Islands Flashcards

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1
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World’s Largest Islands

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1 - Greenland (Administered by Denmark)
2 - New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)
3 - Boreno (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei)
4- Madagascar (Formerly Malagasy Republic, A French Colony)
5 - Baffin Island (Canada)
6 - Sumatra (Indonesia)
7 - Honshu (Japan)
8 - Great Britain
9 - Victoria Island (Canada)
10- Ellesmere Island (Canda)

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Caribbean Sea’s Largest Islands (all part of greater Antilles)

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1 - Cuba
2 - Hispaniola
3 - Jamaica
4 - Puerto Rico

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Napoleon’s Islands

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1 - Corsica (Birthplace)
2 - Elba (Exiled there for 100 Days)
3 - St. Helena (Exiled in the South Atlantic, Where he Died)

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French Caribbean Islands

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1 - Guadeloupe
2 - Martinique
3 - St. Martin/St. Maarten (Owned by Netherlands)

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5
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Oceania’s Islands

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Small Islands – Micronesia
Black Islands – Melanesia
Many Islands – Polynesia

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Caribbean ABC Islands

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Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao

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Australia’s Largest Island

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Tasmania

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New Zealand’s Main Islands

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North and South Island

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9
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Chile’s Pacific Island

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Easter Island

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10
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Chile and Argentina’s Southern Island

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Tierra Del Fuego

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11
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Equador’s Pacific Islands

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Galapagos

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12
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Blue Grotto Island

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Capri

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13
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IRish Sea Island

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Isle of Man

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14
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Pony Island in English Channel

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Shetland Island

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15
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Danish Islands Between Iceland and Britain

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Faroe Islands

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16
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Islands 500 Miles Northwest of Scotland

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Hebrides

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17
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Europe’s Smallest Island Nation

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Malta

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18
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Islands of the world’s worst Airline Disaster

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Canary Islands

Owned by Spain

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19
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Portugese Islands in Atlantic

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Azores

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20
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Bahama’s Most Populous Island

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New Providence

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21
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Texas Island that is one hundred miles long

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Padre Island

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22
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the Statue of LIberty Sits on this Island

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Bedloe’s Island

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23
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Island that welcomed 19th Century US Immigratns

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Ellis Island

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24
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California Immigrant Island

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Angel Island

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25
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Disney World Island

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Pleasure Island

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26
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Prison Located on San Fran Bay Island

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Alcatraz

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27
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Bounty Mutineer’s Island

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Pitcairn

28
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Major Dreyfus and Papillon Were Exciled Here

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Devil’s Island

29
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Island of Mr. Suribachi

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Iwo Jima

30
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Marshall Island’s Site of First Atomic Test in Pacific

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Eniwetok

31
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Marshall Island’s Site of First Hydrogen Bomb Test

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Bikini

32
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Largest Tropical Island

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New Guinea

33
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Island of Giant Monitor Lizards

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Komodo

34
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Brunei’s Island

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Borneo

35
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Jakarta’s Island

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Java

36
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Indonesia’s Western-Most Main Island

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Sumatra

37
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Largest Island in Meiterranean

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Sicily

38
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Second-Largest Island in the Mediterranean

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Sardinia

39
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Asia’s Smallest Island Country

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Sri Lanka (Formerly Ceylon)

40
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Tanzania’s Island

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Zanzibar

41
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Formerly Known as Cook Islands

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New Zealand

42
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Formerly Known as the Malagasy Republic

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Madagascar

43
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US Navel Base in Southern Indian Ocean

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Diego Garcia

44
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Main Island of the Phillipines

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Luzon

45
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Island in Manila Bay

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Corregidor

46
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Main Island of Japan

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Honshu

47
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Large Northern Island of Japan

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Hokkaido

48
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Larger Southern Island of Japan

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Kyushu

49
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Largest Island in the United States

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Hawaii (The Big Island)

50
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Alaska’s Largest Island

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Kodiak Island

51
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Canada’s Largest Island

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Baffin Island

52
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Canada’s Northern-Most Island

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Ellesmere Island

53
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Western Canada’s Largest Island

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Vancouver Island

54
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Nova Scotia Island

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Cape Breton

55
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Europe’s Largest Island

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Great Britian

56
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Antigua’s Sister Island

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Barbuda

57
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Largest Island of netherland Antilles

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Curacao

58
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St. Vincent’s Sister Island

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Grenadines

59
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Tahiti Island Greoup

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Society Islands

60
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Bikini Island Group

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Marshall Islands

61
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Raratonga Island Group

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Cook

62
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Guam Island Group

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Mariana or Micronesia

63
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Guadalcanal Island Group

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Solomon Island

64
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Mallorca and Ibiza Island Goup

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Balearic Islands

65
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Island Group Including Tenerife

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Canardy Islands

66
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St. Croix and St. Thomas Island Group

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Virgin Islands