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Monday, November 3, 2008

Largest Islands


The largest island in the world is Greenland.An a island is a piece of land surrounded by water. Australia is so large it is continent, not a island; otherwise it would rank first. The largest US island is Hawaii, which measures 10.456sqkm, and the largest off mainland USA is Kodiak,Alaska, at 9.510sqkm. The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn, at just4.53sqkm.

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