Islands Flashcards

1
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World’s Largest Islands

A

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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2
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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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3
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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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4
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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
Q

Oceania’s Islands

A

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

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6
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Caribbean ABC Islands

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Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao

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7
Q

Australia’s Largest Island

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Tasmania

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8
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New Zealand’s Main Islands

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North and South Island

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9
Q

Chile’s Pacific Island

A

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
Q

Blue Grotto Island

A

Capri

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13
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IRish Sea Island

A

Isle of Man

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14
Q

Pony Island in English Channel

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Shetland Island

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15
Q

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
Q

Europe’s Smallest Island Nation

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Malta

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18
Q

Islands of the world’s worst Airline Disaster

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Canary Islands

Owned by Spain

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19
Q

Portugese Islands in Atlantic

A

Azores

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20
Q

Bahama’s Most Populous Island

A

New Providence

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21
Q

Texas Island that is one hundred miles long

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Padre Island

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22
Q

the Statue of LIberty Sits on this Island

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Bedloe’s Island

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23
Q

Island that welcomed 19th Century US Immigratns

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Ellis Island

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24
Q

California Immigrant Island

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Angel Island

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25
Q

Disney World Island

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Pleasure Island

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26
Q

Prison Located on San Fran Bay Island

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Alcatraz

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27
Q

Bounty Mutineer’s Island

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Pitcairn

28
Q

Major Dreyfus and Papillon Were Exciled Here

A

Devil’s Island

29
Q

Island of Mr. Suribachi

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Iwo Jima

30
Q

Marshall Island’s Site of First Atomic Test in Pacific

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Eniwetok

31
Q

Marshall Island’s Site of First Hydrogen Bomb Test

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Bikini

32
Q

Largest Tropical Island

A

New Guinea

33
Q

Island of Giant Monitor Lizards

A

Komodo

34
Q

Brunei’s Island

A

Borneo

35
Q

Jakarta’s Island

A

Java

36
Q

Indonesia’s Western-Most Main Island

A

Sumatra

37
Q

Largest Island in Meiterranean

A

Sicily

38
Q

Second-Largest Island in the Mediterranean

A

Sardinia

39
Q

Asia’s Smallest Island Country

A

Sri Lanka (Formerly Ceylon)

40
Q

Tanzania’s Island

A

Zanzibar

41
Q

Formerly Known as Cook Islands

A

New Zealand

42
Q

Formerly Known as the Malagasy Republic

A

Madagascar

43
Q

US Navel Base in Southern Indian Ocean

A

Diego Garcia

44
Q

Main Island of the Phillipines

A

Luzon

45
Q

Island in Manila Bay

A

Corregidor

46
Q

Main Island of Japan

A

Honshu

47
Q

Large Northern Island of Japan

A

Hokkaido

48
Q

Larger Southern Island of Japan

A

Kyushu

49
Q

Largest Island in the United States

A

Hawaii (The Big Island)

50
Q

Alaska’s Largest Island

A

Kodiak Island

51
Q

Canada’s Largest Island

A

Baffin Island

52
Q

Canada’s Northern-Most Island

A

Ellesmere Island

53
Q

Western Canada’s Largest Island

A

Vancouver Island

54
Q

Nova Scotia Island

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Cape Breton

55
Q

Europe’s Largest Island

A

Great Britian

56
Q

Antigua’s Sister Island

A

Barbuda

57
Q

Largest Island of netherland Antilles

A

Curacao

58
Q

St. Vincent’s Sister Island

A

Grenadines

59
Q

Tahiti Island Greoup

A

Society Islands

60
Q

Bikini Island Group

A

Marshall Islands

61
Q

Raratonga Island Group

A

Cook

62
Q

Guam Island Group

A

Mariana or Micronesia

63
Q

Guadalcanal Island Group

A

Solomon Island

64
Q

Mallorca and Ibiza Island Goup

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Balearic Islands

65
Q

Island Group Including Tenerife

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Canardy Islands

66
Q

St. Croix and St. Thomas Island Group

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Virgin Islands