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  2. List of islands by population - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population, which includes all islands with more than 100,000 people. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown, in italics. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 9% of the world's total population.

  3. Just Room Enough Island - Wikipedia

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    Northeast side of the island. Just Room Enough Island, also known as Hub Island, [1] is an island located in the Thousand Islands chain, in New York, United States. The island is known for being the smallest inhabited island, which appears to be around 3,300 square feet (310 m 2), or about one-thirteenth of an acre. Purchased by the Sizeland ...

  4. Outline of Nauru - Wikipedia

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    Nauru – sovereign island nation located in the Micronesian South Pacific. [1] Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in the Republic of Kiribati , 300 kilometres (190 mi) due east. Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, covering just 21 square kilometres (8 sq mi), the smallest independent republic , and the only republican state in the ...

  5. Small island of Niue losing population, tries to keep residents

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    Fifty years ago, the island of Niue once housed more than 5,000 people, but today, it's losing its population, barely holding onto less than 1,600 residents.. Part of the shrinking numbers are due ...

  6. Nauru - Wikipedia

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    The island is surrounded by a fringing coral reef, which is exposed at low tide and dotted with pinnacles. [5] The presence of the reef has prevented the establishment of a seaport, although channels in the reef allow small boats access to the island. [73] A fertile coastal strip 150 to 300 m (490 to 980 ft) wide lies inland from the beach. [5]

  7. List of islands by area - Wikipedia

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    This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...

  8. Corvo Island - Wikipedia

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    Corvo Island (Portuguese: Ilha do Corvo, pronounced [ˈiʎɐ ðu ˈkoɾvu], lit. ' Island of the Crow ') is the smallest and the northernmost island of the Azores archipelago and the northernmost in Macaronesia. It has a population of 435 inhabitants (as of 2023) [3] making it the smallest single municipality in the Azores and in Portugal.

  9. List of islands by population density - Wikipedia

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    Accurate density estimates for the very small islands (less than 1 square kilometre or 0.39 square miles) are hard to obtain because population as well as landmass are often only estimates. Additionally, the populations of these islands are often highly transient, with many residents also maintaining a residence on a larger landmass and only ...