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Hace 3 días · Learn about islands, any areas of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Find out how islands are classified, formed, and influenced by their location and climate.
Hace 2 días · This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world larger than 2,500 km 2 (970 sq mi) and most of the islands over 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area. For size and location reference, four very large continental landmasses are also shown.
Hace 5 días · The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion (a French overseas department), are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis .
Hace 4 días · Seychelles (/ s eɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ l (z)/ ⓘ, / ˈ s eɪ ʃ ɛ l (z)/; French: or), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Seychellois Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean.
Hace 3 días · Maldives, independent island country in the north-central Indian Ocean. It consists of about 1,200 low-lying small coral islands and sandbanks, only some 200 of which are inhabited, the most populous of which is Male. The country’s largest industries include fishing, tourism, and shipping.
Hace 3 días · Balearic Islands, archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea and a comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Spain coextensive with the Spanish provincia (province) of the same name. The archipelago lies 50 to 190 miles (80 to 300 km) east of the Spanish mainland. There are two groups of islands.
Hace 4 días · Other than Tristan, the islands — Inaccessible, Nightingale, Middle and Stoltenhoff — are uninhabited, except for a South African manned weather station on Gough Island. Two of the islands were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status for their outstanding natural beauty and universal value: Gough Island in 1995 and Inaccessible Island in 2004.
