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101 Interesting Facts About Canada ~ Islands

Did you know that Canada is home to three of the world's ten largest islands?

 




1Greenland (main island)2,130,800[9]822,700 Denmark ( Greenland forms a part of the Danish Realm)
2New Guinea785,753[10]303,381 Indonesia (Papua and West Papua) and  Papua New Guinea
3Borneo748,168288,869 Brunei Indonesia (CentralEastNorthSouth and West Kalimantan) and  Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak)
4Madagascar (main island)587,041[11]226,658 Madagascar
5Baffin Island507,451[12]195,928 Canada (Nunavut)
6Sumatra443,065171,068 Indonesia (AcehBengkuluJambiLampungRiau and NorthSouth and West Sumatra provinces)
7Honshu225,80087,200 Japan (ChūbuChūgokuKansaiKantō and Tōhoku regions)
8Victoria Island217,291[12]83,897 Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
9Great Britain209,33180,823 United Kingdom (EnglandScotland and Wales)
10Ellesmere Island196,236[12]75,767 Canada (Nunavut)
(Wikipedia)

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