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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.
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 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).
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Mont-Saint-Michel [ 3 ] ( French pronunciation: [lə mɔ̃ sɛ̃ miʃɛl] ; Norman : Mont Saint Miché ; English: Saint Michael 's Mount ) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy , France.
Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, [1][2] composed of over 2,900 individual reefs [3] and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi). [4][5] The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland ...
A map of the Arctic. The red line is the 10 °C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region; also shown is the Arctic Circle. The white area shows the average minimum extent of sea ice in summer as of 1975. [1] The climate of the Arctic is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers.
Bowen Island (Squamish: Nex̱wlélex̱wm; Squamish pronunciation: [nəχʷˈlələχʷm]), British Columbia, is an island municipality that is part of Metro Vancouver, and within the jurisdiction of the Islands Trust. [7] Located in Howe Sound, it is approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) wide by 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) long, and at its closest ...