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BORNEO ISLAND:
IMPORTANT
ISLANDS:
ü This is a piece of land that is surrounded by
water.
ü A group of Islands put together is called
Archipelago (Indonesia is the biggest archipelago in the World).
ü Continental islands are the Islands that lie
on the continental shelf.
ü Oceanic Islands are those that do not sit on
the continental shelves.
ü Out of 192 countries on United Nations 47
countries are Island Nations.
ü An Island country is a country that has one
or more islands.
GREENLAND:
ü The biggest Island in Greenland is also named
as Greenland.
ü This is an autonomous country with in the
Kingdom of Denmark.
ü This is located between Arctic and Atlantic
Oceans.
NEW GUINEA
ISLAND:
ü This is located in the South-West of Pacific
Ocean.
BORNEO ISLAND:
ü This is the 3rd largest Island in
the World.
ü This is located in the North of Australia.
ü This island is divided among three countries
Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.
ü About 73% is present in Indonesia.
MADAGASCAR
ISLAND:
ü This is a part of African Continent.
ü This is the largest Island in the Indian
Ocean.
ü This is the 4th largest Island in
the World.
SRI LANKA:
ü This is the second largest Island in the
Indian Ocean.
ü This was known as Ceylon until the year 1972.
BAFFIN
ISLAND:
ü This is located within the territory of
Canada.
ü This is the 5th largest Island in
the World.
NEW ZEALAND:
ü North Island and the South Island are the two
main land masses of New Zealand.
ü Tasman Sea separates Australia and New
Zealand.
CORSICA
ISLAND:
ü This is located in Mediterranean Sea.
ü This is located to the West of Italy.
ü This is one of the regions of France.
SICILY
ISLAND:
ü This is the largest Island in the
Mediterranean Sea.
ü This is an autonomous region of Italy.
CYPRUS
ISLAND:
ü This is located in Mediterranean Sea.
UNITED
KINGDOM:
ü This is the ninth largest island in the
World.
ü This is the largest of all the European
islands.
ü Great Britain is surrounded by about 1000
islands.
ICELAND:
HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS:
ü This is a part of North Pacific Ocean.
ü There are 8 main islands in this group.
ü Initially it was called Sandwich
Islands.
JAPAN:
ü This is located in the East Asian region.
ü There are so many islands in Japan.
ü There are 4 large islands in Japan.
v Honshu
v Hokkaido
v Kyushu
v Shikoku
ü Japan is also called Land of Rising Sun.
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