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This is a list of the most isolated islands and archipelagos on Earth in terms of distance to another landmass. Many of these islands are of volcanic origin via tectonic plates such as Bouvet Island while others appear from hotspots such as the Azores which was created by the Azores hotspot. This list includes islands that are more than 500 ...
4.1 Along the coast of Africa. ... Geographically isolated islands are included as well. ... Asia Islands; Ayu Islands; Bacan Islands;
This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the countries so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Different languages use ...
Socotra is the most isolated island in the world and lies 200 miles southeast from the coast of Yemen. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The archipelago consists of the main island of Socotra (3,665 km 2 or 1,415 sq mi), three smaller islands, Abd al Kuri, Samhah and Darsa, and two rocky islets, Ka'l Fir'awn and Sābūnīyah, both uninhabitable by humans but important for seabirds. [29] The island is about 125 kilometres (78 mi) long and 45 kilometres (28 mi) north to south.
Indonesia is the world's largest island country by area (1,904,569 km 2), and by total number of islands (17,504 islands). [4] It is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth most populous country in the world, after India , China , and the United States ).
Devon Island, in the Canadian North, is the world's largest uninhabited island. Northeast Greenland National Park , which is the world's largest terrestrial protected area, has had a census population of 0 for many years since the only mine in the region closed.
The Chagos Archipelago. (Atolls with areas of dry land are named in green)The archipelago is about 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of the Maldives, 1,880 kilometres (1,170 mi) east of the Seychelles, 1,680 kilometres (1,040 mi) north-east of Rodrigues Island (), 2,700 kilometres (1,700 mi) west of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and 3,400 kilometres (2,100 mi) north of Amsterdam Island.