At what size do you call a island "Large"? (water, great)

[BMI]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

You mean at almost 510,000 km2?

Oops! Got my square miles and km2 mixed up.

Yes, almost 510,000 km2 or 200,000 square miles

[grega94]

Originally Posted by BMI

10,000 km2

I think Vancouver Island is big and it is just over 12,000 km2

You messed up the km and mi it's actually 31,285km2

[forgotten username]

Originally Posted by Zoisite

It's called Great Britain because it's the very largest of all the British Isles. There are 6,289 islands in the British Isles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._British_Isles

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I always assumed it was because it allowed to make a difference with "small" Britain (i.e. Britanny), both lands of the celtic people.

[danielj72]

Originally Posted by MLSFan

does australia count?

it's still an island

Well sorta.....Are North and South America an Island??? How about Eurasia??? an Island. We have to draw the line somewhere, Australia is not a huge continent but it is a continent and not an island.

[Natnasci]

Originally Posted by BMI

10,000 km2

I think Vancouver Island is big and it is just over 12,000 km2

No, it's 32,000 km2 It just over 12,000 Sq miles.

EDIT: just saw grega94's post.

[Natnasci]

Originally Posted by BMI

Very true.

But some of Canada's High Arctic Isands are still pretty large.

For example, Baffin Island, at almost 200,000 km2 is more than
twice the size of Great Britain.

Baffin Island is 507,451 Sq km. However you are correct, it's over twice the size of Great Britain at 209,331 Sq km.

[Natnasci]

Originally Posted by Brave New World

Most people who come from large countries and contents would find Great Britain a very small island, albeit one with good transport links to Continental Europe and the world.

American Author Bill Bryson's book 'Notes from a Small Island' sums this up wonderfully and it should be noted that the state of Texas alone is almost 3 times larger than the entire United Kingdom.

I agree. I come from a large country, and Great Britain seems very small. You can fit over FOUR Great Britain's into my province alone, and we're not even the biggest province.

[grega94]

For an Island Great Britain is humongous

[BMI]

Originally Posted by grega94

For an Island Great Britain is humongous

Oops.....I see Ireland too....I don't think it's part of Great Britain....not sure

[Natnasci]

Originally Posted by BMI

Oops.....I see Ireland too....I don't think it's part of Great Britain....not sure

LOL. Ya, I see two islands....and a lot of scattered small ones.