Question:
10 islands and what continent they are in?
tommyboi
2010-06-20 09:34:05 UTC
please can you name 10 islands and what continent's they are in.
Three answers:
Pierre O
2010-06-21 11:48:36 UTC
Every island is politically attached to a continent.



Greenland - part of Denmark - Europe

Borneo - part of Indonesia and Malaysia - Asia

Great Britain - part of United Kingdom - Europe

Iceland - independent country - Europe

Madagascar - Independent country - Africa

Oahu - part of USA - North America

Honshu - Part of Japan - Asia

Galapagos - part of Ecuador - South America

North Island - Part of New Zealand - Oceania

Sicily - Part of Italy - Europe

etc...
Atanu
2010-06-23 06:11:21 UTC
Islands are in the continents. They are all near to one or the other continent. I'll give the names of 10 islands here below :-

1. Greenland (823,000miles^2) -- North America

2. New Guinea (311,000miles^2) -- between Asia & Australia

3. Borneo (287,000miles^2) -- Asia

4. Madagascar (227,000miles^2) -- Africa

5. Baffin (184,000miles^2) -- North America

6. Sumatra (156,000miles^2) -- Asia

7. Honshu (88,000miles^2) -- Asia

8. Great Britain (84,400miles^2) -- Europe

9. Ellesmere (82,100miles^2) -- North America

10. Victoria (81,900miles^2) -- North America

In these Nos.2, 3, 6 are in Sunda (Indonesian) archipelago. Nos. 5, 9, 10 are in Queen Elizabeth archipelago in Canada, to the north.
poornakumar b
2010-06-20 17:55:15 UTC
Islands are not in continents except Lake islands. They are near to one or the other continent. I'll give the 10 largest here:

1. Greenland (823,000miles^2) -- near N.America

2. New Guinea (311,000miles^2) -- between Asia & Australia

3. Borneo (287,000miles^2) -- near Asia

4. Madagascar (227,000miles^2) -- near Africa

5. Baffin (184,000miles^2) -- N.America

6. Sumatra (156,000miles^2) -- near Asia

7. Honshu (88,000miles^2) -- near Asia

8. Great Britain (84,400miles^2) -- near Europe

9. Ellesmere (82,100miles^2) -- N.America

10. Victoria (81,900miles^2) -- N.America

In these Nos.2, 3, 6 are in Sunda (Indonesian) archipelago. Nos. 5, 9, 10 are in Queen Elizabeth archipelago in Canada, to the north.


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