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This is a list of the most isolated islands and archipelagos on Earth in terms of distance to another landmass. Many of these islands are of volcanic origin via tectonic plates such as Bouvet Island while others appear from hotspots such as the Azores which was created by the Azores hotspot. This list includes islands that are more than 500 ...
This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the countries so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Different languages use ...
Indonesia is the world's largest island country by area (1,904,569 km 2), and by total number of islands (17,504 islands). [4] It is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth most populous country in the world, after India, China, and the United States).
Tristan da Cunha, a group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, is the most isolated inhabited archipelago on the planet, making its 242 residents quite self-sufficent.
The 40 most topographically isolated summits on Earth Rank Summit Landmass Country Elevation Prominence Isolation Nearest higher neighbour 1 Mount Everest: Eurasia Nepal China: 8848 m 29,029 ft: 8848 m 29,029 ft: n/a n/a 2 Aconcagua: South America Argentina 6962 m 22,841 ft: 6962 m 22,841 ft: 16,520 km 10,265 mi
The most remote airport in the world from another airport is Mataveri International Airport (IPC) on Easter Island, which has a single runway for military and public use. It is located 2,603 km (1,617 mi) from Totegegie Airport (GMR; very few flights) in the Gambier Islands , French Polynesia and 3,759 km (2,336 mi) from Santiago, Chile (SCL; a ...
The most famous of these is Barra Head. Blasket Islands in County Kerry, Ireland; Ball's Pyramid, a tall volcanic mountain located close to Lord Howe Island in the South Pacific; Binlang Islet, Taiwan; Most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic, the world's most remote island; Caquorobert, Guernsey
Peru has 15 isolated tribes within the region. Many tribes have violent welcomes for modern society. Trace discusses some of the world's most isolated tribes and why some groups are worried about ...