Detailed data collection of islands (geographical terms)

Chinese name: island mbth: island classification, major islands in the world, major island countries in the world. According to the origin of islands, islands can be classified into four categories: mainland islands, volcanic islands, coral islands and alluvial islands. Continental Island: An island that extends from the mainland to the ocean and is exposed in the water. The larger islands in the world are basically mainland islands. It is formed by the rising of the earth's crust, the sinking of the land or the rising of the sea surface, and the intrusion of seawater, which separates part of the land from the mainland. Greenland, Japanese archipelago, Britain, China, Taiwan Province Province and Hainan Island are all mainland islands. Volcanic Island: Formed by the continuous eruption of submarine volcano, magma gradually accumulated and finally surfaced. For example, the Hawaiian Islands are formed by a series of submarine volcanic eruptions, which grow into a straight line after emerging from the water. Coral Island: It consists of the remains of corals and other shellfish in tropical and subtropical seas, mainly concentrated in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. The Great Barrier Reef and Maldives are both coral islands. There are three types of coral reefs: shore reefs, barrier reefs and atolls. The largest barrier reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef on the east coast of Australia, with a length of 20 1 1 km and its widest point of 16 1 km, which is very spectacular. Alluvial island: generally located at the outlet of a big river or off the plain coast, it is a new land formed by the accumulation of river sediment or ocean currents. For example, Chongming Island in China, the largest alluvial island in the world, Marajo Island. The world's major islands rank island names, ocean locations and continental area (km & amp； Sup2) The highest altitude (m) country note 1, Greenland North Atlantic North America 2,166,086 3,702, the largest island. 2. The highest island in new guinea is located in Indonesian and Papua New Guinea, in the southwest Pacific Ocean. 3. Borneo, West Pacific Asia, 748, 168, 4,095 Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. 4. Madagascar Island Indian Ocean Africa 5877 132876 Madagascar. 5. baffin island North Atlantic North America 507,4512, 156 Canada. 6. Sumatra, Indian Ocean, Asia, Indonesia. 7. Japan Honshu Island Sea/Pacific Asia 225,800 3,776 Japan. 8. Great Britain Island Europe Northwest Europe 218,5951343 UK. 9. Victoria Island Arctic Ocean North America 217,291655 Canada. 10, ellesmere island Arctic Ocean North America196,236 2,616 Canada. 1 1, Sulawesi West Pacific Asia180,6813,455 Indonesia. 12, South Island of New Zealand South Pacific Oceania145,836 3,764 New Zealand. 13, Java Indian Ocean Asia 138794 3676 Indonesia's most populous island. 14, North Island South Pacific Oceania11,5832,797 New Zealand. 15, Luzon Island, West Pacific Asia,109,965 2,930 Philippines. 16, Arctic Ocean North America, Newfoundland108,860814 Canada. The world's major island countries 1 Japan North Pacific Asia is mainly composed of four big islands, namely Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, and more than 3,900 small islands. 2. Britain's North Atlantic Europe is located in the British Isles. 3. Madagascar, the full name of the Republic of Madagascar, is located in the western Indian Ocean, covering Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world. 4. Cuba, officially known as Cuba, is an archipelagic country located in the northern part of America and the Caribbean. It is located in southern Florida, eastern Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, northern Jamaica and Cayman Islands, and western Haiti and Turks and Caicos Islands. 5. East Timor is located at the easternmost tip of Nusa Tenggara Islands in Southeast Asia. Include Oecussi area in the east and west of the northern coast of Timor, and atauro island and Yaku Island in the eastern end nearby. It borders West Timor, Indonesia in the west and Australia across the Timor Sea in the south. 6. Iceland is an island country in the North Atlantic, located between Greenland and Britain, and its capital is Reykjavik. 7. Kiribati is an island country in the western hemisphere of China. China has 33 small islands, from the famous Christmas Island in the east to barnabas Island in the west, which are distributed in the sea area of 3,800 kilometers on the equator and have the largest marine protected area in the world. 8. The land area of the Republic of Vannadu * * is 1.2 1.9 million square kilometers, and the water area is 848,000 square kilometers, of which 98% is Vannadu and belongs to melanesians. The official languages are English, French and Bislama, which is commonly used. 84% people believe in Christianity. It consists of about 80 islands (68 of which are inhabited). Santo Island (also known as San Espiritu Island), the largest island, has a tropical maritime climate, with an average temperature of 25.3℃ in the capital Port Vila. 9. The Republic of Marshall Islands is located in the central Pacific Ocean. Area 18 1 km2. It is about 3,200 kilometers southwest of Hawaii and 2 100 kilometers southeast of Guam. It consists of more than 200 Oko islands and reefs, which are distributed in more than 2 million square kilometers of sea area, forming two island chains with northwest-southeast trend. Latak in the east and Lalik in the west. There are 34 major islands and reefs. Marshall Islands is a sovereign country with free association with the United States. Twenty-nine coral atolls and five islands form two huge parallel island chains, which extend over 750,000 square miles in the central Pacific Ocean. These islands cover an area of 70 square miles and lie between 4- 19 degrees north latitude and 160- 175 degrees east longitude. The Marshall Islands has about 1, 225 islands and 870 coral reefs. 10 Luno, located in Micro Nia Islands in the central and western South Pacific, is known as "Paradise Island". This island country in the Pacific Ocean is located 60 kilometers south of the equator, with an area of only 24 square kilometers and a population of 6,543.8+300,000 (2006 statistics). Among them, Noru people account for 58%, South Pacific islanders account for 26%, and immigrants are mainly Europeans and China people. The Noru people, a branch of the Mycrolonians, are a mixed type of Malays, melanesians and Polynesians whose common language is English. Most Noru people believe in Christianity and a few believe in Catholicism. 1 1, Palau (Palau Belau Albelau), an island country in the Pacific Ocean, located 500 kilometers east of the Philippine Islands. Palau became independent from American trusteeship in1June 1994+1 year1October. The pillar industries are fishing and tourism. The main religious beliefs are Christianity and the ancient Modekngei Sect. 70% of the population are local aborigines, and the rest are mainly Filipinos. Samoa was originally named "Western Samoa" in 12, and was renamed as "Independent State of Samoa" in July 1977. It is located in the South Pacific, west of Samoa, and consists of two main islands, Savai Island and Upolu Island, and seven small islands. The land area is 2934 square kilometers, and the water area is 654.38+0.2 million square kilometers. Most of the territory is covered by jungle. It has a tropical rainforest climate. Population 174000, Polynesian, light brown skin, fat figure, honest personality, languages are Saskatchewan and English. 13, New Zealand is an island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The area is about 268,000 square kilometers. Wellington, the capital, Auckland, the largest city. China, Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong, Qingdao and overseas Chinese call it New Zealand. Maori is Aotearoa, which means "land of long white clouds". 14, Ireland is a western European country, with the Atlantic Ocean in the west, the Muir Sea in the east and Britain across the sea. Ireland is the gateway of North America to Europe. The Irish belong to the Celts and are descendants of the first generation of residents in continental Europe. It has a history of more than 5,000 years and is a country with a long history. It is very beautiful and charming here. Although Ireland also has its own language-Gaelic, it is the only English-speaking country in Europe except Britain. Ireland became independent from British colonial rule in 1922, and is a peaceful and quiet country. Northern Ireland is called Northern Ireland and still belongs to Britain. Therefore, Ireland is different from Northern Ireland, and violent conflicts in Northern Ireland often appear in TV news. 15. Papua new guinea is located in the western part of the south Pacific, including the eastern half of new guinea and about 600 large and small islands such as Bismarck islands and bougainville island. The country name consists of Papua and New Guinea and is named after the island. 16, Solomon Islands is an island country in the South Pacific, located in the northeast of Australia and the east of Papua New Guinea, and is a member of the British Association. * * * There are more than 990 islands with a total land area of 28,450 square kilometers. Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands, is the turning point of World War II in the Pacific Ocean 17. Tonga is an island country consisting of 172 islands of different sizes. It is located near the equator in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean, 650 kilometers west of Fiji and 0/770 kilometers west of New Zealand, with an area of about 699 square kilometers and a population of 699. 1845, the kingdom of Tonga was formed by the union of several islands. After the constitutional monarchy was implemented in 1875, it became a British protectorate in 1900, and finally 1970 became independent on June 4, and became a member of the United Nations 188. Tonga is the only country in the South Pacific that maintains a monarchy. On July 29th, 2008, King Tupou V of Tonga said that he would hand over power to Congress, give up power and move towards democracy. 18 Tuvalu is a country located in the South Pacific, which consists of nine atolls. The north and south ends are 560 kilometers apart, extending from northwest to southeast in the sea area of about 6.5438+0.3 million square kilometers, while the land area is only 26 square kilometers. Funafuti, the capital, is located on the main island, with an area of no more than 2 square kilometers. The largest wave hitting the island is 3.2 meters, while the highest altitude in Tuvaru is only 4.5 meters. Rising temperatures and sea levels threaten Tuvalu, leaving the country facing the dilemma of being abandoned.