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Tern island and La Perouse Pinnacle of the French Frigate Shoals A number of islands were claimed as insular areas on behalf of the United States under the Guano Islands Act of 1856. These claims were made by private individuals to the U.S. Department of State and were not accepted by the United States unless certain conditions were met.
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 ...
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 ...
Honshu – the largest and most populous island, with the capital Tokyo. Honshu is connected to the other three main islands by bridges and tunnels. Kyushu – the third largest main island, second most populous and the nearest to the Asian continent. Shikoku – the smallest and least populous main island, located between Honshu and Kyushu.
Island group(s) Country/Countries Kachelotplate: East Frisian Islands Germany Kácsa-sziget: Tisza Hungary: Kagalaska: Andreanof Islands group of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska United States Kahoolawe: Hawaiian Islands United States Kakawaie: Lake Kagawong, Ontario Canada Kakeromajima: Amami Islands part of the Satsunan Islands part of the Ryukyu ...
Prince Edward Island Canada Pantar: Alor Archipelago Indonesia: Pantelleria: Strait of Sicily Italy Pap-sziget: Danube River Hungary: Papa Shetland Islands Scotland: Papa Little Shetland Islands Scotland: Papa Stour Shetland Islands Scotland: Papa Stronsay: The North Isles, Orkney Islands Scotland: Papa Westray: The North Isles, Orkney Islands ...
Islands of the Seto Inland Sea (2 C, 23 P) Islands of the South China Sea (21 C, 36 P) Islands of the Southern Ocean (2 C, 2 P) Subantarctic islands (17 C, 20 P) T.
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 ...