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The globe is dotted with islands of all shapes and sizes: there are around 900,000 in all.
Here we’ve selected 23 of the best-known examples, including one that is home to the world’s biggest nightclub and another where Christmas was banned for 30 years, but can you identify them by their silhouette alone?
Scroll down and put your geographic skills to the test…
QUESTIONS
No.1 – What island country is this? It was the setting for a hit 2005 animated children’s film.
No.2 – Do you recognize this island nation? Christmas was banned here for 30 years.
No.3 – The ashes of the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen were scattered on this island. What is his name?
No.4 – By what name do we know this island? Its potatoes have the status of ‘Protected Designation of Origin’
No.5 – This island nation is where bubble tea, a popular drink that is filled with tapioca balls, first originated. Can you name it?
No.6 – What is the name of this island, famous as the island of the world? the biggest island (which is not a continent)?
No.7 – Can you identify this island, which is nicknamed ‘Island of the Winds’?
No.8 – Do you know what this island is called? It is believed to be named after the daughter of a British explorer.
No.9 – Intrepid actor Errol Flynn, the George Clooney of the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s, described this island as more beautiful than any woman. Can you name it?
No.10 – Can you name this island? It is home to the largest nightclub in the world, according to Guinness World Records.
No.11 – This island is famous for being the birthplace of a President of the United States. What is the name of the island?
No.12 – Do you recognize this island? He is known for his matriarchal family structure and female free divers, who catch fish from the ocean.
No.13 – The world’s largest surviving carnivorous marsupial hails from this island state. Can you name it?
No.14 – Can you give a name to this island, which is also known as the island of a thousand temples?
No.15 – It was here that the first transatlantic radio signals from Cornwall were received. Have you tuned in to the name of the island?
No.16 – Do you know the name of this island, which is divided into two countries?
No.17 – Can you identify this island, the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte?
No.18 – This is an archipelago, rather than a single island, and is home to five different species of penguins. Do you know what it’s called?
No.19 – By what name is this island known, the birthplace of a great soccer player?
No.20 – This is the second largest island in the world, do you recognize it?
No.21 – Manx cats, a special breed of felines that are often tailless, come from this island territory. As it is called?
No.22 – Do you know the name of this island, which was the scene of a 1797 battle in which the famous Royal Navy officer, Admiral Nelson, lost his arm?
No.23 – More than 20 species of dinosaurs are believed to have existed on this small island. Do you know his name?
ANSWERS:
No.1 – Madagascar (the setting for the hit animation… Madagascar
No.2 – Cuba
Number 3 – Isle of Skye, Scotland
No. 4 – sweater
Number 5 – taiwan
No 6 – greenland
No.7 – Mykonos, Greece
No.8 – Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA (believed to be named after the daughter of British explorer Bartholomew Gosnold)
No.9 – Jamaica
No.10 – Ibiza, Spain (home to the world’s biggest nightclub – Privilege Ibiza)
No.11 – Oahu, Hawaii, USA (Barack Obama was born there)
No.12 – Jeju Island, South Korea
No.13 – Tasmania, Australia (home of the Tasmanian devil)
No.14 – Bali, Indonesia
No.15 – Newfoundland Island, Canada
No.16 – Ireland
No.17 – corsica
No.18 – Falkland Islands
No.19 – Madeira Island, Portugal (birthplace of soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo)
No.20 – New Guinea Island (317,150 square miles / 821,400 square kilometers)
No.21 – Isle of Man (an autonomous British crown dependency)
No.22 – Tenerife, Spain
No.23 – Isle of Wight, UK