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    How many islands are there in the British Isles?

    Question #40682. Asked by jemimah. (Nov 02 03 2:43 PM)


    MaggieG 5

    		According to this site there are more than 4000. I'm still counting.
    http://www.worldworx.tv/regional-information/europe/british-isles/united-kingdom/

    Nov 02 03, 3:13 PM
    Linus_337

    		No definitive answer yet, Maggie, but just to up the bidding, a few sites, including the one below, state that there are more than 5500 islands.

    http://us4u.by.ru/eng/14.shtml

    Nov 03 03, 4:41 PM

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