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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 ...
Southern Hemisphere climates tend to be slightly milder than those at similar latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, except in the Antarctic which is colder than the Arctic. This is because the Southern Hemisphere has significantly more ocean and much less land; water heats up and cools down more slowly than land. [3]
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 ...
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. Quite ...
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 ...
List of islands of Cuba; List of islands of Dominica; List of islands of the Dominican Republic; List of islands of Grenada; List of islands of Guadeloupe; List of islands of Haiti; List of islands of Jamaica; List of islands of Martinique; List of islands of Montserrat; List of islands of the Netherlands Antilles; List of islands of Puerto Rico
All of the Southern Caribbean islands are small, and are either volcanic or made of limestone coral, as they form at the ridge of the Caribbean and South American tectonic plates. [2] The majority of the islands are covered in tropical rainforests and swamps; the densest of these are in Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Tobago. Various other islands ...
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