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The total number of islands on our planet is incredibly difficult to calculate.

Every year new islands appear in the world, but the biggest islands still remain in their places.

Here you can learn both the most largest islands in the world and the largest island states and even the largest lake islands.

NOTE: Australia is still more considered to be the continent, rather than an island, but if we consider it an island, then this is the largest island on Earth, with an area of \u200b\u200b7,618,493 square meters. km.

1. Island Greenland

On our planet, Greenland considers the largest island. Its local name sounds like Calallit-Nunat. The island area is 2,166,086 square meters. km.

Population (2016): 57 728 people.

The highest point:Gunbjern (3,700 meters).

Region:Greenland.

Country:Denmark.

Facts about Greenland

* The capital of Greenland Nuuk is the smallest city-capital city in the world. His population is only 15,105 people (according to July 2009).

* It is believed that Greenland was settled in prehistoric times with various Paleoee groups. However, archaeological studies show that the Inuits settled here about 2,500 to our era.

* The first Europeans arrived here in 985. They were Norwegians and Icelanders. They were called Norwegian Greenland.

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2. New Guinea Island

Area - 785,753 square meters. km.

The highest point: 4884 meters.

Population (2010): 9,500,000 people.

Countries: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Facts about New Guinea

Mount Bagan is a valid volcano. Height 1730.

* The western part of the island of New Guinea is located on the territory of Indonesia, and its eastern part in the state of Papua - New Guinea.

* New Guinea is the largest island divided between countries.

* There are 11,000 species of plants, 600 rare bird species, more than 400 species of amphibians, more than 450 species of butterflies, as well as about 100 mammalian species.

* In antiquity, this island was connected to the Australian continent.

* For Europe, New Guinea opened in the 16th century Spanish and Portuguese navigators.

* His name is the island from the Spanish navigator Iniigo Ortis de Retes. When he arrived on the island in 1545, it seemed to him that the locals were very similar to the aborigines who live in African Guinea.

3. Borneo Island

Area - 748 168 square meters. km.

Archipelago: Malay archipelago.

Country: Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia.

The highest point: Mount Kinabalu, 4095 meters.

Population (2010): 19 800,000 people.

Facts about Borneo Island

* On this island grows the largest flower in the world - Rafflesiya, the smell of which, according to local residents, is similar to the smell of a decaying corpse.

* Borneo has a rainforest, which is already more than 130 million years. It dwells a lot of species of rare animals: Sumatran rhino, Asian elephant, Borenesky smoky leopard and others.

4. Island Madagascar

Area - 587,713 square meters. km.

Country:Madagascar.

The highest point: 2961 meters.

Population (2008):20 042 552 people.

Facts about Madagascar

* Millions of years ago, Madagascar was part of one land Gondwana, and about 60 million years ago, this island was first separated from the mainland and thus became the first island on our planet.

* The first people hit Madagascar about 2,000 years ago.

* From the Europeans, the first who noticed this island was the Portuguese navigator of Diego Diaz. This happened at the beginning of the XVI, and after that Madagascar became one of the most important trading points on the way to India.

* On the island they speak Malagasy, French and English.

* Since the island is rich in iron and aluminum, he was called the Great Red Island.

* Country Madagascar ranks first in the cultivation and export of Vanilla.

5. Buffinova Earth Island

Area - 503,944 square meters. km.

Country: Canada.

Region:Nunavut.

The highest point: 2147 meters.

Population (2007):11,000 people.

Facts about the island of Buffinova Earth

* Buffinova The earth is a very cold and practically not populated place.

* Here you can find the peak of Torah, named in the honor of the Scandinavian God. It is worth noting that the peak of the Torah is the highest opening on our planet.

* Buffhin Island The land was named after the famous British traveler William Buffhin, who in 1616 first described this island. It is believed that it was Buffin that is its discoverer.

* More than half of the territory island is located behind the polar circle. For this reason, there are polar day and night.

6. Sumatra Island

Area - 443 066 sq. M. km.

Country:Indonesia.

The highest point: 3800 meters.

Population (2010):50 600,000 people.

Facts about Sumatra

* On the island is the volcano Toba, which is considered, and caused the last ice age. Approximately 70,000 years ago, this volcano exploded and thousands of cubic kilometers of ashes, hiding the rays of the sun for many years, hit the air. Today in Calder Volcano Toba there is a beautiful lake of the same name, and in his center there is another island - Samosira, inside which there is also a lake - Sidohney.

* Scientists believe that the eruption of volcanic Krakatau on the island led to the formation of the strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java. In 1883, the volcano exploded and together with the island on which he was, they went to the bottom of the sea. Today, a new mountain was formed in his place - Krakataau ("Chisty Krakatau"), which grows each year for 7 meters.

* The Batakov tribes still live on the island. Before the adoption of Christianity, these tribes were canned.

* The world's most expensive "Copy Luvak" is grown here on Sumatra. The fact is that one animal dwells on the island - a copy-Luvak, which adores coffee berries. Of course, he chooses only the best berries. They are digested by the Copy Luvak not completely. The locals are collected, washed and roasted, creating coffee.

7. Honshu Island

Area - 225,800 square meters. km.

Country: Japan.

The highest point: 3776 meters.

Population (2010): 100,000,000 people.

Facts about the island of Honshu

* On the island of Honshu is Mount Fuji - the symbol of the country of the rising sun.

* There is often an earthquake, as Honsu is at the intersection of 3 formation plates.

* There are also the biggest Japanese cities of Japan - Tokyo, Iokohama, Osaka, Kyoto.

8. United Kingdom Island

Area - 229,957 square meters. km.

Archipelago:British Isles.

Country: Great Britain.

Regions:England, Scotland, Wales.

The highest point: 1,344 meters.

Population (2011): 61 371 315 people.

Facts about the United Kingdom

* The United Kingdom is also called Albion, since it used to be known as the Earth of Albinos. The Romans were called the word "Britain" (Lat. Britannia) British Islands, from where the name of this island occurred. But the "Great" decided to add to the word "Britain" so that the country begins as a political unit. Today we have a Britain Island and a geopolitical unit called the UK.

* Zero Meridian crosses the axis of the Greenwich Observatory located in London.

* Since the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a single state, then "British" can be called any person living in its territory, even if he is from Scotland or Northern Ireland.

9. Victoria Island

Area - 220,548 square meters. km.

Country:Canada

Regions:Nutanyut, Northwest Territories

The highest point: 665 meters

Population (2001): 1707 people.

Facts about the island of Victoria

* Thomas Simpson was the first to open this island in 1838. The British researcher decided to name the island in honor of the British Queen Victoria, who was also Queen of Canada in the period 1867 - 1901.

* Here is the largest island inside the island inside the island.

10. Elsmir Island

Area - 183,965 square meters. km.

Country:Canada

Region: Nunavut.

The highest point: 2616 meters

Population (2006):146 people.

Facts about Elsmir Island

* Island decorated with large mountains and ice fields. Elsmir is the most high-mountainous part of the Canadian Arctic ArxiPelaga.

* Island is plain ice from the last glacial period, but only 1/3 of its territory is covered with glaciers.

10 largest island states of the world

1. Indonesia - 1 912 988 square meters. km.

2. Madagascar - 587,01 square meters. km.

3. Papua - New Guinea - 462,840 square meters. km.

4. Japan - 377,837 square meters. km.

5. Philippines - 300,000 square meters. km.

6. New Zealand - 270,534 square meters. km.

7. United Kingdom - 242 910 sq. M. km.

8. Cuba - 110 860 sq. M. km.

9. Iceland - 103,000 square meters. km.

10. Ireland - 70,273 square meters. km.

10 largest volcanic islands

These islands were formed as a result of volcanic eruptions at the bottom of the sea.

1. Sumatra, Indonesia - 473,481 square meters. km.

2. Honshu, Japan - 225,800 square meters. km.

3. Java, Indonesia - 138,794 square meters. km.

4. North, New Zealand - 111,583 square meters. km.

5. Luzon, Philippines - 109,965 square meters. km.

6. Iceland - 103,000 square meters. km.

7. Mindanao, Philippines - 97,530 square meters. km.

8. Hokkaido, Japan - 78,719 square meters. km.

9. New Britain, Papua - New Guinea - 35,45 square meters. km.

10. Halkeher, Indonesia - 18,040 square meters. km.

10 largest lakes

1. Manitulin, Lake Huron, Canada - 2.766 sq. M. km.

2. Rene-levices, the Nyalganic reservoir, Quebec, Canada - 2,000 square meters. km.

3. Olkhon, Lake Baikal, Russia - 730 square meters. km.

4. Ail-Royal, Lake Top, Michigan, USA - 541 square meters. km.

5. Ucesev, Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 530 square meters. km.

On the world map, a great set of islands. Namely about 500 thousand. All of them are absolutely different sizes. There are small, on which, literally, a couple of people can fit.

But there are also those that are comparable to whole countries. And what are the biggest islands in the world?

Elsmir.

Canada Elsmir island is the third largest in the country (after the Baffin Earth and Victoria). And he is among the ten largest islands on the planet. Elsmir Square is 196 thousand square kilometers. Very small person lives on this territory - only 170.

But on it quite often found traces of prehistoric inhabitants. Elsmir himself is located in the north of the country, beyond the remaining Canadian Islands. Nevertheless, he refers to the province of Navut. Moreover, it is part of the islands of Queen Elizabeth. Elesmir is washed from all sides by the North Arctic Ocean.

Victoria

The ninth position in the list of the largest islands is occupied by Victoria. The island is located in Canada and, of course, takes a large area than Elsmir. Namely, a little more than 217 thousand square kilometers. For a more visual representation, the width and length of Victoria has about 500 kilometers. Lives in the territory of the island exactly 1707 people. That is, everyone accounts for a rather impressive land of sushi. Hills on the island are very small, and all of them are not more than one kilometer above sea level.

Victoria, like Elsmir, belongs to the province of Navut, as well as the North-West territory of the Arctic Archipelago of Canada. The island boasts only two settlements - it is Holman and Cambridge Bay. Numerous lakes are located on land, including Taha, Tahiruac and Ferguson.

Honshu

This is the largest island of the Japanese archipelago. And he is the eighth largest on the planet. The area of \u200b\u200bthe island Honshu is almost 228 thousand square kilometers. And on this territory (which, by the way, not too much different from the island of Victoria) settled 103 million people. However, for Japan it is not surprising. By the way, Honshu takes a little more than half the territory of the whole country. The island has mountainous relief. In addition, it is quite a few volcanoes. Mountains dictate their weather conditions, so in the south-east and northwest, the climate difference is obvious. It is worth noting that the largest mountain and the permanent symbol of Japan is located on Honshu - this is Fuji. Its height is 3 kilometers and 776 meters.

United Kingdom Island

The United Kingdom is the biggest island of the British Islands. Sushi Square is about 230 thousand square kilometers. And 60 million people live here.

England, Scotland, Wales - Great Britain contained most of the entire United Kingdom (its area is 244 thousand square kilometers). The highest point on the island rushed into the sky by 1344 meters.

Sumatra

The sixth largest island is called Sumatra. The equator divided it into two almost the same parts. Therefore, it turns out that the island is in both earthly hemispheres. Sumatra is located in the west of the Malay archipelago, and belongs to Indonesia. Its area equals 473 thousand square kilometers. Lives in the territory of 50 million people. Sumatra's coastline is almost not dressed, near the coast you can see beautiful coral reefs.

Buffinova Earth

From the equator to be transferred again to the Arctic Ocean. Here is the fifth largest island in the world. His name is Baphinova Earth. This island is the territory of Canada. And he is the largest of the country islands. The area of \u200b\u200bthe Baphin Earth is 507 thousand square kilometers. And most of the sushi now remains unnecessary. It happened due to adverse weather conditions. In total, 11 thousand people live on the island. Mostly people settled in the province of Navut. By the way, there are many freshwater lakes on the bapphin land. Two of them are impressive sizes. This is Nettilling and Amazhuck.

Madagascar

Madagascar Island is east of Africa. Its area equals 587 thousand square kilometers. And it allows the island to take fourth place in the list of the largest islands of the world. Lives in the paradise of 20 million people.

They are in a rapid climate. From the mainland Madagascar shares the Mozambique Strait. By the way, the locals nicknamed their homeland the Island of Kabanov.

Kalimantan

Malay Borneo or Kalimantan. This is the third largest island in the world. It is located in the south-east of Asia in the very center of the Malay Archipelago. The island area is about 743 thousand square kilometers (about 16 million people settled on it). Sushu was divided among themselves three states: Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Most of Kalimantan is in the possession of Indonesia (which is divided into four provinces). But the part that belongs to Malaysia is divided into two states.

New Guinea

So, the second largest island on Earth. This is a new Guinea with an area of \u200b\u200b786 thousand square kilometers. 7.5 million people here found their homeland. The island is located in the Pacific Ocean and is a binder between Asia and Australia. New Guinea from Australia separates only the Strait Torres.

The island of Porovna, among themselves, divided Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is worth noting that the Indonesian part belongs to Asia.

Greenland

Well, the biggest island in the world. Greenland has record dimensions - 2 million 131 thousand square kilometers, but not a record population - more than 57 thousand people. And it is not surprising, the most sushi is occupied by glaciers who make it difficult to accommodate in people.

Greenland. The biggest island in the world

The shores of the island are washed two ocean: the Atlantic and Northern Arctic. Greenland belongs to Denmark and is an autonomous unit. The largest settlement of the island is Nuuk. It is in the western part. Well, the highest point of Greenland, it is Mount Gunbrian, rises for 3 thousand 383 meters. By the way, until 1921 it was believed that the Cape called Morris-Jesup on the island is the closest to the pole part of the sushi.
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Every year new islands appear in the world, but the largest still remains in their places. Below is a list of ten largest in the area of \u200b\u200bthe islands of the world.

Elsmir - 196 236 km. sq.

Elsmir - the most Northern Canadian island, with a total area of \u200b\u200b196 236 km. sq. It is the third in Square island in Canada and the tenth in the world. Despite the huge territory, according to 2006, only 146 permanent residents live on the island, in three settlements - GRIS Fjord, Alert and America.

victoria Island - 217 291 km. sq.

Victoria - the second is the island in Canada and the ninth in the world (according to various data is eighth or ninth). Located in the Arctic Ocean and is located in the southwestern part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The island was named after the British Queen Victoria in 1839. It all lives 1707 people (2001).

Honshu - 227 970 km. sq.

Honshu is the largest island in Japan (approximately 60% of the entire territory of the country). Located south of Hokkaido Island. Honshu's population for 2010 is about 100 million people, which makes it a second densely populated island in the world (after the Indonesian Island Java).

United Kingdom - 229,848 km. sq.

The United Kingdom is the largest of the British islands, stretching to the north-west of mainland Europe. 95% of its entire territory is divided between England, Scotland and Wales, which are part of the United Kingdom. It has a population of about 63 million people and ranks third in the world in the number of residents after Java Islands and Honshu.

Sumatra - 480 848 km. sq.

Sumatra - the sixth is the island in the world. Fully part of Indonesia. The number of residents of living on the island as of 2010 is more than 50 million people, which makes it the fourth island in the world in terms of population.

Buffinova Earth - 507 451 km. sq.

Baphinova Earth is an island, which is part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. This is the largest island in Canada and the fifth area in the world. It lives a little more than 11,000 people (as of 2007) in eight settlements, the largest of which Ikaluit.

Madagascar - 587 713 km. sq.

Madagascar is a major island located in the Indian Ocean, the eastern coast of Africa. Although Madagascar is located near Africa, the animal and plant world of the island are unique - it contains 5% of all types of flora and fauna of the world, 80% of which exist only on this island.

Kalimantan (Borneo) - 748 168 km. sq.

Kalimantan or Borneo - the third area in the world and the largest island in Asia. Located in the center of the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia. Divided between indonesia (73%), Malaysia (26%) and Brunhel (about 1%). On the island there is one of the oldest rainforest in the world. He has 19,800,000 inhabitants (for 2010), most of which live in coastal cities. The population density on Borneo is 26 people per square kilometer.

New Guinea - 785,753 square meters. km.

New Guinea - the second largest island on Earth, located in the west of the Pacific Ocean north of Australia. It is divided approximately equally between Indonesia and Papua - New Guinea. Currently, the population of the island is about eleven million people (2015). It has large natural oil, gold, copper and other ores.

Greenland - 2 130,800 square meters. km.

Greenland is the largest island on Earth. Located in the north-east of North America and is washed by the Atlantic and North Arctic Oceans. It is part of Denmark as an autonomous unit. The population of the island according to July 2010 is 57,600 people.

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Islands are small areas of sushi, which are available in almost every reservoir, not excluding rivers. They may have a different origin - there are volcanic hills that are generated due to the magma emitted during the eruptions, and there are other created from the land cuts cut from the coast.

The process of education of new islands and their absorption by water is constantly going on, then the case appears new hills and disappear old, and it is completely normal. However, the largest objects remain unchanged. Having considered the top of the largest islands of the world, you can find out what of these are the most stable - all of them are populated by people who are not at all in a hurry to leave there.

Fifth place - Buffinova Earth

Except is, except, Buffhin Earth, which is the fifth largest island of the planet, and is somewhat west of Greenland. There are no more than 11 thousand people here, and the central part of the territories still remains little studied. The reason for this becomes a harsh climate, which is different this place. The island area is 508 thousand square meters. KMAnd the name was given in honor of William Buffhin, the first person who took up the description of the territories. There is just amazing nature and fabulous species, and in addition, there are places where a person did not have time
visit.

Fourth place - Madagascar

Madagascar Island is near Africa, and today he is known even to children, due to the cartoon about animals. On this island there is a separate state of Madagascar, which has sovereignty, and the area of \u200b\u200bthis area of \u200b\u200bsushi, which has no volcanic origin, is 587040 sq. km. It has its own flora and fauna, formed in insulation conditions, the island is rich in endemics. And here there are many minerals. By the way, the name of Madagascar is translated from a local adverium as the island of Kabanov.

Third place - Kalimantan

Island - Kaliman

The same island is known under the name Borneo. Its area is 737 thousand square meters. KMThat allows him to get the third place in size in the world. This island is located on the present sea crossroads, it is washed at once 4 seas and 2 straits. It is covered with forests almost completely, up to 80 percent of territories are impassable jungle. On the island, there are 3 states at once who receive great profits from Lesprom, and mainly engaged in this case. But the tree, including valuable breeds, is not all, there are also oil, diamonds, gas, so that the subsoil and natural reserves of this place are only happy. And its name is translated as a diamond river - it speaks for itself. After all, the profit comes here and the recreational resource comes here, tourists and vacationers come here.

Second place - New Guinea

Island - New Guinea

New Guinea rightfully ranked second place, this island is divided by states: Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. The Portuguese Island opened, this happened in 1526, and before that the European world did not think that there was a similar competitor already known at that time the largest island of the world. Papua is the first name of the island that he received due to the curlyness of the locals.

Papua is translated as Curly. This island has an area of \u200b\u200b786 thousand km.Is a tropical paradise with an abundance of vegetation, attracts many tourists. And despite the fact that many plants, animals and insects have already been found here, which are inherent in only this area, every year there are new discoveries here and discover the unknown species of the inhabitants. Some things simplify the work of the researchers - so, the animals are not afraid of man here, they do not need to pour them.

The biggest island in the world

Island - Greenland

The biggest island in the world is Greenland. This island is located in northern latitudes. If you translate the name literally, there will be green earth, which does not agree with the appearance of snow-covered plains and rocks. Ice occupy up to 80 percent of the territory, and the island itself is washed as the Atlantic and the Northern Arctic Ocean. The total area of \u200b\u200bthis land is 2131,500 square meters. KM.

Why was the island called "green"? Someone from scientists says that so here the immigrants were lured, others indicate that the climate on this Danish territory was once different. However, it does not matter. Today, Eskimos dwell here, here you can wonder to turn around to the northern lights, plunge into the darkness of the polar night. And on this island there are plenty of fossils, mainly gas, oil. An important local fishery is fishing, because the fish in the surrounding waters also abound.

This is the list of the largest islands, which are characterized by stability and do not change in centuries. But who knows what this list will be in the future, because sometimes the face of the planet is changing completely suddenly.

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