Solovki is a canvas woven from spiritual strength and bodily weakness, human joy and universal grief, willpower and betrayal, beautiful lies and ugly truths, hissing surf and unique sunsets, silver fish and the rustle of wings. It is stitched with the roots of heather and the rays of the sun, covered with snow and illuminated by the northern lights, flavored with blood, vodka and rains. Solovki rinse on the White Sea winds, shimmering with all the colors of life, and rustle their stories to everyone who wants to hear them.
The Solovetsky Archipelago (Solovki) is located in the Onega Bay, 164 kilometers from the conventional line of the Arctic Circle. The archipelago consists of six large and about 260 small islands. The area of \u200b\u200bthe Big Solovetsky Island is 221.8 km2, and the area of \u200b\u200bthe entire archipelago exceeds 300 km2. The highest point is Mount Verbokolskaya (88.2 m) on.
photo: Kirill Ponomarev
The geographical location of the archipelago caused the emergence of its own microclimate: cherry blossoms (but does not bear fruit) on the islands, cedar pines, maples, and hazel trees grow. Most of the archipelago is covered with coniferous and deciduous forests, but some sections are tundra and forest-tundra. An important role in the formation of the archipelago was played by the glacier. There are more than 600 freshwater lakes on Solovki, in which perch, roach, pike, burbot, and trout are found. In the forests you can find a hare, a fox, a squirrel. In rare years, when the White Sea freezes, reindeer and elk come in. Among marine animals - seal, beluga whale, sea hare, harp seal. Catfish, pinagor, flounder, cod, navaga and Solovetsky herring are found in the sea. The coastal strip of the archipelago is unusually rich in plantations of algae - seaweed (kelp), fucus and anfelia, from which agar-agar is extracted.
photo: Kirill Ponomarev
The history of the development of the Solovetsky archipelago has about 7000 years. Ancient sites, mounds and seids were discovered here. The most mysterious monuments are the shrines of the III-II millennium BC, including the famous. The main historical and architectural monuments of the archipelago are associated with the history of the influential spiritual monastery and the northernmost medieval fortress of the world. , reflected in the waters of the Holy Lake or the Well-being Bay, is one of the most popular and favorite tourist species. In Soviet times, the first special-purpose camp in the USSR, which laid the foundation for the Stalinist Gulag, was located on the archipelago. More than 1,000,000 prisoners passed through and their branches on the mainland.
Today the territory of the Solovetsky archipelago and the adjacent water area is a reserve. In 1992, the historical and architectural ensemble of the Solovetsky Monastery was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, and in 1995 it was assigned to the most valuable natural and historical heritage sites of Russia.
text: based on materials from the guide “History of the Solovetsky Archipelago”, author Oleg Kodola
photo in the upper block: Svetlana Ladkina, Anna Khazova, Igor Pavlov, Lyudmila Gagarinova, Evgeny Kondratyev, Nikolay Kvartnikov, Kirill Ponomarev
photo: Natalia Bochkareva
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No. 10. Ellesmere (Canada) - 196,236 km2
Ellesmere - Canada's northernmost island - is one of the ten largest islands by area in the world. Due to the harsh climate, the population of the island is about 150 people.
The remains of prehistoric animals were repeatedly found on the territory of Ellesmere. The first settlers were nomads from Siberia. In 1250, the people of Thule, the ancestors of the Eskimos, settled on the territory. But by the middle of the 18th century, the island became deserted.
The island was discovered in 1616 by the English navigator William Baffin.
No. 9. Victoria (Canada) - 217,291 km2
In ninth place by area - Victoria Island (Canada). The island was discovered in 1838 during an expedition by British explorer Thomas Simpson.
In the 50s of the 20th century, there were several settlements on the island in which meteorologists lived. By the end of the 20th century, the population has increased to detect Eskimo migrants who have engaged in fishing activities here.
No. 8. Honshu (Japan) - 227,970 km2
Honshu is the largest island in the Japanese archipelago and is ranked 8th in the ranking of the largest islands in the world. The largest Japanese cities are located on Honshu Island: Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima, etc.
The island is covered with many volcanoes, some of them active. The population of the island is more than 103 million people.
Number 7. Great Britain (Great Britain) - 229,848 km2
Great Britain ranks 7th on the list of the largest islands in the world and is the largest island among the British Isles and in Europe as a whole.
The history of Great Britain is considered to be the period of the Roman conquest in 43 BC, but the island also had an earlier history.
Great Britain was inhabited by the Noto people several hundred thousand years ago. Modern man arrived in the British Isles before the start of the last ice age, but retreated to southern Europe because of the glaciers covering the island. According to archaeological finds, after 12 000 BC. e. The British Isles were re-populated. About 4,000 years BC e. the island was inhabited by people of Neolithic culture.
Today, the population of the island of Great Britain is more than 61 million people, which makes it the most densely populated area in Europe.
No. 6. Sumatra (Indonesia) - 443,066 km2
Sumatra is the sixth largest island in the world. It is located immediately in two hemispheres, since the Equator runs almost in the middle of the island. The island belongs to Indonesia and is included in the Malay archipelago. It is located in the area of \u200b\u200bfrequent earthquakes and tsunamis.
Today, the population of the island of Sumatra is more than 50 million people. The main cities of Sumatra: Medan, Palembang, Padang. Sumatra is home to people of many nationalities, about 90% profess Islam.
Approximately 73 thousand years ago, an explosion of the Toba volcano occurred on the island of Sumatra. This event entailed 1800 years of the ice age and a reduction in the human population to 2000.
The name of the island comes from the Sanskrit word samudra - "ocean", or "sea".
No. 5. Baffin Island (Canada) - 507,451 km2
Baffin Island - the first in area among the islands of Canada and the fifth in the world. Due to the harsh climatic conditions of the island, the population is about 11 thousand people. The largest settlement on the island is Iqaluit.
The first description of the island was made by William Baffin in 1616, and the island was named after him.
Number 4. Madagascar (Madagascar) - 587 713 km2
The fourth line of the ranking is occupied by the island of Madagascar. Located in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa. On the island is the state of Madagascar (the capital of Antananarivo). To date, the population of the island of Madagascar is more than 24 million people.
Locals call Madagascar a red island because of the color of the soil. More than half of the animals living in Madagascar can not be found on the mainland, and 90% of the plants are endemic.
Number 3. Kalimantan (Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei) - 748,168 km2
Kalimantan or Borneo is the third largest island in the world. It is divided between 3 states: Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. The island is located in the center of the Malay archipelago.
Kalimantan in the local language means a diamond river. It is named so because of its rich resources, in particular a large number of diamonds.
The first people settled Kalimantan about 40 thousand years ago. Today, the population of the island is about 20 million people. More than 300 ethnic groups live on the island.
No. 2. New Guinea (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) - 785 753 km2
In New Guinea, there are still places where no one has been. This place attracts researchers of flora and fauna, since they can meet rare species of animals and plants here. More than 11 thousand species of plants, 600 unique species of birds, over 400 species of amphibians, 455 species of butterflies and about a hundred famous species of mammals live here.
New Guinea Ball populated by man at least 45 thousand years BC. e. from Asia. From the first settlers more than a thousand Papuan-Melanesian tribes descended. The absence of large animals suitable for domestication on the island impeded the development of agriculture and made cattle breeding impossible. This contributed to the preservation of the primitive communal system in large areas of New Guinea until today. The mountain landscape contributed to the isolation of people from each other, as a result of which a huge variety of languages \u200b\u200bappeared on the island.
The pioneer of New Guinea was the Portuguese Don Jorge di Menezes, who landed on the island in 1526. According to legend, he gave the island the name "Papua", which translates as curly, this is due to the curly hair of local Aborigines.
Today, the population of New Guinea is more than 9.5 million people.
In the territory of New Guinea, there is an ancient agricultural settlement of Cook, showing the isolated development of agriculture for 7-10 millennia and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
No. 1. Greenland (Denmark) - 2 130 800 km2
The largest island in the world is Greenland. The green country, as this island is also called, belongs to Denmark. Due to the ice cover (84% of the surface) and adverse climatic conditions, most of the island is not populated. Today, the population of Greenland is more than 57 thousand people. The largest settlement on the island is Nuuk (Gothob).
A few thousand years before the Europeans arrived, there were Greenland Eskimos on the island who call themselves Inuit. Inuit adapted to the extreme conditions of the Arctic climate and feel quite comfortable. From time immemorial they are engaged in fishing and hunting.
Of the Europeans, Norman Gunbyorn first entered the island in 875. In 982, Eric Raudy settled on the island with several comrades, expelled from Iceland for his crimes. Later, Norwegian Vikings joined them. In 983, the first Norman colony was founded in Greenland.
After the settlement of Greenland by Europeans, the island was repeatedly passed from hand to hand. Until 1536, the island belonged to Norway, then became Danish, in accordance with the unity between Denmark and Norway. In 1721, a Danish colony called Gothob was officially established on the island. In 1814, after the termination of the union between Norway and Denmark, Greenland became completely the possession of Denmark.
The main activity of the population of Greenland is fishing. But at the end of the 20th century, reindeer and sheep breeding and oil production appeared. A major role is played by tourism and air transport. Greenland is visited annually by more than 20 thousand tourists.
The largest island in Russia (Sakhalin) is 27 times smaller than the largest island in the world (Greenland).
The largest islands of Russia:
Sakhalin - 76,600 km2
Northern - 48904 km2
South - 33275 km2
Boiler house - 23200 km2
October Revolution - 13708 km2
Archipelagos - a complete list of archipelagic countries and archipelagos belonging to different states, broken down by oceans and parts of the world.
What is an archipelago and what are they
Archipelago – it is a complex of islands located close together. According to the geological structure of the archipelagos are similar to each other. By origin, they are all:
- Mainland
This is the name of the archipelagos, which were originally part of the mainland, but as a result of the movement of tectonic plates separated from the land and formed a complex of islands. The most striking example of the mainland archipelago is the British Isles. Also, these include New Earth, New Zealand.
- Volcanic
These island complexes were formed as a result of volcanic activity, or they themselves are volcanoes. Most often in this case, the island is the top of a huge underground volcano that peeps out from under the water. The most striking representatives of the volcanic archipelagos are Hawaiian Islands.
- Coral
A complex of islands that arose as a result of the growth and dying of underwater corals. Islands can be in the form of a ring or a semicircle - they are called atolls. Most of the coral archipelagos are located in the Pacific Ocean. The most famous coral archipelago is the Marshall Islands.
- Washed up
The complex of islands is not of natural origin. They are complex hydraulic structures that are installed on water sites. Alluvial islands formally do not have the status of archipelagos and islands, since they are not natural objects. The most famous anthropogenic archipelago is the Palm Island located in the Emirates.
Of course, they are not deserted and many have small states. The islands that make up the territory are in contact with each other and have geographical and political unity.
At the moment, there are about 30 state-owned TVs located on archipelagos in the world. They include the Philippines, Indonesia, Fiji. Archipelagic lines are used for contact between the islands. All water within these lines belongs to the archipelago-state.
The largest archipelagos
There are a huge number of archipelagos on our planet. The largest of them are
- Malay
- Japan Islands
- British islands.
The Malay Archipelago is considered the best and largest in the world. Its area is 2 million square kilometers, and it includes more than 10,000 islands. On the lands of this giant are located Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. In the Malay archipelago, there are many volcanoes and mountains, as well as many deposits of gas and oil. The population is dominated by fishing and agriculture.
The second largest world archipelago is the Canadian Arctic. It is located in the Arctic Ocean. The area of \u200b\u200bthis archipelago is approximately 1.3 million square kilometers. The main population is the Eskimos. This complex includes the islands of Ellesmere, Victoria, Baffin Island. The archipelago in relief is composed of various plumes, mountains and plateaus.
The next major archipelago is known to everyone - these are the very Japanese islands. They included many small islands, each of which is interconnected. Most of them are mountains and volcanoes, as well as coniferous forests. The geological situation there is extremely unstable - there are earthquakes, tsunamis. The bulk of the population is located directly on the Japanese island. Strongly developed marine fishing - fishing for fish and crabs.
And the last, but not least, archipelago is the British Isles. Its area is approximately 320t.sq.km; the archipelago includes Great Britain, Ireland and many other small cities. Great Britain and Ireland are two states that are in this territory.
List of archipelagos
This list contains all the existing archipelagos of the world. For our convenience, I divided them according to their territorial characteristic - the oceans where they are located, as well as the territorial subgroups of the islands. Each of the lists is in alphabetical order for your convenience. If the state is located on the territory of the archipelago, this will be noted in the list. You can find every archipelago on the planet, learn about it and, possibly, consider it as a place of rest.
Archipelagos of the Arctic Ocean –
a complex of northern islands located close to the Arctic. Differ in a cold climate and low population density. :
- Franz Josef Land
- Canadian Arctic Archipelago
- Novosibirsk islands
- Belcher Islands
- North Land
- New earth
- Svalbard
- Queen Elizabeth Islands
Archipelagos of the Atlantic Ocean -
vast complex of clusters of islands scattered in the Atlantic Ocean. This includes a number of European and African archipelagos, as well as island complexes in the Americas. This includes the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, and of the British Isles:
Archipelagos located along the coast of Europe -
- British islands
- Inland Hebrides
- Outer Hebrides
- Hebrides
- Channel Islands
- Scilly St Kilda Islands
- Faroe islands
- Shetland
Archipelagos located along the coast of Africa -
- Beautiful islands bay
- Arcipelago souls Bihagos
- Bajuni Islands
- St. Helena
- Saad al-Din
- Sao tome
- Tristan da Kuna
- Bermuda
- Outer earths
- Canadian Arctic Archipelago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tierra del Fuego
- Magdalena Islands
- St. Peter and Paul Rox
- Fernando de noronha
- Sandwich Islands South
- the islands
Macarenesian archipelagos -
- Åland Islands
- Azores
- Wild islands
- Canary Islands
- Islands of madeira
Archipelagos of the Baltic Sea -
- Östergetland Archipelago
- Södermanland Archipelago
- Smoland Archipelago
- Calix Archipelago
- Turku Archipelago
- Piteå Archipelago
- Lulea Archipelago
- Skelleftea Archipelago
- Heparanda Archipelago
- Yeregrand Archipelago
- Archipelago sea
- Western estonian archipelago
- Stockholm archipelago
- Swedish arch lag east coast
Gulf and Caribbean Archipelagos -
- Los Roques Archipelago
- Greater Antilles
- West Indies
- Virgin Islands
- the islands
- Lesser Antilles
- Windward islands
- ABC Islands
- Leeward Antilles
- Puerto Rican Islands
- Leeward islands
- Florida Keys
Archipelagos of the Mediterranean Sea -
- Campanien Archipelago
- Maddalena Archipelago
- Balearic Islands
- Venetian lagoon
- Dodecanese
- Ionian Islands
- Cyclades
- Sporades
- Tuscan archipelago
Archipelagos of the North Sea -
- Frisian Islands
Indian Ocean Archipelagos -
A complex of archipelagos located in the Indian Ocean. Differ in tropical climate and heat. The archipelagos here consist of a large number of small islands. One of the most prominent representatives is the artificial World Archipelago. :
- Andaman islands
- Bonaparte Archipelago
- Pirate archipelago
- Chagos Archipelago
- Research archipelago
- Mercury Archipelago
- Zanzibar Archipelago
- Amiranta Islands
- Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands)
- Comoros
- Langkawi
- Lakshadwip
- Kerguelen Islands
- Mascarene Islands
- World Archipelago
- Nicobar Islands
- Mozambique Channel Islands
- Socotra
- Houtman Abrolhos
Archipelagos of the Red Sea -
- Hurghada Archipelago
- Farasan Islands
- Dahlak Archipelago
Pacific Ocean Archipelagos -
it is the largest complex of archipelagos. This includes a huge number of islands and all the world's largest archipelagos. Of particular interest are the Asian archipelagos - the number of islands that make up them is the largest in the world. This complex includes both the archipelagos of the Americas and the aforementioned Asian ones, as well as archipelagos of near -otropic countries. The climate varies from temperate to tropical:
Archipelagos along the Americas -
- Andreyan Islands
- Aleutian Islands
- Archipelago of Alexander
- Chiloe Archipelago
- Guatekas Archipelago
- Guayaneco Archipelago
- Chonos Archipelago
- Patagonik Archipelago
- Wellington Archipelago
- Queen Adelaide Archipelago
- Fox islands
- Channel Islands of California
- Islands of the Four Mountains
Archipelagos located along the coast of Asia -
- Ryukyu Archipelago
- Asian islands
- Gorong Archipelago
- Rio Archipelago
- Tambelan Archipelago
- Tadjuh Archipelago
- Watubela Archipelago
- Cuio Archipelago
- Sulu Archipelago
- Chumphon Archipelago
- Archipelago Solor
- Big islands Sunda (Sunda)
- Gang Arc
Incredible facts
The total number of islands on our planet is incredibly difficult to calculate.
Each year, new islands appear in the world, but the largest islands still remain in their places.
Here you can find out about the largest islands in the world, as well as about the largest island states and even the largest lake islands.
NOTE: Australia is still more considered a continent than an island, but if you consider it an island, then this is the largest island on Earth, with an area of \u200b\u200b7 618 493 square meters. km1. Greenland
On our planet, Greenland is considered the largest island. Its local name sounds like Kalallit-Nunaat. The area of \u200b\u200bthe island is 2 166 086 sq. km
Highest point:Gunbjörn (3,700 meters).
Region:Greenland.
Country:Denmark.
Greenland Facts
* The capital of Greenland, Nuuk is the smallest capital city in the world. Its population is only 15 105 people (according to data for July 2009).
* It is believed that Greenland was inhabited in prehistoric times by various Paleo-Eskim groups. However, archaeological research indicates that the Inuit settled here around 2,500 BC.
* The first Europeans arrived here in 985. They were Norwegians and Icelanders. They were called Norwegian Greenlanders.
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2. New Guinea Island
Area - 785 753 square meters km
Highest point: 4884 meters.
Population (2010): 9 500 000 people.
Countries: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.
Facts About New Guinea
Mount Bagan is an active volcano. Height 1730.
* The western part of the island of New Guinea is located in Indonesia, and its eastern part in the state of Papua New Guinea.
* New Guinea is the largest island divided between countries.
* 11,000 species of plants, 600 rare species of birds, more than 400 species of amphibians, more than 450 species of butterflies, as well as about 100 species of mammals live here.
* In ancient times, this island was connected to the Australian continent.
* For Europe, New Guinea was discovered in the 16th century by Spanish and Portuguese sailors.
* The island received its name from the Spanish navigator Inigo Ortiz de Retes. When he arrived on the island in 1545, it seemed to him that the locals are very similar to the Aboriginal people who live in African Guinea.
3. The island of Borneo
Area - 748,168 square meters km
Archipelago: Malay archipelago.
Country: Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia.
Highest point: Mount Kinabalu, 4095 meters.
Population (2010): 19.8 million people.
Facts about Borneo Island
* The largest flower in the world grows on this island - Rafflesia, the smell of which, according to local residents, is similar to the smell of a decaying corpse.
* Borneo has a rainforest that is more than 130 million years old. It is inhabited by many species of rare animals: Sumatran rhino, Asian elephant, Bornean smoky leopard and others.
4. Madagascar Island
Area - 587 713 sq. M. km
Country:Madagascar.
Highest point: 2961 meters.
Population (2008):20 042 552 people.
Facts about Madagascar
* Millions of years ago Madagascar was part of one land of Gondwana, and about 60 million years ago this island was the first to separate from the mainland and thereby became the first island on our planet.
* The first people came to Madagascar about 2000 years ago.
* Of the Europeans, the first who noticed this island was the Portuguese navigator Diego Diaz. This happened at the beginning of the XVI, and after that Madagascar became one of the most important outlets on the way to India.
* The island is spoken in Malagasy, French and English.
* Since the island is rich in iron and aluminum, it was nicknamed the Great Red Island.
* The country of Madagascar ranks first in the cultivation and export of vanilla.
5. Baffin Island
Area - 503 944 sq. M. km
Country: Canada.
Region:Nunavut.
Highest point: 2147 meters.
Population (2007):11,000 people.
Facts About Baffin Island
* Baffin Land is a very cold and almost uninhabited place.
* Here you can find the peak of Thor, named in honor of the Scandinavian god. It is worth noting that the peak of Thor is the highest cliff on our planet.
* Baffin Island was named after the famous British traveler William Baffin, who first described this island in 1616. It is believed that Baffin is his discoverer.
* More than half of the island is beyond the Arctic Circle. For this reason, there are polar day and night.
6. Sumatra Island
Area - 443,066 square meters km
Country:Indonesia.
Highest point: 3800 meters.
Population (2010):50 600 000 people.
Facts about Sumatra
* On the island is the Toba volcano, which is believed to have caused the last ice age. About 70,000 years ago, this volcano exploded and thousands of cubic kilometers of ash fell into the air, hiding the rays of the Sun for many years. Today in the caldera of the Toba volcano there is a beautiful lake of the same name, and in its center there is another island - Samosir, inside which there is also a lake - Sidokhni.
* Scientists believe that the eruption of the volcano Krakatau on the island led to the formation of a strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java. In 1883, the volcano exploded and, together with the island on which it was located, they went to the bottom of the sea. Today, a new mountain has formed in its place - Anak-Krakatau ("Child of Krakatau"), which grows by 7 meters every year.
* Batak tribes still live on the island. Before the adoption of Christianity, these tribes were cannibals.
* The world's most expensive “Copy Luwak” coffee is grown here in Sumatra. The fact is that there is only one animal on the island - the mines-luvak, which loves coffee berries. Of course, he picks only the best berries. They are not fully digested by luwack mines. Locals collect them, wash them and fry them, creating coffee.
7. Honshu Island
Area - 225,800 square meters. km
Country: Japan.
Highest point: 3776 meters.
Population (2010): 100 million people.
Honshu Island Facts
* On the island of Honshu is Mount Fuji - a symbol of the land of the rising sun.
* Earthquakes are common here, since Honshu is located at the intersection of 3 formation slabs.
* There are also the largest Japanese cities in Japan - Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kyoto.
8. Island of Great Britain
Area - 229.957 square meters. km
Archipelago:British islands.
Country: United Kingdom.
Regions:England, Scotland, Wales.
Highest point: 1,344 meters.
Population (2011): 61 371 315 people.
Facts about the UK
* Britain is also called Albion, as it used to be known as the land of albinos. The Romans called the word "Britain" (lat. Britannia) the British Isles, whence the name of this island came from. But the "Great" decided to add to the word "Britain", so that the country was listed as a political unit. Today we have the island of Britain and a geopolitical unit called the United Kingdom.
* 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, any person living on its territory can be called a "British", even if he is from Scotland or Northern Ireland.
9. Victoria Island
Area - 220.548 sq. M. km
Country:Canada
Regions:Nunavut, Northwest Territories
Highest point: 665 meters
Population (2001): 1707 people.
Facts about Victoria Island
* Thomas Simpson was the first to discover this island in 1838. The British explorer decided to name the island in honor of the English Queen Victoria, who was also the Queen of Canada in the period 1867 - 1901.
* Here is the largest island inside the island inside the island.
10. Ellesmere Island
Area - 183.965 sq. km
Country:Canada
Region: Nunavut.
Highest point: 2616 meters
Population (2006):146 people.
Facts about Ellesmere Island
* The island is decorated with large mountains and ice fields. Ellesmere is the highest part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
* The island has been shrouded in ice since the last ice age, but only 1/3 of its territory is covered by glaciers.
10 largest island nations in the world
1.
Indonesia - 1 912 988 sq. M. km
2. Madagascar - 587,041 sq. M. km
3. Papua New Guinea - 462,840 sq. M. km
4. Japan - 377,837 sq. M. km
5. Philippines - 300,000 square meters km
6. New Zealand - 270,534 sq. M. km
7. Great Britain - 242 910 sq. km
8. Cuba - 110,860 square meters km
9. Iceland - 103,000 sq. M. km
10. Ireland - 70,273 sq. 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 sq. M. km
3. Java, Indonesia - 138.794 sq. M. km
4. North, New Zealand - 111,583 square meters km
5. Luzon, Philippines - 109,965 sq. Km. km
6. Iceland - 103,000 sq. M. km
7. Mindanao, Philippines - 97,530 sq. M. km
8. Hokkaido, Japan - 78,719 sq. Km. km
9. New Britain, Papua New Guinea - 35,145 sq. Km. km
10. Halmahera, Indonesia - 18,040 sq. Km. km
10 largest lake islands
1. Manitulin, Lake Huron, Canada - 2.766 square meters. km
2.
Rene Levasseur, Manicouagan Reservoir, Quebec, Canada - 2,000 sq. M. km
3. Olkhon, Lake Baikal, Russia - 730 sq. M. km
4. Isle Royal, Lake Superior, Michigan, USA - 541 square meters. km
5. Ukereve, Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 530 square meters. km
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