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Sumatra. Borneo and New Guinea are larger, but both shared with other countries.
Honshu. Tokyo and Osaka are both located on Honshu, by far the most populated Japanese island.
Luzon. On Luzon can be found the capital of the Philippines, Manila. The U.S. naval base called Clark Naval Base was once to be found on Luzon as well (as is Mt. Pinatubo).
Baffin. Baffin Island is across the Davis Strait from the largest island in the world, Greenland.
Manitoulin . Manitoulin Island is in Lake Huron in Canada. Manitoulin is large enough to have several of its own lakes, including Manitou Lake.
Skye. Across the strait from Kyle of Lochalsh is the town of Kyleakin. Skye is a member of the Hebrides Islands.
no. Australia is not considered an island, but rather a continent. Another example is Antarctica, which is a rather small continent, and not considered an island.
Korea. The Koreans call it Chejudo ('do' meaning 'island'). It is the tail on the Korean bunny rabbit.
Sakhalin. Sakhalin is just off the Pacific coast of Russia, and north of the Kuril Islands.
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Channel Islands. The main Channel Islands, located in the English Channel, are Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.
near Alaska. Actually they're a part of the Aleutian Island chain.
South China Sea. Also called Con Dao, Con Son Island is off the coast of Vietnam and has also been called Penitentiary Island.
| What island group is situated in the heart of the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic northwest of Scotland and halfway between Iceland and Norway? | Islands In The Sun
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Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands are part of Denmark, but have their own flag.
| What island group includes the islands of Santa Catalina, San Clemente, Santa Cruz, and San Miguel? | Islands In The Sun
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Santa Barbara Islands/Channel Islands. The Santa Barbara Islands are off the coast of southern California.
Sicily. From largest to smallest of the above - Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, Corsica.
1982. On April 2, 1982 Argentine forces overwhelmed the small contingent of British Royal Marines. On May 21st a British Task Force landed and by June 14th regained control of the islands.
Napoleon Bonaparte. Over its history Corsica has been occuppied by Greeks, Romans, and Arabs, among others, but has been a French province since Napoleon's birth in 1769.
| Barrier islands are found on coastlines all over the world. Where are they most noticeable in North America ? | Barrier Islands
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Atlantic and Gulf coasts. They extend about 2,700 miles from New England down the Atlantic Coast, around the Gulf of Mexico and south to Mexico. About one-third of North America is bordered by barrier islands.
| Barrier islands are long, narrow, offshore deposits of sand or sediments that parallel the coastline. They are permanent and never change....True or False ? | Barrier Islands
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False . Barrier islands are fragile, constantly changing ecosystems.
| Barrier islands are separated from the mainland by a shallow sound, bay, or lagoon. They are often found in chains and separated from each other by ... ? | Barrier Islands
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tidal inlets. An example of a chain of barrier islands are the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
| The second zone, or habitat, of a barrier island is the 'dune'. Dunes are formed from sand carried and deposited by the ... ? | Barrier Islands
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wind . Plants such as sea oats and bitter panicum provide stability to the dunes. Their root systems hold the sand in place and their shoots slow the winds, thereby allowing sand to be deposited.
| The sound-side of a barrier island is usually dominated by the 'salt marsh'. This zone is generally divided into high and low marsh areas. What is the difference between high and low marshes ? | Barrier Islands
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High marsh areas get flooded twice each month with the spring tides, while low marsh areas get flooded twice daily with the high tides..
| The most dramatic changes to barrier islands are caused by storms, particularly hurricanes. The above-normal water level that results from low atmospheric pressure and high winds is known as ...? | Barrier Islands
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storm surge. Storm surge can be especially damaging when a hurricane hits during high tide.
| It is ok for people to walk and drive vehicles on sand dunes...True or False ? | Barrier Islands
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False . Protection from foot and vehicle traffic cannot be overemphasized ! Visitors to barrier islands generally take the shortest and easiest path to the beach, often following existing trails over dunes. This destroys plants, and off-road vehicles damage grasses and can alter the dune's profile.
| What is the name for barrier islands which are attached to the mainland at only one end .. ? | Barrier Islands
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barrier spits. A bay barrier, or bay bar, connects two headlands and encloses a pond, marsh, or other aquatic habitat. Tombolos are sand or gravel beaches which connect one or more offshore islands to each other or to the mainland.
Newfoundland. Newfoundland is 42,031 sq miles in area making it the world's 15th largest island
New Britain. Despite its British name New Britain is actually part of Papua New Guinea
Indian. Diego Garcia is now part of the British Indian Ocean Territory and is used as a forward base for military missions in the Arabian sea
| The Indonesian island of Timor was divided in half with the western half under Indonesian rule. Who ruled the eastern half of the island? | Islands In The Sun
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Portugal. The Portugese relinquished sovereignty of East Timor resulting in civil unrest and a military crackdown by the Indonesians.
| Another island divided in half and claimed by both Greece and Turkey was? | Islands In The Sun
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Cyprus. Cyprus was split in half in 1974 with the south of the island being claimed by Greece and the northern half in Turkish hands.
Tenerife. Tenerife is part of the Canaries which are also Spanish dependencies
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