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Borneo (/ ˈ b ɔːr n i oʊ /; also known as Kalimantan in the Indonesian language) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km 2 (288,869 sq mi), and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses).
Rock fever and island fever are colloquial terms for a form of mental distress said to mainly afflict mainlanders who move to isolated islands, especially any of the Hawaiian islands or Guam. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is not a medical term or classification and has not been the focus of any serious research.
Although the exact timing of when each island group was settled is debated, it is widely accepted that the island groups in the geographic center of the region (i.e. the Cook Islands, Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, etc.) were settled initially between 1000 and 1150 AD, [33] [34] and ending with more far flung island groups such as Hawaii ...
Bois Blanc Island (/ b ɔɪ z ˈ b l æ ŋ k / boyz BLANK) is an island in Lake Huron within Bois Blanc Township, Mackinac County, Michigan. The island covers about 34 sq mi (88 km 2) and is about 12 miles (19 km) long, 6 miles (9.6 km) wide and has 6 lakes. It lies southeast of Mackinac Island and almost due north of the city of Cheboygan.
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An uninhabited island, desert island, or deserted island, is an island, islet or atoll which lacks permanent human population. Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereotypes for the idea of " paradise ".
The area of the island is stated as 41,214 km 2 (15,913 sq mi) by Statistics Canada. [4] It is the 34th largest island in the world and Canada's ninth largest island. The only settlement on Southampton Island is Coral Harbour (population 1,035, 2021 Canadian census), [5] called Salliq in Inuktitut.