, and the island has also gone by several historic names. [1]
Camiguin Island is a pearl-shaped island with an area of approximately 238 square kilometers (92 sq mi). [ 4 ] The island measures about 23 kilometers (14 mi) at its longest and 14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) at its widest breadth. [ 29 ] The island is mountainous with the highest elevation reaching over 5,000 ft (1,500 m).