Borneo, the world's third-largest island, lies standing on the Equator at the geographic center of the Malay Archipelago, the Earth's most significant group of islands. Additionally, it is the only island in the world that is shared by three nations. The island's population is still quite low. Even though it ... Read More

With the contiguous United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest, Canada shares a land border that spans much of the North American continent. Canada is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Arctic Ocean ... Read More

By land area, Cuba is the largest nation in the Caribbean. The largest island in the world by land area is its main island. Between the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean, the island rises. The Old Bahama Channel and Nicholas Channel form its northeastern and northern borders, respectively. The Windward ... Read More

The 10th-biggest island in the world, Ellesmere Island is the largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Literal meaning of its name is 'Land of Muskox'. It is one of the most remote regions on Earth and is home to herds of musk oxen, caribou, and ... Read More

Among all continents, Europe is the second-smallest. As the name of a princess in Greek mythology, the name Europe, or Europa, is said to have Greek origins. The Greek words eur-(wide) and -op(seeing), which together make up the phrase "wide-gazing, " may potentially be the source of the term Europe. ... Read More

The largest island in Europe and the ninth-largest island in the globe, Great Britain is a part of the British Isles. The United Kingdom, which is made up of Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, is situated on this part of continental Europe. The global city of London, England, as ... Read More

The largest island in the world, Greenland is situated in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-eastern coast of Canada. Its northern border is formed by the Arctic Ocean, and its western, southern, and eastern borders are formed by Smith Sound, Baffin Bay, and the Davis Strait. The island's shoreline ... Read More

The second-largest island in the West Indies, known in Spanish as La Espaola, is located in the Caribbean Sea and is part of the Greater Antilles. Politically, it is divided into the Republic of Haiti in the west and the Dominican Republic in the east. The island's largest length is ... Read More

Hokkaid, originally known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is the second-biggest island in Japan and is divided into 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. It is also the largest, northernmost, and least inhabited of the islands. Hokkaid and Honsh are divided by the Tsugaru Strait, although the Seikan Tunnel under the sea ... Read More

Honshu, often known as the Main Island, is one of the major islands in Japan as well as of the world. It is situated northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait, north of Shikoku over the Inland Sea, and south of Hokkaido (which is connected to it by the Seikan ... Read More