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Regions:
1. Arctic Ocean
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Baltic Sea
4. Caribbean Sea
5. Indian Ocean and Persian
Gulf
6. Mediterranean Sea
7. Pacific Ocean
8. Malay Archipelago
9. North American Minor Waters
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1. ARCTIC OCEAN
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Islands and groups
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Area in square miles
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Area in square km
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Axel Heiberg,
Canada
|
16,671
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43,178
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Baffin I., Canada
|
195,928
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507,451
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Banks I., Canada
|
27,038
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70,028
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Bathurst I., Canada
|
6,194
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16,042
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Devon I., Canada
|
21,331
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55,247
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Ellesmere I., Canada
|
75,767
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196,236
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Franz Josef Land, Russia
|
8,000
|
21,000
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Melville I., Canada
|
16,274
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42,149
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Novaya Zemlya, Russia
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|
|
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Severny
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18,882
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48,904
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Yuzhny
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12,848
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33,275
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Prince of Wales I., Canada
|
12,872
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33,339
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Prince Patrick I., Canada
|
6,119
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15,848
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Somerset I., Canada
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9,570
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24,786
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Southampton I., Canada
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15,913
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41,214
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Spitsbergen Group, Svalbard
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23,641
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61,230
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Edgeoya
|
1,942
|
5,030
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Nordaustlandet
|
5,486
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14,210
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Vestspitsbergen
|
15,075
|
39,044
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Victoria I., Canada
|
83,896
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217,291
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Vrangelya (Wrangel), Russia
|
3,030
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7,850
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2. ATLANTIC OCEAN
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Islands and groups
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Area in square miles
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Area in square km
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Anticosti, Canada
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3,066
|
7,941
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Ascension, UK
|
34
|
88
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Azores, Portugal
|
868
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2,247
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Faial
|
66
|
171
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Pico
|
167
|
433
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Sao Jorge
|
85
|
220
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Sao Miguel
|
291
|
754
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Terceira
|
153
|
396
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Bahamas
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5,353
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13,864
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Bermuda Islands, UK
|
20.6
|
53.3
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Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
|
779
|
2,017
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Block I., Rhode Island
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11
|
28
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British Isles
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Anglesey, Wales
|
275
|
712
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Great Britain
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83,698
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216,777
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Hebrides
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2,744
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7,107
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Lewis with Harris
|
770
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1,994
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Mull
|
357
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925
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Skye, Isle of
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643
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1,665
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Ireland, Ireland-UK
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32,589
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84,406
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Man, Isle of
|
221
|
572
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Orkney Islands
|
377
|
976
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Scilly Islands, England
|
6
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16
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Shetland Islands
|
553
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1,432
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Wight, Isle of
|
147
|
381
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Canary Islands, Spain
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2,808
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7,273
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Fuerteventura
|
668
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1,730
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Gran Canaria
|
592
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1,533
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Tenerife
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795
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2,059
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Cape Breton I., Canada
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3,981
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10,311
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Cape Verde Islands
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1,557
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4,033
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Channel Islands
|
75
|
194
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Alderney
|
3.1
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7.9
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Guernsey
|
24.5
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63.4
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Jersey
|
44.9
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116.2
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Sark
|
2.0
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5.2
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Faeroe Islands, Denmark
|
540
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1,399
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Falkland Islands, UK
|
4,700
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12,170
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East Falkland
|
2,550
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6,605
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West Falkland
|
1,750
|
4,532
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Fernando de Noronha
Archipelago, Brazil
|
7
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18
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Grande de Tierra del Fuego,
Isla, Argentina-Chile
|
18,530
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47,992
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Greenland
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822,700
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2,130,800
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Iceland
|
39,702
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102,828
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Long Island, New York
|
1,401
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3,629
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Madeira Islands, Portugal
|
306
|
794
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Marajo, Brazil
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15,500
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41,100
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Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
|
91
|
236
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Mount Desert I., Maine
|
106
|
275
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Nantucket, Massachusetts
|
57
|
148
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Newfoundland, Canada
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42,031
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108,860
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Prince Edward I., Canada
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2,170
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5,620
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Robben I., South Africa
|
2
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5
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St. Helena, UK
|
47
|
122
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Sao Tome
|
319
|
845
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South Georgia I., UK
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1,450
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3,756
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Tristan da Cunha, UK
|
38
|
98
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3. BALTIC SEA
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Islands and groups
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Area in square miles
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Area in square km
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Aland Islands, Finland
|
590
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1,527
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Bornholm, Denmark
|
227.0
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587.9
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Gotland, Sweden
|
1,159
|
3,001
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Oland, Sweden
|
519
|
1,344
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Rugen, Germany
|
358
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926.4
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Saaremaa, Estonia
|
1,032
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2,674
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Sjaelland, Denmark
|
2,714.8
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7,031.3
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4. CARIBBEAN SEA
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Islands and groups
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Area in square miles
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Area in square km
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Antigua
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108
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280
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Aruba
|
75
|
193
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Barbados
|
166
|
430
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Barbuda, Antigua
|
62
|
161
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Bay Islands, Honduras
|
100
|
261
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Cayman Islands
|
100
|
260
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Cozumel, Mexico
|
189
|
490
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Cuba
|
40,543
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105,007
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Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
|
171
|
444
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Dominica
|
289
|
749
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Gonave, Ile, Haiti
|
270
|
700
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Grenada
|
120
|
311
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Guadeloupe
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|
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Basse-Terre
|
327
|
847
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Grande-Terre
|
228
|
591
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Hispaniola, Dominican Republic-Haiti
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28,840
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74,700
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Jamaica
|
4,244
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10,991
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Juventud (Youth), Isla de, Cuba
|
850
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2,201
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Margarita, Isla, Venezuela
|
414
|
1,072
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Martinique, France
|
425
|
1,101
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Montserrat
|
39.5
|
106
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Puerto Rico
|
3,435
|
8,897
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St. Martin (Sint
Maarten)
|
34
|
88
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St. Lucia
|
240
|
622
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St. Vincent
|
133
|
345
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Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
|
116
|
300
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Trinidad
|
1,864
|
8,897
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Virgin Islands, British
|
59
|
153
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Tortola
|
21
|
54
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Virgin Gorda
|
8
|
21
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Virgin Islands, U.S.
|
136
|
352
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St. Croix
|
81.9
|
212
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St. John
|
19.2
|
50
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St. Thomas
|
27
|
70
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5. INDIAN OCEAN AND
PERSIAN GULF
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Islands and groups
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Area in square miles
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Area in square km
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Andaman Islands, India
|
2,448
|
6,340
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Bahrain, Persian Gulf
|
247.8
|
642
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Comoros
|
719
|
1,862
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Diego Garcia
|
17
|
44
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Grande Terre, Kerguelen
|
2,555
|
6,617
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Kharg I., Iran, Persian Gulf
|
9
|
23
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Madagascar
|
226,658
|
587,041
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Maldives
|
115
|
298
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Mauritius
|
709
|
1,836
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Nicobar Islands, India
|
754
|
1,953
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Pemba, Tanzania
|
379
|
982
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Penang (Pinang), Malaysia
|
108
|
280
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Reunion
|
969
|
2,512
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Seychelles
|
171
|
443
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Mahe
|
56
|
145
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Sri Lanka
|
25,200
|
65,268
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Zanzibar, Tanzania
|
640
|
1,658
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6.
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
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Islands and groups
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Area in square miles
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Area in square km
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Balearic Islands, Spain
|
1,936
|
5,014
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|
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Majorca
|
1,405
|
3,640
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Capri, Italy
|
4
|
10
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Corfu, Greece
|
228.6
|
592.1
|
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Corsica, France
|
3,351
|
8,681
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Crete, Greece
|
3,189.7
|
8,261.2
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Cyprus
|
3,572
|
9,251
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Djerba, Tunisia
|
197
|
510
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Elba, Italy
|
86
|
223
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Euboea, Greece
|
1,411.2
|
3,655.1
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Malta
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|
|
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Malta
|
94.9
|
246
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Gozo
|
25.9
|
67
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Rhodes, Greece
|
539.8
|
1,398.1
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Santorini (Thira), Greece
|
29.3
|
35.8
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|
Sardinia, Italy
|
9,194
|
23,813
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Sicily, Italy
|
9,830
|
25,460
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Stromboli, Italy
|
4.7
|
12
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7. PACIFIC OCEAN
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Islands and groups
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Area in square miles
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Area in square km
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Admiralty Island, Alaska
|
1,684
|
4,362
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Aleutian Islands, Alaska
|
6,391
|
16,553
|
|
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Adak
|
280
|
725
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Akutan
|
127
|
329
|
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Amchitka
|
119
|
309
|
|
Amlia
|
177
|
459
|
|
Atka
|
410
|
1,061
|
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Attu
|
346
|
896
|
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Kanaga
|
142
|
369
|
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Kiska
|
107
|
278
|
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Shemya
|
6
|
16
|
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Tanaga
|
204
|
529
|
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Umnak
|
692
|
1,793
|
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Unalaska
|
1,051
|
2,722
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Unimak
|
1,590
|
4,119
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Baranof Island, Alaska
|
1,569
|
4,065
|
|
Bora Bora,
Society Islands
|
14
|
36
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|
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
|
3,880
|
10,049
|
|
Caroline Islands
|
472
|
1,222
|
|
Cheju-do, South Korea
|
704.7
|
1,825.5
|
|
Chichagof I., Alaska
|
2,080
|
5,388
|
|
Clipperton, France
|
2
|
5
|
|
Cook Islands
|
113
|
293
|
|
Easter I. (Pascua,
Rapa Nui), Chile
|
63
|
163
|
|
Fiji
|
7,056
|
18,275
|
|
|
Vanua Levu
|
2,137
|
5,535
|
|
Viti Levu
|
4,011
|
10,388
|
|
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
|
3,086
|
7,994
|
|
|
Isabela, Isla
|
1,790
|
4,640
|
|
Graham I., Queen Charlotte Islands,
Canada
|
2,456
|
6,361
|
|
Guam
|
209
|
541
|
|
Hainan, China
|
12,962
|
33,572
|
|
Hawaiian Islands, U.S.
|
6,471
|
16,760
|
|
|
Hawaii
|
4,021
|
10,414
|
|
Kahoolawe
|
45
|
117
|
|
Kauai
|
558.2
|
1,446
|
|
Lanai
|
141.2
|
366
|
|
Maui
|
728.8
|
1,888
|
|
Molokai
|
261
|
676
|
|
Niihau
|
72
|
186
|
|
Oahu
|
617.6
|
1,600
|
|
Hong Kong Island
|
30.6
|
79.2
|
|
Japan
|
145,883
|
377,835
|
|
|
Awaji
|
228.9
|
593
|
|
Hokkaido
|
30,144
|
78,073
|
|
Honshu
|
87,805
|
227,414
|
|
Iwo-jima
|
7.8
|
20.1
|
|
Kyushu
|
14,114
|
36,555
|
|
Okinawa
|
459
|
1,189
|
|
Sado
|
330.7
|
857
|
|
Shikoku
|
7,251
|
18,780
|
|
Kiritimati (Christmas), Kiribati
|
150
|
388
|
|
Kodiak I., Alaska
|
3,588
|
9,293
|
|
Little Diomede
I., Alaska
|
2
|
5
|
|
Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
|
405
|
1,049
|
|
Marshall Islands
|
70
|
181
|
|
Moorea, French Polynesia
|
51
|
132
|
|
Nauru
|
8.2
|
21.3
|
|
New Britain, Papua New Guinea
|
14,098
|
36,514
|
|
New Caledonia
|
6,467
|
16,750
|
|
New Guinea, Papua New Guinea-Indonesia
|
309,000
|
800,000
|
|
New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
|
3,344
|
8,661
|
|
New Zealand
|
104,454
|
270,535
|
|
|
Chatham Islands
|
372
|
963
|
|
North I.
|
44,035
|
114,050
|
|
South I.
|
58,200
|
150,737
|
|
Stewart I.
|
674
|
1,746
|
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
184
|
477
|
|
Nunivak I., Alaska
|
1,625
|
4,209
|
|
Philippines
|
115,831
|
300,001
|
|
|
Bohol
|
1,492
|
3,864
|
|
Cebu
|
1,707
|
4,421
|
|
Jolo
|
335
|
869
|
|
Leyte
|
2,785
|
7,215
|
|
Luzon
|
40,419
|
104,684
|
|
Masbate
|
1,262
|
3,268
|
|
Mindanao
|
36,537
|
94,627
|
|
Mindoro
|
3,759
|
9,735
|
|
Negros
|
4,905
|
12,706
|
|
Palawan
|
4,550
|
11,784
|
|
Panay
|
4,446
|
11,515
|
|
Samar
|
5,050
|
13,079
|
|
Pitcairn Island
|
2
|
5
|
|
Prince of Wales I., Alaska
|
2,577
|
6,675
|
|
Quemoy (Chinmen), Taiwan
|
56
|
145
|
|
Ratmanova (Big Diomede), Russia
|
11
|
28
|
|
Saint Lawrence I., Alaska
|
1,983
|
5,135
|
|
Sakhalin, Russia
|
29,500
|
76,400
|
|
Samoa Islands
|
1,170
|
3,030
|
|
American
Samoa
|
77
|
199
|
|
|
Tutuila
|
52
|
135
|
|
Western
Samoa
|
1,093
|
2,830.8
|
|
|
Savaii
|
659.4
|
1,707.8
|
|
|
Upolu
|
431.5
|
1,117.6
|
|
San Juan Islands, Washington
|
|
|
|
|
Orcas I.
|
59
|
153
|
|
|
San Juan I.
|
57
|
148
|
|
Santa Catalina I., California
|
75
|
194
|
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
|
|
|
Choiseul
|
1,145
|
2,966
|
|
|
Guadalcanal
|
2,047
|
5,302
|
|
|
Malaita
|
1,572
|
4,071
|
|
|
Santa Isabel
|
1,460
|
3,780
|
|
Tahiti, French Polynesia
|
402
|
1,042
|
|
Taiwan
|
13,823
|
35,801
|
|
Tasmania, Australia
|
23,412
|
60,637
|
|
Tonga Islands
|
300.9
|
779
|
|
Vancouver I., Canada
|
12,079
|
31,285
|
|
Vanuatu
|
4,707
|
12,191
|
|
|
Espiritu Santo
|
1,420
|
3,677
|
|
|
|
|
|
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8. MALAY ARCHIPELAGO
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|
Islands and groups
|
Area in square miles
|
Area in square km
|
|
Bali, Indonesia
|
2,147
|
5,561
|
|
Bangka, Indonesia
|
4,375
|
11,330
|
|
Borneo, Indonesia-Malaysia-Brunei
|
280,100
|
725,500
|
|
Buru, Indonesia
|
3,670
|
9,505
|
|
Celebes (Sulawesi),
Indonesia
|
67,400
|
174,600
|
|
Flores, Indonesia
|
5,520
|
14,300
|
|
Java, Indonesia
|
48,900
|
126,700
|
|
Komodo, Indonesia
|
185
|
479
|
|
Madura, Indonesia
|
2,042
|
5,290
|
|
Moluccas (Maluku) Islands,
Indonesia
|
32,307
|
83,675
|
|
|
Ambon (Amboina)
|
311
|
806
|
|
Ceram (Seram)
|
6,621
|
17,148
|
|
Halmahera
|
6,865
|
17,780
|
|
Singapore
|
220.2
|
570.4
|
|
Sumatra, Indonesia
|
164,000
|
425,000
|
|
Sumba, Indonesia
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4,306
|
11,153
|
|
Sumbawa, Indonesia
|
5,965
|
15,448
|
|
Timor, Indonesia - East Timor
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11,883
|
30,777
|
|
Yos Sudarso (Dolak), Indonesia
|
4,500
|
11,600
|
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9. NORTH AMERICAN
MINOR WATERS
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Islands and groups
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Area in square miles or acres
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Area in square km or hectares
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Alcatraz, San Francisco Harbor
|
22 acres
|
9 ha
|
|
Beaver I., Lake Michigan, Michigan
|
56
|
145
|
|
Ellis Island, New York Harbor
|
27.5 acres
|
11 ha
|
|
Governors I., New York Harbor
|
173 acres
|
70 ha
|
|
Isle Royale,
Lake Superior, Michigan
|
209
|
541
|
|
Liberty I., New York Harbor
|
13.4 acres
|
5.4 ha
|
|
Manhattan I., New York City
|
22
|
57
|
|
Manitoulin I., Lake Huron, Ontario
|
1,068
|
2,766
|
|
Montreal, Ile,
Quebec
|
201
|
521
|
|
Rhode I. (Aquidneck),
Rhode Island
|
39
|
101
|
|
Staten Island, New York City
|
59
|
153
|
|
Wizard Island, Crater Lake, Oregon
|
300 acres
|
1.2
|
|
|
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