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While it is usually regarded as one of the most remote islands on Earth the island is actually only 320 kilometres (200 mi) from Gough Island. The island is instead known as the most remote inhabited island on Earth. Gough Island is uninhabited apart from a weather station with around 6–7 people on it but they are not a permanent population. [1]
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Entry is free to Channel Islands National Park, but visitors without boats will need to pay for the third-party ferry. One-way fares between the mainland and islands starts at $31.50 for ...
Prominent among these is Weddell Island, one of the largest private islands in the world, with a surface area of 265.8 km 2 (102.6 sq mi). [3] While the Hawaiian island of Lanai is still bigger at 364 km 2 (141 sq mi), technically it might not qualify as part of its territory (about 2%) does not belong to the principal owner. [4]
Some 40 kilometres (25 miles) southwest of Chiloé Island lies Guafo Island, the southernmost island of the archipelago. Chiloé Island is separated from the Chilean mainland by the 2-kilometre-wide (1.2-mile) Chacao Channel in the north. Most of the good harbors are located on the island's northern and eastern shores.
See also References A The Abarat: 25 islands in an archipelago, one for each hour and one for all the hours, from the series The Books of Abarat by Clive Barker Absolom: a prison island in the movie Escape from Absolom Acidophilus: an island in Greece appearing in the adventure game Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" Aepyornis Island: an atoll near Madagascar, in H. G. Wells' story by that name Al Amarja ...
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 ...
14,125 islands with a circumference of at least 0.1 km. By area By location [31] [32] [33] Kiribati: 33 21 32 atolls and 1 limestone island; 21 islands are inhabited. List [34] Lebanon: 12 3 There are 12 islands in Lebanon, 11 of which are off the coast of Tripoli, and 1 off the coast of Sidon.